# Acknowledgements
This guide was written by Bas Leurs, Gina Lucarelli, and James Boekbinder (December 2025) and has only been made possible through the contributions and support of many – past and present – colleagues, friends and partners.
Foremost, we extend our gratitude to UNDP Accelerator Labs for embedding, developing, testing, growing and codifying our R\&D practice: **Algeria**: Ahmed Walid Moulahoum, Ghania Outekhdidjet, Hamdi Sellami, Hanane Kaouane, Walid Abdelbari; **Angola**: Alberto Kapamba Hungulo, Cristina Da Cruz Fortes Lima Eneida, Daniela Lima, Judite da Silva; **Argentina**: Cesar Zarrabeitia, Lorena Moscovich, Maria Eugenia Lopes, María Verónica Moreno, Matias Acosta; **Azerbaijan**: Jasur Hasanov, Leyla Seyidzade, Nargiz Guliyeva, Royal Yolchuzada; **Bangladesh**: Iffat Anjum, M M Zimran Khan, Ramiz Uddin, Sarah Sabin Khan, Sohara Mehroze Shachi; **Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean**: Jordanna Tennebaum, Nikola Simpson, Shamar Ward, Veronica Millington; **Belarus**: Margarita Zmachinskaya, Mikita Bialiayeu, Piotr Sachek, Tatsiana Khiliutka, Viktoria Lavriniuk; **Benin**: André Félix Sossou, Fanny Leslie Maite Damiano Assogba, Georges Bessan Kakpo; **Bhutan**: Kunzang Wangmo, Tshering Choden, Tshering Wangmo, Tshoki Zangmo; **Bolivia**: Alberto Saavedra, Andrea Viviana Angulo, Diego Suarez Traverso, Patricia Choque; **Bosnia & Herzegovina**: Amina Omicevic, Arijana Drinic, Kemal Bajramovic; **Burkina Faso**: Abdoulaye Ouédraogo, Mossé Kadoum Ursule Carine, Zaongo - Ouedraogo Sidzabda Esther Eudoxie; **Cambodia**: Chivorn Sokh, Dany Vinh, Otdam Hor, Pagna Ukthan, Phynuch Thong, Tum Nhim, Vannaroith Sok; **Cameroon**: Anna Ebotenow Ojong Epse Kinyuy, Jean Paul Yves Mvogo, Jeannine Audrey Moneyang Yana, Serges Roberteau Tchoffo; **Cabo Verde**: Samory Araujo, Sofia Silva, Vladimir Fonseca; **Chad**: Assure Djerane Ndorangar, Deneguedmbaye Bidi Carole, Mabali Aristide; **Colombia**: Ana Maria Villar, Cristian Gil, Juan David Martín, Lina Fernandez, Sofía Paredes; **Congo**: Arold Akpwabot, Arsène Saya, Matt Glesmycene Seinzor; **Côte d'Ivoire**: Georgette Zamble, Mahama Gbane, Prisca Brou N'cho; **Democratic Republic of the Congo**: Jules Kabangu, Olivier Bampendi Mufuta, Pascal Mulindwa Bukuru, Serge Kusinza, Tatianna Binda; **Dominican Republic**: Jenniffer Taveras, Jerson Del Rosario, Sandy Ramirez; **Ecuador**: Ana M. Grijalva, Enrique Crespo, Maria Gabriela Ayala, Paulina Jiménez Aguilar; **Egypt**: Alik Mikaelian, Engy Abdelwahab, Yomna Saleh; **El Salvador**: Claudia Olmedo, Eduardo García, Maria Gabriela Gonzalez Lucha, Miguel Gutierrez, Victor Tablas; **Eswatini**: Mavie Thwala, Nontobeko Mlangeni, Zandile Mthembu; **Ethiopia**: Amanuel Tadesse, Netsanet