Welcome to R4D - A Portal to DFID Funded Research

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 20,000 project and document records.

New DFID Nutrition Strategy

'The Neglected Crisis of Undernutrition: DFID's Strategy' is launched today

Category Health

Date Added: 11 March 2010  

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Examining links between water and food security in Ethiopia

Research from the RiPPLE programme shows how although water access increases with wealth in Ethiopia, it may be better off households that are more vulnerable to climate change because they are dependent on water for livestock. Water shortages can cause conflict, highlighting a pressing need for policy solutions for water management

Categories Infrastructure, Sustainable Agriculture

Date Added: 11 March 2010  

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Call for Submissions for Systematic Reviews - New Review Question Added

An additional question on social protection has been added to the call, bringing the total to 50.

Category Social and Political Change

Date Added: 10 March 2010  

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Why R4D?
In the past it was difficult to find out what research topics, projects, and programmes DFID was funding or had funded. Researchers all over the world (and even DFID staff) had to rely on a network of personal contacts or inspired detective work to discover who was already working in a particular area, what was already known, and what lessons had been learned. R4D responds to a demand expressed by many DFID stakeholders for better and open access to all this information. It is and will always be only one piece of the jigsaw, but it is a high-quality piece, as in order to have received DFID funding the research posted on R4D will have met strict criteria and quality standards in both formulation and execution.

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