Search Results - "think tank"

Science and policy work together to advance food security in Lao PDR by Inphonephong, Souphalack

“…Lao PDR’s national Policy Think Tank partners with IWMI to strengthen officers’ research skills, empowering them to design agricultural policies that are rooted in science and evidence.…”
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Rethinking evidence-based decision-making in Lao PDR: reflections and ways forward by Inphonephong, Souphalack, Kotchofa, Pacem, Phounvisouk, L.

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Identifying power brokers in climate change adaptation policy and decision making in Uganda by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…The Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE), a policy research and advocacy think-tank based in Uganda was approached to help organize a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) on power brokering in the climate change sector in Uganda. …”
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Planning for voice: A skills training manual for women for exercising voice and agency by Kosec, Katrina, Kyle, Jordan, Narayanan, Sudha, Raghunathan, Kalyani

“…There is abundant evidence of IFPRI’s role as a leading global think tank on gender issues. The broader CGIAR shares IFPRI’s strong commitment to high-quality gender research. …”
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Proceedings of the Workshop of the Stakeholder Consultation on Policy Coherence among Food, Land, and Water Systems in India, New Delhi, India, 16 June 2023 by Taneja, Garima, Katyaini, S., Bhattacharjee, Suchiradipta, Chaturvedi, K., Mitra, Archisman, Verma, Shilp, Bassi, N.

“…Guided by NITI Aayog, an apex public policy think tank of the Government of India, IWMI and CEEW researched the policy landscape at the national level in the food, land, and water (FLW) sectors, shortlisting seven central government schemes to understand ways to strengthen policy coherence and impact. …”
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Regional Workshop on Agribusiness Public-Private Partnerships in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam by Phounvisouk, L., Sonethavixay, Sengphachanh, Inphonephong, Souphalack

“…The event was hosted by the Policy Think Tank (PTT) initiative of the National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF). …”
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Improving policy coherence in food, land, and water systems to advance sustainable development in India: a case study of Odisha by Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), International Water Management Institute

“…The national-level study was guided by the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog, the apex public policy think-tank of the Government of India. The study yielded three important findings. …”
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Land Degradation Assessments Using Multiscale Hierarchical Approaches for Agroecosystem Restoration and Improved Food Security: The Case for Kenya and Burkina Faso by Kizito, Fred, Tamene, Lulseged D., Koech, Nicholas, Pondi, Brian, Ng'ang'a, Kennedy

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Trajectories to a sustainable future by Bang, Julie Rose

“…Current educational attempts are exemplified by the 2009 established Climate Embassy of the Danish green think tank CONCITO, which trains young so-called Climate Ambassadors to give lectures on climate change at Danish public schools and high schools. …”
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Estetikens betydelse för en hållbar stadsutveckling: by Jonsson, Marit

“…Undersökningens resultat åskådliggör att ett ställningstagande kring ämnet undviks i arbetets empiriska material, ArkDes (2020) rapport ThinkTank – Med människan i fokus, vilket komplicerar tolkningen av vilka riktlinjer som egentligen finns. …”
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Institutional Linkages, South-South Partnerships and Capacity Building Hands-on Workshop on Objective Climate Forecasts for the Agriculture and Food Security Sector in Eastern and... by United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…The CR4D secretariat is domiciled at the lead continental climate think-tank, the Africa Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). …”
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Ängskastellet : gestaltning av en askgravlund och dess närmaste omgivning på S:t Sigfrids griftegård, Borås by Nilsson, Emma, Trotzig, Ossian

Building sustainable capacity for policy research with impact: Lessons from PRCI in Asia by Babu, Suresh Chandra, Tschirley, David, Boughton, Duncan, Srivastava, Nandita

“…This policy brief summarizes results of an assessment of the impacts of assistance provided by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research, Capacity, and Influence (PRCI) to agricultural and food policy think tanks and research centers in six countries of Southeast Asia (Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos) and South Asia (India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka) from mid-2019 to mid- 2024. …”
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Nigeria National Policies and Strategies (NPS) Capacity-Sharing Workshops Series: Introduction to Social Accounting Matrices (SAM) by CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies

“…The training, which included government, policy think tanks, and other stakeholders introduced the social accounting matrix (SAM) as a policy and investment tool for economy-wide analysis and transformation.…”
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Organizational and institutional responses to climate change: Insights from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Mali by Ragasa, Catherine, Sun, Yan, Bryan, Elizabeth, Abate, Caroline, Alemu, Atlaw, Keita, Mahamadou Namori

“…The findings offer insights into levels of awareness, practices, and organizational and institutional issues based on interviews with practitioners involved in climate change adaptation in government agencies, local and international organizations, and think tanks in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Mali.…”
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DSTS and Modeling Tools Report by Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology, Cambodia, Tonle Sap Authority, Supreme National Economic Council, Cambodia, Hatfield Consultants, Culture and Environment Preservation Association

“…Decision Support Tools (DSTs) have been developed by various organisations (government agencies, international organizations, NGOs, universities, consultancy companies and think tanks) to facilitate decision making around a number of issues, including water governance and management. …”
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Political economy of state interventions in the Bangladesh food-grain sector by Islam, Nurul

“…In a few instances, they joined hands with social scientists/economists in the government or in national think tanks who shared similar views.…”
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Who talks about climate, peace and security: A social media analysis to identify key global actors by Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

“…It then maps the most influential actors driving the discussion, revealing that research institutions, think tanks, and Global North organizations dominate the network. …”
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De-risking agriculture through crop insurance? Insights from an impact evaluation of novel insurance solutions by Waweru, Carol, Kramer, Berber, Cecchi, Francesco, Kivuva, Benjamin, Waithaka, Lilian

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Impact assessment of IFPRI's research and related activities based on economywide modeling by Anderson, Kym

“…One is to draw on responses to a questionnaire sent to a range of stakeholders in developing-country governments, policy think tanks, policy modelers, and other food and trade policy researchers at universities and international donor agencies. …”
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