A workshop for researchers from government research departments, universities or research institutes, think tanks or NGOs, to improve their capacity to analyse the context within which they work, and develop strategies and use some simple approaches and tools to improve the policy impact of their work. The was designed to provide an environment where participants could:

• Share experiences about policy-research processes in the MENA Region;
• Learn about the GDN Bridging Research and Policy Project.
• Learn about the Context: Evidence: Links framework for analysing the context within which they work, and apply it to selected case studies.
• Share experiences about approaches to strengthen research-policy links which work in the MENA Region.
• Learn about other tools and approaches which have been used elsewhere, and about where to access further information and resources.
• Develop a strategy to improve the policy impact of their own work.

Click on the links below for more information:

• Summary Workshop report.
• Full Workshop Report - with links to presentations.
• Workshop Outline (MSWord 47Kb)
• The Global Development Network Bridging Research and Policy Project (http://www.gdnet.org/Rapnet)
• The ODI Reasearch and Policy in Development Programme (http://www.odi.org.uk/RAPID)
• A recent workshop and seminar at ODI exploring similar themes
• Background Materials assembled for the workshop
• Links to other organisations involved in similar work

In collaboration with the Economic Research Foundation, Cairo, Egypt and The Global Development Network, Washington, USA