Name: A Training Programme on Policy Brief Development
Start: 2022-11-16T08:30:00+00:00
End: 2022-11-18T17:00:00+00:00
Location: WASCAL Climate Change & Land Use (CCLU) Center

A Training Programme on Policy Brief Development

from Wednesday, 16 November 2022 (08:30) to Friday, 18 November 2022 (17:00)

Monday, 14 November 2022
Tuesday, 15 November 2022
Wednesday, 16 November 2022

08:30 Arrival and Registration
Arrival and Registration
08:30 - 09:00

09:00 Opening prayer & Brief self-introductions
Opening prayer & Brief self-introductions
09:00 - 09:10

09:10 Welcome statement
Welcome statement
09:10 - 09:20

09:20 Opening remarks
Opening remarks
09:20 - 09:30

09:30 Overview of the Training Programme
Overview of the Training Programme
09:30 - 09:40

09:40 Group Photograph & Health break
Group Photograph & Health break
09:40 - 10:00

10:00 Pre-Training Assessment and Expectations
Pre-Training Assessment and Expectations
10:00 - 10:10

10:10 Technical session 1: Understanding the Policy Context
Technical session 1: Understanding the Policy Context
10:10 - 10:50

10:50 Question and Answer
Question and Answer
10:50 - 11:05

11:05 Technical session 2: Policy Planning and Implementation
Technical session 2: Policy Planning and Implementation
11:05 - 11:45

11:45 Question and Answers
Question and Answers
11:45 - 12:00

12:00 Technical session 3: Introduction to Policy Briefs
Technical session 3: Introduction to Policy Briefs
12:00 - 12:40

12:40 Question and Answers
Question and Answers
12:40 - 12:55

13:00 Lunch Break
Lunch Break
13:00 - 14:00

14:00 Technical session 4: Policy Brief Development
Technical session 4: Policy Brief Development
14:00 - 14:40

14:40 Question and Answers
Question and Answers
14:40 - 14:55

14:55 Class exercise: Participants to work on developing arguments for a policy brief in their respective areas.
Class exercise: Participants to work on developing arguments for a policy brief in their respective areas.
14:55 - 15:45

15:45 Homework: Participants to continue work on developing arguments for a policy brief in their respective areas
Homework: Participants to continue work on developing arguments for a policy brief in their respective areas
15:45 - 16:00
Thursday, 17 November 2022

08:30 Arrival and Registration
Arrival and Registration
08:30 - 09:00

09:00 Opening prayer and welcome
Opening prayer and welcome
09:00 - 09:10

09:10 Recap of Day 1 activities
Recap of Day 1 activities
09:10 - 09:20

09:20 Review and discussion of home exercise
Review and discussion of home exercise
09:20 - 10:30

10:30 Health break
Health break
10:30 - 10:45

10:45 Technical session 5: Writing Policy Recommendations
Technical session 5: Writing Policy Recommendations
10:45 - 12:30

12:30 Question and Answers
Question and Answers
12:30 - 13:00

13:00 Lunch Break
Lunch Break
13:00 - 14:00

14:00 Technical Session 6: Editorial Processes and Publication of Policy Brief
Technical Session 6: Editorial Processes and Publication of Policy Brief
14:00 - 14:40

14:40 Question and Answers
Question and Answers
14:40 - 14:55

14:55 Facilitated Individual Exercise: Developing a policy brief based on participants’ material and research area
Facilitated Individual Exercise: Developing a policy brief based on participants’ material and research area
14:55 - 15:45

15:45 Homework: Participants to continue development of a policy brief based on their research area
Homework: Participants to continue development of a policy brief based on their research area
15:45 - 16:00
Friday, 18 November 2022

08:30 Arrival and Registration
Arrival and Registration
08:30 - 09:00

09:00 Opening prayer and welcome
Opening prayer and welcome
09:00 - 09:10

09:10 Recap of Day 2 activities
Recap of Day 2 activities
09:10 - 09:20

09:20 Technical session 7: Evaluating a Policy Brief
Technical session 7: Evaluating a Policy Brief
09:20 - 10:20

10:20 Health break
Health break
10:20 - 10:35

10:35 Presentations on participant’s policy briefs and discussions
Presentations on participant’s policy briefs and discussions
10:35 - 12:30

12:30 Feedback and Post Training Evaluation
Feedback and Post Training Evaluation
12:30 - 13:00

13:00 Closing remarks
Closing remarks
13:00 - 13:15

13:15 Wrap up of training and way forward
Wrap up of training and way forward
13:15 - 13:30

13:30 Lunch and closing
Lunch and closing
13:30 - 13:31