By Claire Racine

The World Development Movement (WDM), the anti-poverty campaigning organisation has appointed new director Deborah Doane.

Doane was previously head of sustainable consumption at WWF-UK, where she led strategies to achieve an 80% reduction of the UK's carbon footprint by 2050, working with specific sectors including food, housing and finance and with both local and national governments.

“The World Development Movement has been one of the most effective organisations, working at the forefront of anti-poverty campaigning for nearly forty years, in partnership with campaigners from around the world,” Doane said.

Doane is looking forward to leading the WDM forward and build on the work of her predecessor, Benedict Southworth.

“The root causes of the current global economic and the climate crises are the issues that the World Development Movement works on,” Doane said.

“And by working at the cutting edge, we now have the greatest opportunity to tackle the root causes of global poverty and injustice – and realise a better future for the lives of poor people around the world.”