cc: , "Garthwaite, Rachel" date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:31:10 +0100 from: "Dawn Ashby" subject: Royal Society response to the UK Department for International to: "Dawn Ashby" Dear all, Please see attached a Public Consultation Document on DFID's Research Strategy 2008-2013. If you would like to contribute to the Royal Society's response to the document please send comments to Joann Fong (joann.fong@royalsoc.ac.uk), copied to Rachel Garthwaite (Rachel.Garthwaite@royalsoc.ac.uk). With many thanks Dawn Ashby Secretary, UK IGBP National Committee -----Original Message----- From: owner-rc-gerc@lists.ed.ac.uk [[1]mailto:owner-rc-gerc@lists.ed.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Casey Ryan Sent: 09 August 2007 16:59 To: rc-gerc@lists.ed.ac.uk Subject: Royal Society response to the UK Department for International Development (DFID) Research Strategy consultation Please see below a message from Rachel Garthwaite > Dear All, > > The International Section of the Royal Society will be submitting > a response to the consultation on the UK Department for International > Development's (DFID) new research strategy for 2008-2013. We would be > most grateful for your input to develop an informed Royal Society > response. DFID's research budget will double from £110 million in > 2005/06 to £220 in 2010. Approximately £650 million will be available > to fund new research programmes in the forthcoming strategy period, > which will be five years (2008-2013). Therefore it is important the > scientific and relevant communities have a voice in how DFID > approaches the development of its research programmes. > > The Royal Society will be responding to the questions in the > consultation document. For your information we have listed these > below, however, I recommend you look at the consultation document > (attached) - as explanatory information is provided for each of the > questions. Please let us know if you are able to provide input by > 17 August. We will then require your responses by 28 August. > > Please also note that as the International section is leading on this > response that all responses should be sent directly to Joann Fong, > (details below) but copied to myself. > > Joann Fong > joann.fong@royalsoc.ac.uk > Manager, Capacity Building > International Policy Section > tel: +44 (0)20 7451 2504 > fax: +44 (0)20 7925 2620 > > > The consultation document defines the following issues for the new > research strategy: > 1. Urbanisation, globalisation and climate change are just some > of the issues which present new challenges for development and > development research. This consultation asks how the new research > strategy can help countries deal with emerging issues - be they new > diseases, trading opportunities, migration, changes in world economic > power etc. This consultation also asks how the new strategy can build > on the strengths of the current research programme. In particular, how > DFID can: > > > o build on the four priority research themes and address the links > between them effectively: these are > > > o sustainable agriculture, especially in Africa, moving towards a > broader agenda of economic opportunity and growth; (Please note that > the this includes forestry and fisheries). > o "killer diseases" and healthcare, moving towards building > capabilities of individuals and families for a better life; o states > that work for poor people, where our good governance and social > research will include more emphasis on policy design areas; o the > impact of climate change on poverty, moving towards research that > helps partner countries understand, influence and adapt to changes and > future "shocks" more broadly. > > > o improve the way DFID identif ies demand for research from end- > users in developing countries; > > > o promote more cutting-edge science that will benefit poor people; > > > o work more effectively to help developing countries to carry out, > access and use research themselves; and > > > o make it more likely that research will be used. > > 2 The context for funding international development research has > changed since the Research Funding Framework was produced in 2004. > Research is part of a rising UK aid budget and DFID is set to become > one of the world's leading funding agencies for development research. > The new strategy needs to make choices about how and where DFID > research can have the greatest impact in future, given the > contributions of other funders. > > The consultation document questions are as follows: > > 1. How can DFID build on its work on sustainable agriculture and > develop its work on economic opportunities and growth? > 2. How can DFID improve research on "killer diseases" and healthcare > and develop its work on building the capabilities of individuals and > families for a better life? > 3. How can DFID improve research into good governance, including > social and policy design areas? > 4. How can DFID improve research into the impact of climate change on > poverty and environmental change more broadly? > 5. In addition to climate change, what are the emerging global trends > that DFID research needs to address? > 6. How can DFID improve the way research responds to user demand? > 7. How can DFID best support cutting-edge science that benefits poor > people? > 8. How can DFID be more systematic in helping developing countries to > increase their research capacity? > 9. Communicating research: How can we make sure people in developing > countries can access and use research? > 10. How should DFID position its research in the future? > 11. How far should DFID take a more regional approach to some research > questions? > 12. How should DFID work with other funders of international > development research? > > > I look forward to hearing from you all, > > Best wishes, > > Rachel G. > > > Rachel Garthwaite > Manager (Environment and Climate Change) Science Policy Section tel > +44 (0)20 7451 2526; fax +44 (0)20 7451 2692 > > web [2]http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk > > The Royal Society > 6-9 Carlton House Terrace > London SW1Y 5AG > > Registered Charity No 207043 > The Royal Society - promoting excellence in science > > > > > ********************************************************************** > ******** > The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may also > be subject to legal privilege. It is intended only for the > recipient(s) named above. 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