Research case studies

Sierra Leone takes a leaf out of Global Plant Clinic's book

19 August 2008

Poor farmers across Sierra Leone now have better and more regular access to reliable advice on plant health problems, after the DFID-funded Global Plant Clinic provided the Sierra Leone government with a way forward

Strategic opportunism in bridging research and policy in Latin America

31 July 2008

Research from the DFID Trade and Poverty in Latin America programme (COPLA), shows that the agricultural sector of the southern Peruvian Andes, is vulnerable to the effects of imports of goods from the US

Innovative techniques in rural road access open up areas for more food production

08 July 2008

DFID's research programme SEACAP in South East Asia produces solutions for regional planning and local participation

AIDS emergency in Swaziland hits like a tidal wave

07 July 2008

Swaziland is experiencing an HIV/AIDS emergency on the scale of traditional emergencies such as tsunamis and earthquakes

Managing climate risk in South Africa's Western Cape

22 May 2008

A team of researchers led by the University of the Free State is working to give planners and farmers access to improved climate information and a range of options to help them prepare for a water-scarce future

Preparing for malaria in the changing climate of East Africa's highlands

22 May 2008

Kenyan researchers are combining climate observation with medical research to improve an existing model of malarial prediction so that local officials can better prepare

Capacity strengthening for East African journalists

22 May 2008

A pilot initiative to provide training to radio and print journalists from East Africa, alongside a major international conference, has helped to strengthen links between scientific researchers and the media

Pro-poor livestock policy and institutional change

14 May 2008

Searching for a new approach to livestock policy and institutional change to improve the livelihoods of poor livestock keepers has been the focus of a DFID-funded initiative

Rural Africans gaining access to AIDS treatments

14 May 2008

Anti-retroviral therapy made available for AIDS sufferers in Tanzania

Champions of Participation

08 March 2008

Key report confirms the critical role of champions inside government to ensure participation works

Citizenship DRC Participatory Video Project

03 March 2008

Encouraging early results from the Citizenship DRC Participatory Video Project suggest videos are providing new ways for research participants to articulate their views, and promote debate with stakeholders

Rights of the Camp-dwelling 'Bihari' Community in Bangladesh

17 January 2008

In 2007 the government of Bangladesh decided to award citizenship rights to a disenfranchised ethnic grouping, the Bihari, following a campaign by the DFID-funded Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit

Informal local governance in rural South Asia

19 December 2007

Finding ways to increase the accountability and effectiveness of public authority in the South

The Numbers Game: Global Migrant Origin Database

14 December 2007

Database helps give a comprehensive picture of global migration

Water management in drought-affected North East Brazil

06 December 2007

How DFID-funded research is building the capacity of local communities to use land and water more sustainably

Involving the poor in urban development

15 November 2007

Can development protect livelihoods of the urban poor?

Mitigating diffuse agricultural pollution

09 November 2007

Research examines the impact of pollution on agricultural water quality

Multiple micronutrient supplements and the prevention of newborn deaths

09 November 2007

Study finds little evidence for the benefits of supplements

Getting help with child birth can be costly

18 October 2007

Research findings lead to government help for delivery costs

Gardens for life

07 September 2007

Primary and secondary schools and their communities are supported in gardening