- Communications for HIV are too donor led, and lessons have not been learned
- T. Scalway / Panos AIDS Programme, 2002
- This paper from the Panos AIDS Programme examines the response to HIV/AIDS in the context of lessons learned since its identification. It argues that the history of the AIDS pandemic provides clear guidelines for future action, and pr...
- Experience of NGO campaiging for clean air in India
- S. Pandita / Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2000
- The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is a non-profit voluntary organisation, based in Delhi and working on issues related to environment. CSE has been actively been involved in issues related to environment and has taken a lea...
- China's state control of books and accesss to knowledge and information
- D. Zhenglai / Civil Society and Governance Programme, IDS, 2000
- An important institutional arrangement for social governance, which the state in China has relied on since 1949, has been the monopoly of knowledge production and diffusion. This article attempts to summarize some theoretical views. T...
- Can the strategic use of communication tools contribute to the overall PRSP process?
- M. Mozammel; B. Zatlokal / World Bank Publications, 2002
- This document argues that strategic use of communication tools within the PRSP process can help ensure a process of inclusion through sharing knowledge and ideas and enhancing the potential for debate and feedback . Through the use of...
- Briefing paper calling for a greater focus on communications in ICTs for health
- A. Chetley / Exchange, 2001
- This short paper provides a review of opinions on uses of information and communications technologies for health communication. The paper argues that the 'communication' element of ICTs is often forgotten as practitioners and p...
- DFID on research for poverty reduction
- M. Surr; A. Barnett; A. Duncan; M. Speight; D. Bradley; A. Rew; J. Toye / Department for International Development, UK, 2003
- This report acknowledges the high quality of much current practice and proposes to build on the best of what is currently done. The report also identifies certain key weaknesses, with the critical issue being how to improve researcher...
- Defining and managing overheads is essential for maturing think tanks
- J. Telgarsky / Urban Institute, USA, 2002
- This chapter outlines the concepts behind "indirect costs,"i.e., the costs of running a think tank that are difficult (or costly) to allocate on a direct-charge basis to individual projects.The paper argues that as a think tank mature...
- How objective is policy analysis produced or commissioned by the World Bank?
- A. Wilks; F. Lefrancois / Bretton Woods Project, 2002
- This paper argues for a more inclusive approach toward World Bank research and policy analysis, emphasising that NGOs, parliamentarians and other interested parties should focus more attention on the analytical work conducted or commi...
- Will reforming and privatizing agricultural extension services meet the needs of the poor?
- J. Farrington; I. Christoplos; Andrew Kidd; M. Beckman / Overseas Development Institute, 2002
- This paper reviews pro-poor agricultural extension policies, building on an earlier inception report of the same study. Based on a livelihoods approach, the authors argue that policies towards agriculture, rural development and extens...
- An overview of development in communications from 1999-2001
- Panos AIDS Programme, 2001
- The report is divided into two sections, the first of which deals specifically with communications and HIV/AIDS. The report explores recent work in social communications, looking at social marketing and behaviour change communi...
- How can researchers most effectively link with decision-makers?
- A. Scott / Global Development Network, 2000
- This review highlights the main issues in the relationship between research and decision-making. By analysing a range of studies from around the world, it sheds light on the conditions that allow researchers to contribute most effecti...
- How does JHPIEGO involve itself in policy-related work?
- JHPIEGO Consortium, 2001
- This report explores the various ways in which JHPIEGO has been involved in policy-related work. The report documents several specific contributions to policy, and provides a comprehensive picture of JHPIEGO's overall approach to poli...
- Poverty in transition: an ethnographic critique of household surveys in post-Soviet Central Asia
- D. Kandiyoti / Centre for Development Policy and Research, SOAS, 1999
- This paper contends that survey techniques have particular limitations as research tools in an environment where local level case studies are scarce and where a host of new socio-economic processes are creating fundamental shifts in t...
- Efforts being made to improve the use of information in agricultural policy-making in Africa
- D. Heydon / Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, 2000
- This study reviews the current policies, strategies, activities and priorities of international organisations from the perspective of the organisations themselves. The procedures applied by these organisations to arrive at policy reco...
