eva ludi, odi paul mundy, from project report to policy brief
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Eva Ludi, ODIPaul Mundy, www.mamud.com
From project report to policy brief
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Kottelmann, here is your report back. Why don’t you just summarize the most important items and send it to me as an SMS…
Cartoon: Dirk Meissner
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You have written your report… Now, how do
you turn it into a policy brief?
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An example
World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT)
Global network of Soil and Water Conservation (SWC) specialists
WOCAT’s mission is to support innovation and decision-making processes in sustainable land management by analysing and synthesizing experiences developing and applying standardized tools for
documenting, monitoring, evaluating, sharing and using knowledge
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The basis
Database with 400 technologies 260 approaches from over 40 countries
Book describing 42 case studies
364 pages!
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The process
One of authors drafted a Natural Resource Perspectives policy brief
First draft written from perspective of a project collaborator
Project achievements in foreground Not the general messages
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The draft
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Example
“WOCAT distinguishes between agronomic, vegetative, structural and management measures.”
“A useful distinction can be made among agronomic, vegetative, structural and management measures.”
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Example
“55% of the technologies presented in the book are combinations of various agronomic, vegetative, structural and/or management measures.”
“More than half of the technologies presented by WOCAT (2007) are combinations of various agronomic, vegetative, structural and/or management measures.”
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The policy brief
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4 pages
3500 words
The policy brief
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Don’t try to edit
Do not try to edit a 300-page report down to 1500 words!
Two problems Hard to throw things
away What remains has no
natural flow
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Don’t try to edit
Instead Take a step back Look at the
research through a telescope
Think of the big picture
Then write from scratch
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Getting from here to there
What is the big picture? What problem did the project address? What did the project try to find out? What did it find out?
Who is your audience? Who is your policy audience? What aspects are of interest to policymakers? What do you want them to do differently?
What did the report say about policy? Many reports already have a section on policy
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Start at the beginning
Write the lead Work out the body structure
Problem – effects – causes – solution Example 1 – example 2 – analysis – solution Problem – intervention – results Aspect 1 – aspect 2 – aspect 3 – analysis
Write the body Put the supporting material together
Cases, boxes, tables, graphics, photos, more information…
Decide on your recommendations
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Start at the end
Decide on your recommendations Work out the body structure
Problem – effects – causes – solution Example 1 – example 2 – analysis – solution Problem – intervention – results Aspect 1 – aspect 2 – aspect 3 – analysis
Write the body Put the supporting material together
Cases, boxes, tables, graphics, photos, more information…
Write the lead
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A policy brief should….
…be based on evidence but not focus on details
…generalize context-specific findings …relate to the big picture
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More information
WOCAT report http://tinyurl.com/yhfrrht
Policy brief http://tinyurl.com/ykyv7nz