Bridging the gaps sector to sector and research to policy: linking family planning to urban development. Issue 6 (18th August 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Harpham, Trudy; Smith, Robert; LeGrand, Tom; Cleland, John; Duminy, James; Parnell, Susan; Helzner, Judith F.; Agesa, Gaye; Kamau, Lynette
• Is Part Of: Development in practice. Volume 31:Issue 6(2021)
• Page Start: 794
• Page End: 804
• Publication Date: 2021-08-18
• Subjects: Capacity development -- monitoring and evaluation -- environment (built and natural) -- health -- poverty reduction -- methods -- sub-Saharan Africa -- urbanisation -- family planning -- multisectoral -- capacity building -- policy -- research -- SDGs; Technical assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Economic assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; 338.91091724
• DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2021.1937560
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0961-4524

Abstract

ABSTRACT: There is growing science and policy interest in multi-sectoral action, but bridging the gap between family planning and urban development is challenging. This paper analyses the experience of integrating these sectors in sub-Saharan Africa via building research capacity. Family-planning researchers were supported to link with urban-development actors, one goal being to generate lessons on the process of getting their research into the policy domain. The urban governance sector's dynamic and complex nature was a particular challenge for family-planning researchers; in future, structured familiarisation with a sector might facilitate multi-sectoral action and better enable researchers to link with the policy world.