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| Research School for Resource Studies for Development | |
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| Name | Research School for Resource Studies for Development |
| Type | Research institute |
Research School for Resource Studies for Development is an academic and research institution focusing on resource management, sustainable development, and policy analysis. It engages with interdisciplinary scholarship and applied projects linking natural resource governance, rural livelihoods, environmental conservation, and development planning. The School maintains partnerships with global universities, international agencies, and local ministries to inform practice and policy.
The School traces intellectual roots through networks such as Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations Development Programme, World Bank, International Labour Organization, and United Nations Environment Programme, while drawing methodological influence from Harvard University, University of Oxford, London School of Economics, Stanford University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Early collaborations included projects with International Union for Conservation of Nature, Oxfam International, Care International, World Wildlife Fund, and Asian Development Bank. Influential conferences connected the School to initiatives led by Agenda 21, Brundtland Commission, Rio Earth Summit, Montreal Protocol, and Convention on Biological Diversity. Academic exchanges involved scholars from University of California, Berkeley, Yale University, Columbia University, Princeton University, and University of Cambridge. The School’s formation was shaped by policy engagements with Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Environment, Royal Society, and National Research Council. Historic program links included International Institute for Environment and Development, Stockholm Environment Institute, Center for International Forestry Research, CIFOR-ICRAF, and International Food Policy Research Institute.
The School’s mission aligns with agendas promoted by Sustainable Development Goals, Millennium Development Goals, Paris Agreement, Kyoto Protocol, Ramsar Convention, and UN Convention to Combat Desertification. Objectives emphasize collaboration with World Resources Institute, The Nature Conservancy, Conservation International, Wetlands International, and BirdLife International to advance policy-relevant research. Strategic priorities reflect commitments championed by Gates Foundation, Carnegie Corporation, Rockefeller Foundation, Ford Foundation, and MacArthur Foundation. The School pursues capacity building with partners such as Commonwealth Secretariat, African Union, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, European Commission, and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Curricula incorporate case study methods used at School of Oriental and African Studies, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Erasmus University Rotterdam, University of Toronto, and Australian National University. Degree and certificate offerings reference pedagogies from INSEAD, Rotterdam School of Management, HEC Paris, IE Business School, and Bocconi University. Courses draw on frameworks exemplified by texts and programs at Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Graduate Institute Geneva, Tufts University, and University College London. Practicums partner with RED Cross, Médecins Sans Frontières, Habitat for Humanity, Procter & Gamble, and Shell for applied learning and internships.
Research clusters align with themes advanced by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, Global Environment Facility, and Green Climate Fund. Projects have examined topics in collaboration with UNICEF, UN Women, ILO, UNESCO, and WHO. Field programs have been implemented alongside Conservation International, WWF, Fauna & Flora International, Tetra Tech, and IUCN commissions. The School has led studies on water governance with WaterAid, International Water Management Institute, Aga Khan Development Network, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and PepsiCo; forestry and landscape restoration with CIFOR-ICRAF, World Agroforestry, TNC, Forest Stewardship Council, and Rainforest Alliance; and mineral resource governance with Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Natural Resource Governance Institute, Transparency International, Oxfam, and Resource Curse research networks.
Administrative and governance arrangements mirror models used by University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Yale University, University of Chicago, and Columbia University. Boards and advisory councils have included representatives from United Nations, European Union, African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, and Inter-American Development Bank. Senior leadership has engaged peers from Royal Society, National Academy of Sciences, Max Planck Society, Fraunhofer Society, and Chinese Academy of Sciences. The School’s ethics committees reference guidelines from World Medical Association, Committee on Publication Ethics, International Council for Science, Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences, and Declaration of Helsinki.
The School maintains institutional partnerships with University of Nairobi, Makerere University, University of Cape Town, Indian Institute of Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, University of São Paulo, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, and Universitas Indonesia. It collaborates with international agencies such as UNDP, UNEP, UN-Habitat, FAO, and ILO and with funders including European Research Council, National Science Foundation, British Council, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. Research consortia include Future Earth, Earth System Science Partnership, Global Water Partnership, Global Resilience Partnership, and CODESRIA.
Alumni have assumed roles at institutions such as World Bank, International Monetary Fund, United Nations, European Commission, and African Union Commission. Graduates have held positions at Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Central Bank, National Planning Commission, and Supreme Court as judges, advisors, and researchers. Distinguished alumni appear in leadership at Oxfam International, WWF, Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy, and World Resources Institute as directors and fellows. The School’s policy influence is reflected in citations in reports by IPCC, World Bank Group, UNEP, OECD, and ADB and in partnerships with networks such as Global Environment Facility, Green Climate Fund, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Natural Resource Governance Institute, and Transparency International.
Category:Research institutes