WOTRO Science for Global Development

WOTRO is the science division within NWO which supports scientific research on development issues, in particular poverty alleviation and sustainable development. Its scope includes all low and middle-income countries. For its activities, WOTRO receives substantial funding from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The mission of WOTRO is to initiate, enhance and fund scientific research for the benefit of development and societal issues of local and global concern in developing countries. WOTRO acts at the interface of the Dutch government, the academic world and the arena of development organisations.

The aim of WOTRO is to contribute to a world in which independent scientific knowledge is available for the benefit of all societies and where development issues such as poverty and sustainable development are effectively targeted with evidence-based policies and interventions.

WOTRO believes in a world in which a growing interaction between individuals and institutions in science, government, and society, leads to effective approaches to answering many of today's challenging questions. Read more about WOTRO...

The full text of the WOTRO Strategy Plan 2007-2010 can be downloaded here.

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WOTRO strategy 2011-2014

Currently, WOTRO is preparing a Strategic Plan for the period 2011-2014. The draft outlines of this Plan are based on consultations with a variety of key stakeholders. The Board of WOTRO kindly invites the scientific community, policy makers and development practitioners affiliated to WOTRO to comment on WOTRO’s plans for the future as outlined in the Plan. Read more...

Media coverage research results

Every other week NWO sends ResearchNews to (scientific) journalists. Would you like to see your research results covered in the media? Just write a short research summary in plain English and send it to newsflash@nwo.nl.