R4D

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Videos on DFID-supported research for development. R4D is a free access on-line database containing information about research programmes supported by DFID. R4D provides you with the latest information about research funded by DFID, including news, case studies and details of current and past research in over 30,000 project and document records. See http://www.dfid.gov.uk/r4d/ for more information.

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    106 episodes

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Episodes of R4D

    • Play Understanding the media landscape and how to engage with it - R4D on Blip R4D episodes on Blip

      Understanding the media landscape and how to eng...

      London, 30 November 2010. Nalaka Gunawardene from TVE Asia Pacific describe how the media landscape has been changing substantially in recent years, He also describes how research and media could improve the way the work together. He concludes reflecting on the value of the Communications and Update workshop in bringing together the research and policy communities with other intermediaries.

      • Release date
        Dec 14, 2010
      • Runtime
        04:31
    • Play Challenges in research communications and how to address them - R4D on Blip R4D episodes on Blip

      Challenges in research communications and how to...

      London, 30 November 2010. Celia Reyes form the Philippine Institute for Development Studies refects on the challenges for researchers to communicate their research. She also shares some advises on how to overcome these challenges. ;

      • Release date
        Dec 14, 2010
      • Runtime
        04:59
    • Play Bangladesh Online Research Network - R4D on Blip R4D episodes on Blip

      Bangladesh Online Research Network

      Ananya Raihan (Development Research Network) introduces the Bangladesh Online research Network (http://www.bdresearch.org.bd), which is a research portal containing 81research categories. Ananya also talks about a global workshop taking place in January 2011that aims to build partnerships with other knowledge intermediaries and bring together evidence streams.

      • Release date
        Dec 3, 2010
      • Runtime
        02:16
    • Play Challenges to research communication in Papua New Guinea - R4D on Blip R4D episodes on Blip

      Challenges to research communication in Papua Ne...

      London, 30 November 2010. Musawen Sinebare from the National Research Institute in Papua New Guinea describes the challenges he faces in communicating research to policy makers and practitioners. He goes on discussing what he has learned from the Communications and Uptake workshop, and what he will do different as a result of the workshop iteself. See more ;

      • Release date
        Dec 13, 2010
      • Runtime
        04:27
    • Play Building a network of journalists in the global south - R4D on Blip R4D episodes on Blip

      Building a network of journalists in the global ...

      Susanna Thorp talks about the work of WREN Media, challenges for the future, and how to build a network of journalists to facilitate research communications and knowledge sharing in the global south.

      • Release date
        Dec 3, 2010
      • Runtime
        01:31
    • Play Local knowledge and research not seperate entities - R4D on Blip R4D episodes on Blip

      Local knowledge and research not seperate entities

      Ann Waters-Bayer (ETC-ECOCULTURE) talks about the dangers of placing local knowledge and research at two different ends of the spectrum.

      • Release date
        Dec 2, 2010
      • Runtime
        03:30
    • Play Capturing local knowledge for the mainstream media - R4D on Blip R4D episodes on Blip

      Capturing local knowledge for the mainstream media

      Ananya Raihan from the Development Research Network (D-Net) talks about an initiative they have developed to capture local knowledge and get it into the mainstream media through the new media platform http://write3.com/

      • Release date
        Dec 2, 2010
      • Runtime
        02:02
    • Play The challenges of communicating development research - R4D on Blip R4D episodes on Blip

      The challenges of communicating development rese...

      Eliya Zulu from the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) talks about the challenges of communicating development research across Africa. He identifies three challenges: (1) the fragmented nature of research knowledge, (2) the weak capacity to translate knowledge, and (3) researchers focus too much on delivering evidence to donors, rather than ensure the evidence is of high quality.

      • Release date
        Dec 2, 2010
      • Runtime
        02:40
    • Play Livestock Commodity Trade: The Way Forward - R4D on Blip R4D episodes on Blip

      Livestock Commodity Trade: The Way Forward

      Bob Mabego is a Botswana farmer who is trying to export beef to an international market. The video provides an overview of how the commodity based trade concept can improve the way countries and farmers like Bob can gain market access. The world's demand for meat and milk is increasing. How do we ensure that developing countries and their farmers access markets for these high value livestock products? Why have some regions not done so already?The video has been produced by the DFID, the UK's D...

      • Release date
        Jun 13, 2008
      • Runtime
        12:22
    • Play Chris Whitty: Food Security in a Climate of Change - R4D on Blip R4D episodes on Blip

      Chris Whitty: Food Security in a Climate of Change

      Chris Whitty talks about some of the global challenges in food security at the recent CABI Global Summit: Food Security in a Climate of Change, London October 19-21 2009

      • Release date
        Oct 22, 2009
      • Runtime
        01:54
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