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Yusaku Yoshikawa is an aid consultant at JIN Corporation and is engaged in agricultural Official Development Assistance (ODA) Projects in Africa. He completed his Master in Development and Rural Innovation at Wageningen University and Research, the Netherlands.

October 13 is the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. PLOS ONE publishes research on all aspects of disaster risk reduction and across the spectrum of natural disasters, such as flooding, earthquakes, wildfires, landslides, heat waves and more. Today, we would like to highlight some recent studies published in PLOS ONE, and the authors behind this important work. We check in with Paula Andrea Valencia Londoño, who is the first author on a recent study of an informal settlement in nor...

Whether its Princess Elizabeth of Belgium or Princess Leonor, future queen of Spain, foreign Royals are choosing British schools and universities for their education.

The idea of climate change as a “threat multiplier” has been gaining steam since it was first proposed roughly 15 years ago. This framing

If you are considering studying at IDS, get a sense of what life will be like if you chose to do your Master’s degree with us!

Haruki Ume, MA Development Studies 2023 student, write about student life at IDS, from studying to socialising and next steps.

This week’s episode of the New Security Broadcast explores Invisible Threads: Addressing the Root Causes of Migration from Guatemala by Investing

Ford Foundation appoints new program directors

The artist completed his Bachelor’s from IBA, Dhaka University, and is currently pursuing his Master’s in Development Studies from BRAC University.

Last year proved that SMEs are the backbone of the South African economy. Yet, existing debt, lack of cash reserves, outdated financials, and an inability to operate during the national lockdown, forced almost half of South African small businesses to shut down. Kuhle Mnisi, operator investor, Secha CapitalWithin the SME space, investors play a huge role in helping small businesses – not just with financial capital, which is greatly needed within the industry, but by providing them with on-th...