Influencing policy

Key lessons for up-scaling and out-scaling research

This report consists of a series of short syntheses which bring together key lessons for up-scaling and out-scaling research based on 19 key reviews, summaries and reports detailing DFID natural resources research. Each synthesis provides background information and key points, while the lessons learned are illustrated using examples and case studies.

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The challenges of corruption in the water sector: ( D. Zinnbauer;R. Dobson / Transparency International , 2008); Divided into three parts, this collaborative work looks at the varied challenges brought about as a result of corruption in the water sector. It also looks at recent research conducted and provides an...
An overview of decision-making on sustainable developent in Africa: ( R. Sherman;H. Wilkins / International Institute for Sustainable Development [ES] , 2008); The African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) is the primary ministerial level forum for environment and development issues in Africa. It has helped launch various environmental ini...
Why are local people often resistant to conservation efforts?: ( G. Holmes / Conservation and Society , 2007); This paper presents a framework to understand how conservation is resisted, particularly in protected areas and national parks. Informed largely by James Scott’s concept of ‘everyday ...
Discussing the human rights concerns raised by climate change: ( S. Humphreys;R. Archer / International Council on Human Rights Policy, Geneva , 2008); This report discusses a spectrum of human rights concerns raised by anthropogenic climate change and by the strategies devised to address it. It pinpoints areas where climate change will have direc...
A need for change? The role of think tanks in Vietnam.: ( T. Hashimoto;S. Hell;S. Woo Nam / ADB Institute , 2005); This paper presents a report from a high-level roundtable conference on public policy issues held in Hanoi in August 2005. It aims to serve as a reference for policymakers, public policy research inst...
A plan for prompting Japanese businesses and households to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions: ( T. Morotomi;M. Shimizu;K. Takase / WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature , 2008); As greenhouse gas emissions in Japan continue to rise, this paper puts forward a proposal for introducing a policy framework that aims to prompt Japanese businesses and households to become more ac...
Reflections on economic policy in South Africa: ( V. Padayachee;G. Sherbut / School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa , 2007); This paper looks at the role of academic economists and of economic policy think tanks in providing policy advice and (indirectly) on economic policy in South Africa over the period from the mid-19...
Marginalisation as an outcome or a process: ( R. Kanbur / Poverty, inequality and development research at Cornell University , 2007); This paper argues that economic marginalisation can be conceptualised as an outcome or process. When defined as an outcome, it can be a static description or a dynamic characterisation of how thing...
A reflection on the analysis of and response to food insecurity: ( D. Maxwell / Feinstein International Center, USA , 2007); This paper reflects on where the people termed a “community of practice” stand in the food security enterprise. That is, those people who have a common interest or problem, who collabor...
Making networks work in international development and influencing policy: ( E. Perkin; J. Court / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2005); When, why and how do networks function best for policy impact in international development? The objective of this paper is to review and synthesise existing literature in an effort to answer these que...