Mekuria, Okelo Roro Fekadu, Wudasse Berhanu; **Georgia**: Elena Darjania, Khatuna Sandroshvili, Mariam Dangadze, Nita Gegeshidze, Sesil Verdzadze, Zurab Nabakhteveli; **Ghana**: Allen Anie, Fatima Farouta, Seth Akumani; **Guatemala**: Carlos Mazariegos, Javier Antonio Brolo, Paola Constantino, Shabnam Sabetian; **Guinea**: Lamarane Barry, Mianfing Condé, Moussa Camara, Zefira Diallo; **Guinea-Bissau**: Ana Djú, Euclides Cassama, Isa Bergh Lopes da Costa, Victor Pereira; **Haiti**: Jean Reginald Espady, Mickens Mathieu, Pierre Antoine, Pierre Faubert Lubin; **India**: Krishnan Srinivasaraghavan, Rozita Singh, Swetha Kolluri; **Indonesia**: Aisha Marzuki, Daniel Nathaniel Dyonisius, Muhammad Didi Hardiana, Rima Hasanah, Yulia Sugandi; **Iraq**: Hasan Ismaeel Abd Alkadum Al-Rubaiey, Noor Al-Kamoosi, Safa Al-Qoch; **Jordan**: Ahmed Abboushi, Aya Mocos, Ayah Younis, Hadil Habashneh, Mohammad Abumughli, Rua Al Abweh; **Kazakhstan**: Aizhan Kapysheva, Danabek Kaliazhdarov, Daniyar Mukitanov, Valeriya Tyo, Yerassyl Kalikhan; **Kenya**: Caroline Kiarie-Kimondo, Lillian Njoro, Victor Apollo Awuor; **Kyrgyzstan**: Ensi Tszie, Urmat Takirov, Viktoriia Petrova; **Lao PDR**: Ketmany Vilayvong, Korakot Tanseri, Lackuna Alounthong, Maniphet Phengsavatdy, Philomling Vilay; **Lebanon**: Elias Mouawad, Liliane Abou Zeki, Vrouyr Joubanian; **Lesotho**: Lebesa Nkune, Neo Matsoso, Teboho Khoali; **Libya**: Abdurhman Albasir, Ayad Babaa, Hanin Elhamdi, Osama Mansour, Waad Hmida; **Malawi**: Hazel Namadingo-Shaba, Mcdonald Nyoni, Soyapi Mumba, Wasili Mfungwe; **Malaysia**: Benjamin Ong, David Tan, Roshan Guharajan, Wan Nurul Hanani Wan Alkamar Shah, Yin Wei Chong; **Maldives**: Aishath Nayasheen Ahmed, Fathimath Lahfa, Hussain Rasheed, Khadeeja Hamid; **Mali**: Countel Kanne, Issa Djibril Bamba, Makhan Sacko; **Mauritania**: Abdel Ghader Khdeim, Hadietou Camara, Lalla Aicha Cheikh Sidi Hamou, Mohamedou Nasser Dine; **Mauritius (& Seychelles)**: Avinash Meetoo, Ayooshee Dookhee, Melany Anoushka Poorun-Sooprayen; **Mexico**: Gabriela Ríos Landa, Jorge Munguia Matute, Luis Fernando Cervantes García Rulfo; **Mongolia**: Aldarsaikhan Tuvshinbat, Bulgan Luuzandamba, Jargalan Bat-Orgil, Sanchir Jargalsaikhan, Telmen Erdenebileg, Zoljargal Gantumur; **Morocco**: Mahir Chekkoury, Najoua Soudi, Omar Agodim; **Mozambique**: Alexandra Antunes, Julieta Massango, Mario Chilundo, Neuza Buque, Timoteo Simone; **Namibia**: Geraldine Itana, Obert Mutabani, Omagano Kankodi, Yrika Maritz; **Nepal**: Aliska Bajracharya, Aman Shrestha, Binita Karki, Bisam Gyawali, Purnima Bajracharya; **Niger**: Assane Tchagam Mallam Boukar, Moustapha Sahirou Yacouba, Rachida Mani Kango Dan Koulou; **Nigeria**: Abigail Ony Nwaohuocha, Ayotunde Salau, Jamila