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Planning topics for Research evidence for policy

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Our goal…

Publish 64 policy briefs in next 3 years

9 regions 64/9 = average 7 policy

briefs per region More for bigger regions Fewer for smaller regions

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What topics should the policy briefs address? Governance and conflict Livelihoods and globalisation Health and sanitation Resources and sustainability

Cross-section of all research topics

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Topics to cover

Depends on… Research completed or near completion Relevance to policymakers Do we have anything interesting to say?

For each research project, you should expect to write at least one policy brief!

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Policy audiences

International Regional (eg West Africa) National (eg Côte d’Ivoire) Local (eg Abidjan)

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Where to publish?

Depends on intended audience If regional, local or national ► Publish within

region If international coverage or interest ► Publish via

CDE Use similar guidelines and template to retain

unity Language?

English, French, Spanish, other languages as appropriate

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Where to publish?

Coordinate with North-South editorial office Build a distribution list in each region Load onto North-South website

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How to plan the 64 briefs today?

Audience

Opportunity / event

Research topic

Author Year / month

No 1 India Intl conf Urban planning

Bhisnu 2030

No 2

No 3