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Netherlands Development Assistance Research Council (RAWOO)
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Contact:
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Ed
Maan |
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Address:
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P
O Box 297772502,
LT The Hague,THE
NETHERLANDS |
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E-mail:
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rawoosec@rawoo.nl |
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Tel:
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0031
70 426 0331 |
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Fax:
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0031
70 426 0329 |
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HTTP:
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www.rawoo.nl |
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Type:
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Coordinating
Agency |
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Sector:
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development |
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Geography:
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in
developing countries |
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Activities:
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research,
research partnerships, training, institution-building and policy
development |
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Budget:
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not
available, but total Netherlands expenditure on research is
c. US $150 to $200 per year |
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Profile:
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The Netherlands
Development Assistance Research Council (RAWOO) was established
by the Dutch government through the Minister for Development
Co-operation, also on behalf of the Minister of Education, Culture
and Science, and the Minister of Agriculture, Nature Management
and Fisheries. Its job is to issue recommendations regarding
how research that is funded by the Dutch government for the
purpose of fostering development can best be attuned to the
needs of developing countries. RAWOO's principal tasks are:
(1) to issue recommendations regarding research priorities and
to put forward proposals for long-term research programmes,
and (2) to foster communication among the various parties
involved in research for development: researchers, policy-makers
and end users, both in the South and in the North. The Council's
field of activity is described as 'research that is of relevance
to the developing world'. Research can be in any field. The
only requirement is that it is relevant and useful to the developing
countries. Total government expenditure on development-related
research is estimated at 300 to 400 million guilders a year
(approximately 150 to 200 million US dollars). RAWOO has formulated
a number of policy principles which it strives to apply in its
activities. |
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Approach:
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Three
basic principles guide the Council's work. i) research for development
must be needs-oriented and demand-driven; ii) capacity-building
and institutional development must be an integral part of efforts
to enhance the role of research and knowledge for development
in the South; iii) South-North research partnerships, as a vehicle
for generating and applying knowledge for development in the
South, must be equal, genuine and sustainable. 'Building bridges
in research for development' describes the major thrust of RAWOO's
work. Generating knowledge for development requires 'building
bridges' between stakeholders, between disciplines, and between
North and South. Together with its overseas partners, the Council
has developed a three-pronged approach to harnessing knowledge
for development: interactive, process-oriented and learning-based. |
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Finance:
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No financial information avaiable. |
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Notes:
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RAWOO Review of 1997-1998: Building Bridges in Research for Development (RAWOO
1999) describes RAWOOs approach, and North-south Research Partnerships
Issues and Challenges (RAWOO 2001) provides some evidence of
impact and lessons for the future developed during an expert
meeting in Trivandrum in October 1999. |
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| Last Updated:
13 January, 2009
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