Making ‘climate compatible development’ possible in coastal areas

Fiona Nunan is Lecturer in Environment and Development in IDD, specialising in natural resource governance and management in developing country settings, particularly within inland fisheries and coastal locations in East and Southern Africa, and in exploring the links between poverty and the environment. As the 19th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention … Continue reading “Making ‘climate compatible development’ possible in coastal areas”

Fishing for decentralisation in Yemen

Andrew Nickson is Honorary Reader in Public Management and Latin American Studies in IDD and has extensive worldwide experience of teaching, research and consultancy on public administration reform, decentralisation, and the reform of basic service delivery and regulation of privatised public utilities. He is currently in Yemen, contributing to UNICEF’s strategic thinking in the direction … Continue reading “Fishing for decentralisation in Yemen”

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela 1918-2013

 Heather Marquette, Reader in Development Politics at IDD, and David Hudson, Senior Lecturer in Political Economy at UCL, are directors of research for the Developmental Leadership Program (DLP).   We were deeply saddened, like much of the rest of the world, to read about the death of Nelson Mandela. When he began his ‘long walk … Continue reading “Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela 1918-2013”