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UKCDS goes to Sendai
Last week in Japan, the new UN agreement for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) was adopted giving birth to the Sendai Framework for DRR (SFDRR): 2015-2030. It was a privilege...
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Disasters, science and 2015
Sendai, Addis, New York and Paris: 2015 is the year of global agreements. This year decisions will be made on how the world tackles the challenges of climate change,...
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Complexity and International Development
Over the past year, we’ve been grappling with questions around how complexity science can play a role in international development research. For example, we explored...
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ResUp CatchUp
Knowledge managers, science communicators and policy influencers – all came together for the first ever (and long awaited) ResUp MeetUp Symposium last week. I attended on...
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“Leapfrogging” for development
This week, UKCDS is hosting an event in partnership with LCEDN and the SUPERGEN Bioenergy Hub, exploring the opportunities for bioenergy as a force for growth in low- and...
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Who, what, where?
**The full report is now available to view here** The term ‘capacity strengthening’ may once have been a fresh new buzzword to describe technical assistance activities,...
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UKCDS getting into the Christmas spirit
Christmas is a time for giving, a time for receiving and a time for sharing. So from now until 6 January we will be giving away FREE copies of our book, Science and Innovation...
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Joining food forces across continents
Members of the HLPD Bureau and expert group at a recent meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Image: Kediija Seid) There’s a really exciting initiative that UKCDS (UK...
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A farewell blog from UKCDS Director Andrée Carter
Andrée Carter is stepping down as Director of UKCDS After over seven years of dedicated service, the founding UKCDS Director is off to pastures new – 11.5 acres in the...