- Economically justifiable research depends on scientists' abilities to keep pace with, and take advantage of, biotechnology developments
- C. Falconi / International Service for National Agricultural Research, 1999
- This paper undertakes an ex ante assessment of the potential impacts of molecular genetics research on trypanotolerance. The next section describes current research thrusts and their potential for generating usable outputs. The modell...
- Issues that should be considered in an evaluation concerned with ownership
- S. Molund / Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, 2000
- This paper takes a closer look at the concept of ownership as it has been defined by Sida and others and reviews some established beliefs about the causes and effects of weak partner country ownership. It concludes with a presentation...
- The effect of institutional quality on R&D expenditures in developing countries
- G. R. C. Clarke / World Bank, 2001
- This paper assesses the effect of institutional quality on R&D expenditures in developing countries. The paper finds that the risk of expropriation and the rule of law are correlated with R&D expenditures. Since both instituti...
- Can the Internet change the national distribution of power and income?
- P. Norris / John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2001
- Will the Internet transform conventional forms of democratic activism, or only serve to reinforce the existing gap between the technologically rich and poor? Will it level the playing field for developing societies, or instead strengt...
- Towards the increased policy relevance of fisheries research
- S. Cunningham / One Fish, 2001
- Looks at how research might make a more effective contribution to policy development. Improvements could be made to prioritization mechanisms and to the linkages between research and policy. Consideration must be given to the role of ...
- Weak IPRs are maintained in some countries because of the inconsistency problem intrinsic in IPR protection
- S. Scandizzo / International Monetary Fund, 2001
- Uses a model of repeated patent races to examine the incentives for intellectual property protection, and the effects of such protection both locally and on a country's trading partners. A partial equilibrium analysis is conducted in ...
- Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP)
- The Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) is a global network of researchers and development experts that identifies and addresses major knowledge gaps in green growth theory and practice. Through widespread consultation and research, GGKP provides practitioners and policymakers with better tools to foster economic growth and implement sustainable development. GGKP embodies a core part...
- National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF)
- The National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility is a research community in a national interdisciplinary effort to generate the information needed by decision-makers in government and in vulnerable sectors and communities to manage the risks of climate change impacts. It was established by the Australian Government in 2008 to harness and coordinate the capabilities of Australia’s res...
- Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC)
- The Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change is a non-profit research institution established in 2005, with the financial support of the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research. CMCC manages and promotes scientific and applied activities in the field of international climate change research. The Center has been fully operative since 2006. CMCC collaborates with experie...
- BetterEvaluation
- BetterEvaluation is an international collaboration to improve evaluation practice and theory by sharing information about options (methods or tools) and approaches. It offers online tools and materials organised into tasks: Approaches, Themes and Resources.
- Regional Emergency Cluster Advisor Project (RECA)
- The RECA project is an inter-agency initiative designed to enhance WASH preparedness and response capacity around the world. The project provides direct support in a number of countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America and the Caribbean. It provides dedicated technical and human resources to WASH coordination platforms and stakeholders, through its six Regional Emergency Clu...
- Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM)
- A non-profit, independent research, policy and outreach organisation working towards achieving sustainable development in the Amazon region
- Integrated Development Society
- Integrated Development Society (IDS) Nepal is a non-for-profit, non-government development organisation working in the field of sustainable development, policy research and knowledge mobilisation.
- International Poverty Reduction Center in China (IPRCC)
- Chinese platform for knowledge sharing, information exchange and international collaboration in the areas of poverty reduction and development.
- Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning (CAEP)
- Founded in 2001, the Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning (CAEP) of the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) is a public institution with independent legal status. CAEP provides technical support and services such as environmental planning, environmental policy and consultation on environmental project selection management for the Chinese government and corporations.
- Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch (CCS)
- The Centre for Chinese Studies (CCS) at Stellenbosch University is the leading African research institution for innovative and policy relevant analysis of the relations between China and Africa.
