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This is the electronic newsletter of WOTRO Science for Global Development. It is published every two months and provides information about deadlines, awarded subsidies, research results and policy.
WOTRO News
The War on Weeds at Research for Global Development
WOTRO’s new website ‘Research for Global Development’ now features a number of new examples of pioneering research into global development. Read, for instance, the interview with economist Tausi Kida. Her research on healthcare liberalization and urban poverty in Tanzania has already led the Tanzanian government to introduce important measures to improve the situation. Or watch Dutch scientist Jonne Rodenburg talk about his work at the Africa Rice Centre, where he is fighting a war on weeds. These weeds represent a huge threat to rice production and food security in Africa.
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Debate about the New Knowledge Policy
| On 14 November Minister Knapen (International Cooperation) presented the new Dutch research policy (in Dutch) for global development. This new policy will focus on five knowledge platforms. Four of them are thematically organized (water; food security; security and the legal order, and sexual and reproductive health and rights). The fifth platform is an umbrella platform for innovation. |  |
The international magazine on globalization and development The Broker is hosting a WOTRO sponsored online debate about the new knowledge policy. To contribute to the discussion, click here (in Dutch).
WOTRO Facilitates Knowledge Forum for Development
As per September 2011 WOTRO is facilitating the Knowledge Forum for Development (KFD, formerly known as MDG-Profs platform). KFD is a joint initiative of Dutch knowledge institutions and Ministries aiming to synergize their research and higher education policies regarding sustainable global development. Read more…
NACCAP: Lessons Learned
During the sixth Forum of the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) from 9 - 12 October 2011 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a multidisciplinary session on capacity strengthening was organized by EDCTP and NACCAP.
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NACCAP is the Netherlands-African Partnership for Capacity Development and Clinical Interventions of Poverty-related Diseases. Its secretariat is hosted by WOTRO. During this session, ‘best practices’ and ‘lessons learned’ regarding capacity strengthening and clinical research into poverty-related diseases were identified. A full report of the meeting can be read here. The publication NACCAP 2004-2011: Lessons Learned was presented at the end of the meeting. It can be downloaded or ordered for free here. |
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Awarded Subsidies
Veni for Research into Accessibility of Healthcare
At the end of October 2011, NWO awarded Veni grants to 159 talented young researchers. One of them, Dr Ellen van de Poel (Erasmus University Rotterdam) will conduct research that is related to the research field of WOTRO. Her study will focus on the problem of unequal access to health care in developing countries. Her goal is to develop indicators for accessibility to healthcare in order to be able to evaluate the effectiveness of new policy. Information about all the awarded projects (mainly in Dutch) can be found here.
NWO and WOTRO Deadlines
Second Call for Joint MFS II Evaluations: DR Congo
| On 16 November NWO-WOTRO launched a second call for proposals for the evaluation study on the DR Congo, in the context of the Joint MFS II Evaluations of Development Interventions. The deadline for this call is 6 December 2011, 12:00am CET. Research teams composed of representatives from academic institutions, public interest organizations and consultancy firms are invited to submit proposals. The maximum budget available is €862,093. Read more… |
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Call for Veni Proposals 2012
The forms and instructions for a Veni application in 2012 are now available on the website of NWO. You may submit your application to one of the eight NWO divisions or, in case of an interdivisional application, to WOTRO. We encourage researchers who address development-oriented research issues to apply to the appropriate NWO division. Deadline for submission is 5 January 2012, 11:59pm CET. Read more...
Other Deadlines
Call Global Health and Vaccination Research
The Research Council of Norway has launched a call for proposals for their Global Health and Vaccination research programme. The overall aim of the programme is to support research that contributes to sustainable improvements in health and health equity for poor people in low and middle-income countries. Project outlines must be submitted by 30 November 2011, full proposals by 18 April 2012. For more information, click here.
Call for Papers for the 4th Global Migration History Conference
The 4th Global Migration History Conference will be held in Rabat, Morocco on 19, 20 and 21 May 2012. The organizational committee invites scholars to submit abstracts of conference papers by 1 December 2011. Abstracts must be sent to Astrid Verburg at the IISH Secretariat. The deadline for submitting the full papers is 1 May 2012. For more information, please visit the website of the International Institute of Social History.
Calendar
On 2 December, the Conflict and Human Rights Group of Utrecht University Seminar hosts the conference Rights realized, rights resisted at the Roosevelt Academy in Middelburg. The conference marks the end of the fast track project “Why the Dutch don’t talk rights: universal human rights as a framework for the resolution of societal conflicts in the Netherlands”. Read more
