The Institute of Development Studies (IDS), based in the UK, is a leading global charity for international development research, teaching and communications.  Alistair Scott is an Information Systems Manager with its Mobilising Knowledge for Development (MK4D) programme.

Alistair explains what they do:

We work with partners in developing countries to build a bridge from research to policy and practice.  We do this by delivering open access information products and services such as Joto Afrika – an East African briefing series on Climate Change Adaptation which was developed jointly between ourselves and the Kenyan organisation ALIN (Arid Lands Information Network).

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