- Policy for Plenty: Measuring the Benefits of Policy-Oriented Social Science Research
- G.W. Norton; J. Alwang / International Food Policy Research Institute, 1998
- Suggests practical methods for assessing policy research programs, both ex post and ex ante. Measuring the benefits of policy research is difficult: the path of causation between research and policy change is nearly always uncertain; ...
- Adding value through policy-oriented research: reflections of a scholar-practitioner
- C.P. Timmer / International Food Policy Research Institute, 1998
- Any evaluation of the benefits of policy-oriented social science research faces fundamental difficulties. These include the uncertainty in determining a causal link between research and the outcome of a policy or the value of a policy...
- The Development Studies Sector in the United Kingdom: Challenges for the New Millennium
- M.S. Grindle; M.E. Hilderbrand / Harvard Institute for International Development, Cambridge Mass., 1999
- Strategic assessment of the structure, conduct, and performance of the development studies sector in the United Kingdom. It considers challenges that the sector faces in the years ahead, in light of the need for development studies in...
- How can North-South networks sucessfully generate new knowledge?
- L.D. Brown / Institute for Development Research, Boston, 1998
- Focuses on social learning as a process that creates new perspectives and behaviors at the social system level. Looks at how to turn potential organizational discord into a beneficial process of social learning, and explores how diffe...
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- Dissemination pathways and indicators of impact on development: a review of literature
- Water Engineering and Development Centre, 2000
- A review of the literature on the different dissemination pathways and dissemination impact indicators from both development-related and other disciplines. Argues that for dissemination to be interactive, efforts should be made...
- Latest gender research fails to influence Bank's particiaptory poverty assessments
- A. Whitehead; M. Lockwood / United Nations [UN] Research Institute for Social Development, 1999
- Looks at six Poverty Asssesments (PAs) conducted by World Bank teams and the way in which gender issues are treated in them (in Ghana, Zambia, Tanzania and Uganda). This paper trys to identify the analytical frameworks behind these re...
- A Social Network Approach to Analyzing Research Systems: A Study of Kenya, Ghana, and Kerala, India
- W. Shrum / International Service for National Agricultural Research, 1997
- Describes a social network approach to analyzing science and technology systems, taking into account the primary sectors involved in agriculture and natural resource management. It outlines a methodology for producing an inventory of ...
- Formal knowledge networks: a study of Canadian experiences
- H.C. Clark / British Antarctic Survey, 1998
- Discusses the characteristics of formal knowledge networks, then investigates the extent to which existing Canadian networks fit this description, and finally offers some overall conclusions and recommendations for action.
- Global Networking for Change: Experiences from the APC Women's Programme
- Women's Networking Support Programme, APC, 1999
- Survey about the work of the APC Women's Program and its consequences to which 147 responses from 36 countries responded. Questions were derived from these general themes:What progress had been made in women's global electronic networking? ...
- Unbundling Land Administrative Reform: Demand for Second Stage Land Certification in Ethiopia
- S. Bezu / Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2013
- Ethiopia has implemented one of the largest, fastest and cheapest land registration and certification reforms in Africa. While there have been evidences of positive impacts of this land reform in terms of increased investment, land pr...
- Good governance: key to local government in implementing REDD
- C. Kimaryo 2012
- Local Government Authorities (LGAs) are responsible for the provision of wide-ranging public services including environmental protection, forest conservation and development incentives, among others. But the key challenge for such inc...
- Toolkit to help communication for development organisations to demonstrate their impacts and outcomes
- BetterEvaluation, 2013
- This toolkit aims to help communication for development (C4D) organisations to demonstrate the impacts and outcomes of their initiatives, listen to their listeners, continuously learn, and feed this learning back into the organisation...
- Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention: A Policy Framework
- 2011
- Positive Health, Dignity and Prevention: A Policy Framework (January 2011) was developed by GNP+ and UNAIDS through consultation with networks of people living with HIV, civil society, governments, UN cosponsors and donors globally. T...
- A critical decade for climate policy: tools and initiatives to track our progress
- T. Fransen / World Resources Institute, Washington DC, 2013
- This working paper presents a landscape assessment of independent efforts to track the adoption, implementation and impact of climate change policies around the world. It provides guidance for researchers, funders and governments on f...
- Regional legal reference resource: protective laws related to HIV, men who have sex with men and transgender people in South Asia
- A. Mango / International Development Law Organisation, 2013
- This document was produced by the South Asian Roundtable on Legal and Policy Barriers to HIV held in Kathmandu in November 2011. It documents key protective laws focused on HIV, MSM and transgender people in five South Asian countries...
- Impact of Monetary Policy Changes in a SemiÂGlobal Economy: Evidence from Bangladesh
- S. Younus 2009
- The study examines the impact of changes in monetary policy in Bangladesh. Specifically,&A...
- Cyclical Behaviour of Macroeconomic Policies and Capital Flows: A Study of Asian Countries
- N Khan 2011
- This paper examines cyclicality in fiscal and monetary policies including capital flows in 28 Asian countries and explains the cyclicality of fiscal policy by considering the effects of corruption and democracy. The paper analyses the...
- Green economy or green society? Contestation and policies for a fair transition
- S. Cook / United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, 2012
- This paper outlines a conceptual and policy approach to bringing social concerns to the forefront of green economy and sustainable development debates. It examines a wide range of social problems and other issues associated with green...
- Africa Adaptation Programme knowledge management needs survey report 2012
- A. Egan 2012
- This report is a broad assessment of the knowledge needs of the Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP) countries. It hopes to help these countries capture, share and capitalise on the wealth of climate- and development-related knowledge av...
- 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.
