How IFPRI, CGIAR and the Kenya Institute of Public Policy Research and Analysis Share Capacity

Mawia, Harriet; Kassim, Yumna; Breisinger, Clemens; Karachiwalla, Naureen; Mockshell, Jonathan; Go, Ara

How IFPRI, CGIAR and the Kenya Institute of Public Policy Research and Analysis Share Capacity

Autores

Mawia, Harriet

Kassim, Yumna

Breisinger, Clemens

Karachiwalla, Naureen

Mockshell, Jonathan

Go, Ara

Editor

CGIAR System Organization

Descripción

How can inflation be lowered, and more better-paying jobs be created? How can necessary public investments be funded and prioritized? By raising taxes and looking for external funding sources? Such questions are high on people’s and policy makers minds in Kenya and taking appropriate decisions and explaining their rationale to people is not always easy. Science can play an important role in decision-making by quantifying expected impacts of policies and evaluating existing programs. In order to promote the role of science in policy making, the CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) shares analytical capacity and tools with national research institutions and partners. In Kenya, one of NPS’ main partners is the Kenya Institute of Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), which has the overall mission “to provide quality public policy advice to the Government of Kenya by conducting objective research and analysis and through capacity building”.