Enhancing Science-to-Policy Uptake in the Western Indian Ocean Region. Quick Guide

Abstract

In the realm of policy making, it has been said that “the good news is that evidence can matter. The bad news is that it often does not”. Increasingly, researchers accept that promoting policy uptake of their research cannot simply be left to others. Whether driven by pressure from funders, research administrators or peers, or arising from a personal conviction that policy-making and policy evaluation should be evidence-based, researchers are seeking ways to promote policy uptake of their findings.