Tom ArnoldCEO, Concern Worldwide
Trinity College, 11th November 2010
Can Research Change the World
Can Research Change the World
• Yes, but not on its own• Necessary but not sufficient
• Green Revolution• Community Therapeutic Care (CTC) for severe acute
malnutrition• Lessons learned• Other examples of research with potential to change
the world
Green Revolution
• New seeds for wheat and rice• Infrastructure – roads and irrigation• Human capital• Developed markets• Political will
Lessons
• Ideas- grounded in experience• Individuals matter• Implementation- Design, Monitoring, Analysis,
Relationships
Organisational LearningNext Strategic Plan• Build on 3 Is: Innovation, Influence, Impact• Programme Design• Measurement for Results• Strategic Relationships for Policy Change
Additional Focus and Resources• Prevention of chronic malnutrition• Maternal and child health• Clean water
It can make a difference
connecting and promoting the development research community
Research papers in
Lancet 2008
Food price crisis 2007-8
IDS/Save UK report 2008
UK Parliamentary
committees 2008-9
DFID Nutrition Strategy 2010
Irish Hunger Task Force
2008
Solution stream
Political stream
Problem stream
Source: Laurence Haddad, IDS
