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    Welcome to the Eldis website. Our aim is to share the best in development policy, practice and research.

    Browse the latest editorially selected content from over 7,500 development organisations - all available free to download. Share your work with over 80,000 development practitioners. Find out more..
  • Agriculture and food
    The purpose of this guide is to provide access to relevant, diverse and credible research on the role of agricultural production and food policy in achieving broad development goals. It aims to inform... More...
    Poorest countries lead the fight against hunger and undernutrition
    According to new research published by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), low income countries like Malawi and Madagascar and lower middle income Guatemala, are leading the charge against hunger... More...
  • Climate change
    With support from the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) this Guide focuses on adaptation, mitigation & development. It particularly looks at the relationship between climate... More...
    Use of photo-audio mediums: bringing climate research findings directly to East African farmers
    Valuable research produced by Southern nations could help farmers adapt to climate change, but a conundrum is how to make useful research findings accessible to rural communities. A project conducted... More...
  • Conflict and security
    The Guide examines the drivers and dynamics of inter and intra-state conflicts such as ethnicity and competition for natural resources. It also highlights current approaches and responses to conflict... More...
    Responding to violent conflict in Tropical Africa
    How do, could and should institutions responsible for security and the management of conflict in Tropical African societies respond to violent conflict? This collection of essays observes that all governance... More...
  • Gender
    The purpose of this guide is to provide access to relevant, diverse and credible research on the role of gender equality issues in achieving development goals. It aims to inform dialogue, learning and... More...
    Harmful traditional practices and child protection: contested understandings and practices of female child marriage and circumcision in Ethiopia
    Female child marriage and circumcision are both still widespread practices in Ethiopia, despite national and international efforts to eradicate them. This paper, from Young Lives, explores the values... More...
  • Governance
    Our Resource Guide on Governance issues concentrates on research relating to democratic governance, fragile states, institutional development, justice, good governance, public sector & service delivery... More...
    Towards democratic policing of the 2013 general elections in Kenya
    Kenya's 2007 elections saw the country's worst election-related violence and resulted in sharp criticism of the police. In light of lessons from previous elections, this Policy Brief presents arguments... More...
  • HIV and AIDS
    The purpose of this guide is to provide access to relevant, diverse and credible research on the issue of HIV and AIDS, focusing on developing countries. It aims to inform dialogue and the sharing of... More...
    Islam, sexual diversity and access to health services
    Why does Islam matter in HIV prevention efforts? What do Islam and Muslim scholars say about MSM and transgender people? And how does this impact on the lives of MSM and transgender people and their... More...
  • Health
    This guide aims to provide access to relevant, diverse and credible research on health challenges in developing countries. It aims to inform dialogue and the sharing of good practice by policy actors... More...
    Investing in hygiene
    Although promotion of hygiene is the most cost-effective means of preventing infectious disease, investment is low both in the health and the water and sanitation sectors. Active involvement of the health... More...
  • Health systems
    The purpose of this guide is to provide access to relevant, diverse and credible research on the key components of a well functioning health system. It aims to inform dialogue and the sharing of good... More...
    Neglected tropical disease control and health services
    While neglected tropical disease control and health services are linked, little is known of what actually happens at the interface between the two entities. This paper examines this, focusing particularly... More...
  • ICTs for development
    Produced in partnership with CSDMS, India this guide highlights the latest global research, policy and practice in the field of ICT4D – particularly work which originates from the developing world.... More...
    The Open Book
    Resulting from the first Open Knowledge Festival in 2012, this is a crowdsourced, multi-author publication built to contextualise the international movement for open knowledge. What are the aims of this... More...
  • Rising powers in international development
    Rising Powers such as Brazil, India, China, and South Africa, once predominantly regarded as aid recipient countries, are now becoming more active as donors in their own right, raising important issues... More...
    Rising Powers in International Development: an annotated bibliography
    The Rising Powers – a category that includes the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) as well as other key countries such as Mexico, Turkey and Indonesia – are establishing... More...

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