A Post-2015 Timeline

This timeline indicates potential points of engagement for UKCDS members and other stakeholders in the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals consultation process. It draws...

Food security for global development

A farmer and his family in Afghanistan, Image: UK Ministry of Defence One of our main roles as the UKCDS Secretariat is bringing people together and stimulating...

EU-Africa High Level Policy Dialogue

The Bureau of the EU-Africa High Level Policy Dialogue (HLPD) on Science, Technology and Innovation is an initiative aimed at establishing long-term joint funding instruments...

The Fourth EU-Africa Summit

The 4th EU-Africa Summit 2-3 April 2014, brought together more than 60 EU and African leaders, and a total of 90 delegations, to discuss the future of EU-Africa relations and...

Disaster Risk Management Meetings Report

In the last week of March 2014, UKCDS hosted two days of meetings with senior representatives of international, regional and national institutions to discuss a new and...

Engineering research for sustainable development

The Katse Dam in South Africa, Image: Damien du Toit This report has now been published and you can download it here. Infrastructure is recognised as a key driver...

“Somebody else’s problem?” Meeting

Silicon Savanna

Will Kenya lay claim to the next microchip moniker? Image: RaSeLaSeD – Il Pinguino Unleashing the private sector for development is the fad du jour,* a trend that...

EU funding opportunities

Image: Flickr, EU Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Kirsty Hogan is Head of the International Team in the Cabinet Office’s Civil Contingencies...

Development challenges and space technology

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is proposing to launch a new funding programme that could link and fund international development practitioners, researchers and the user community...