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 Learning

Next 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