International Development Conference on Vulnerability – Summary and next steps

On 23-24 November 2016, around 70 people participated in a two-day international development conference on the theme of vulnerability and resilience in Leeds (UK). The conference was organised by the Leeds Social Sciences Institute and Centre for Global Development and facilitated by INTRAC.

This report provides a summary of the cross-cutting issues that emerged; lessons learned about the process of undertaking collaborative research for impact; and potential research questions and collaborations around the four themes. It is intended to enable participants and those that could not attend to capitalise on the positive momentum and links created at the conference to take forward ideas and new research partnerships.