Research knowledge is crucial to national and global development

"Julie Brittain has recently become the Executive Director of INASP after four years as Deputy Executive Director and Director of Programmes.

She shares why INASP’s work contributes to global development As we begin a new year, the eyes of the international development community are on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The vision of the SDGs of all countries and stakeholders working in collaborative partnership to ensure that nobody is left behind aligns closely with the approach that INASP has taken over many years. Research and knowledge can play a powerful role in development. Local research expertise based on a deep experience of local context – and the ability to translate knowledge into policy and practice – are crucial to help developing countries cope with development challenges such as rapid urbanization and the increasing effects of climate change...."