New research and evidence programme to support Bangladesh’s Covid-19 response and recovery: Invitation to collaborate A launch event for the Covid-19 Learning, Evidence and Research Programme for Bangladesh (CLEAR)
Date: February 3, 2022; Time: 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM (BST) | Mode: Online (Zoom) Event Facilitator/ Moderator: Dr Peter Taylor, Director of Research, IDS
Program Chair: Planning Ministry representative tbc
Activities Speakers Timings
Opening and Modality of Launching, Introduction of Participants (10 mins)
Dr Peter Taylor, IDS Research Director
4-4.10pm Welcome Speech. Ceremonial opening of event and remarks on how
CLEAR research can inform Government response to the pandemic (10 mins)
Chairperson: Planning Ministry representative tbc
4.10-4.20pm
CLEAR as an opportunity to strengthen the knowledge partnership between the UK and Bangladesh (5 min)
Judith Herbertson, Development Director, FCDO
4.20-4.25pm
CLEAR overview and expected outcomes; summary of research agenda and themes; Outline of call for proposals and grant making process (20 min)
Dr Sohela Nazneen, CLEAR Programme Lead
4.25-4.45pm
Reflections on how the research agenda has been informed by the scoping paper process and partnership to date (10 min)
Dr Imran Matin, Executive Director, BIGD
4.45-4.55pm
Q&A (30 min) Dr Peter Taylor, IDS Research
Director
4.55-5.25pm Closing. How to keep in touch with the programme and get
information on the call for proposals (5 mins)
Dr Sohela Nazneen, CLEAR Programme Lead
5.25-5.30pm
CLEAR is funded by the UK Government’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and coordinated by the Institute of Development Studies in partnership with the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD). For more information contact: [email protected]
