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SUMMARY:Making your work ODA-able: refocussing science for official develo
 pment assistance  - Lucy Bricheno\, NOC\, Liverpool
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CONTACT:Dr Dave Munday
DESCRIPTION:In the new funding landscape\, some national capability money 
 has been re-profiled to focus on overseas work. But how can work done at B
 AS be relevant for less developed countries on DAC List?\n\nIt may seem li
 ke a big ask for you to apply polar science to a list of what are largely 
 tropical nations\, but don't give up! You'd be surprised how techniques yo
 u use everyday for polar science can be applicable to low and middle incom
 e countries.\n\nI will give some examples of how numerical modelling work 
 at the National Oceanography Centre Liverpool has been successfully transf
 erred to South Asia\, and where methods developed for European seas have b
 een made applicable worldwide. Cutting-edge observing capability is anothe
 r strength which has great potential to be applied away from Antarctica.\n
 \nBAS has unique expertise in observation and modelling which is missing f
 rom almost every other country. The Vision "To be a world-leading centre f
 or polar science and polar operations\, addressing issues of global import
 ance and helping society adapt to a changing world" suggests you are well 
 placed to find a niche in ODA space for your research.\n\nI will present a
  summary of recent stakeholder workshop run in Dhaka to identify areas of 
 scientific interest to Bangladeshi partners. Myself and a colleague from N
 OC held a workshop with local government\, charities and universities to i
 dentify their needs. We discussed science-policy gaps\, and found common a
 reas for collaboration between NOC and Bangladesh. We left this meeting wi
 th a much better idea of their needs\, which is now guiding the shape of a
  proposal to the Global Challenges Research Fund.\n \nFinally\, it's not a
 bout lending a helping hand to less-developed countries. ODA should not be
  a patronising intervention\, but rather the building of a strong and equa
 l relationship with scientists overseas. Partnerships with institutes abro
 ad developing their own science can be very rewarding\, both in terms of k
 nowledge transfer and exploring new areas of discovery science.\n\n
LOCATION:British Antarctic Survey\, Room 330B
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