Using their own evidence: building policy capacities in the south

Capacity building in policy research is a major concern in sub-Saharan Africa and is a core subject in ECAPAPA’s agenda. This article by Stephanie Neilson of the International Development Research Center (IDRC) provides some useful insights on how the IDRC-supported research and its partners are contributing to the generation and production of research results that are being used for policy formulation and policy change.