tom arnold ceo, concern worldwide trinity college, 11 th november 2010 can research change the world

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