tom arnold ceo, concern worldwide trinity college, 11 th november 2010
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Can Research Change the World. Tom Arnold CEO, Concern Worldwide Trinity College, 11 th November 2010. 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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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