Mohammad, Lantana Elhassan, Yetunde Adunni Rufai; **North Macedonia**: Ardita Zekiri, Igor Izotov, Lazar Pop Ivanov; **Pacific (based in Fiji)**: Filimoni Yaya, Marissa Asen, Mohseen Riaz Un Dean, Sagufta Janif, Zainab Kakal; **Pakistan**: Beenisch Tahir, Ehsan Gul, Javeria Masood, Zuhad Yousuf; **Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People**: Ismail Abu Arafeh, Ruba Aladham, Tala El-Yousef; **Panama**: Aníbal Cárdenas, Betty Chemier, Jennifer Hotsko, Larissa Demel; **Paraguay**: Cecilia Vuyk, Cristhian Parra, Gustavo Setrini, Monica Rios; **Peru**: Camila Gonzalez, Gabriel Lama, Mariana Olcese; **Philippines**: Francis Capistrano, Irina Velasco, Rex Lor, Rosstyn Fallorina; **Rwanda**: Christa Munezero Uwamahoro, Maurice Rwamigabo, Vaster Kanyesigye; **Samoa (& Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau)**: Kaisarina Salesa, Maria Bernard, Pragya Mishra; **Saudi Arabia**: Abdulrahman AlGhamdi, Layan Al Saud, Saud AlFassam; **Senegal**: Aminata Ba, Dominique Diouf, Hassanatou Sow, Ibrahima Khalil Ndiaye, Jose Albert Sylvain Ndione; **Serbia**: Bojana Visekruna, Drasko Draskovic, Irena Cerovic, Jelena Jovicic, Kristina Nikolic; **Sierra Leone**: Akinyemi Scott-Boyle, Benjamin Rogers, Leonard Vibbi, Tuzlyn Bayoh; **Somalia**: Ahmed Dirie, Hodan Ahmed Abdullah, Rahmo Hassan; **South Africa**: Evan Jacobs, Klariska Moodley, Simone Smit; **South Sudan**: Buay Jacob Tut, Jacqueline Aringu, Tong Atak; **Sudan**: Ali Muntasir, Basma Saeed, Wigdan SeedAhmed; **Syria**: Hasan Darwish, Kenda Alzaim, Montacer Barakat, Muaz Jadaa, Muhammad Hanana; **Tanzania**: Ghati Horombe, Godfrey Nyamrunda, Peter Nyanda, Tabea-Sarah Mbughuni; **Thailand**: Aphinya Siranart, Nutthapon Rathie, Pattamon Rungchavalnont; **The Gambia**: Abdoulie Kurang, Omar Jagne, Yahya Jammeh, Adama Jallow, Marie Mendy, Muhammed Chuka; **Timor-Leste**: Amaro Ximenes, Florindo Guterres da Costa, Francisco Amaral Godinho de Araujo, Grazela Maria Albino, Jorge de Carvalho Martins, Julio Fernandes Pinto; **Togo**: Komi Ognadon Aokou, Yawo Mensah Emmanuel Agnigbankou, Yem Kossivisoe Ahiatsi; **Trinidad & Tobago (Guyana & Suriname)**: Alan Cooper, Christalle Gemon, Gregory Smith, Keron Alleyne, Stefan Affonso; **Tunisia**: Azza Rajhi, Haytham Abhi, Mehdi Fathallah, Nadia Ben Ammar; **Türkiye**: Ceyda Alpay, Gokce Tuna, Gulsah Eker, Hansin Dogan; **Uganda**: Berna Mugema, Deborah Naatujuna Nkwanga, Hadijah Nabbale, Nathan Tumuhamye; **Ukraine**: Emil Koreniev, Ievgen Kylymnyk, Oksana Udovyk, Oleksiy Moskalenko, Olena Stalnikova; **Uruguay**: Alvaro Pena, Francisco Pons, Paula Mosera; **Uzbekistan**: Adham Kuchkarov, Farida Ahmatiy, Muzaffar Tilavov; **Viet Nam**: Anh Tran, Bui Hoa Binh, Nguyen Tuan Luong, Phan Hoang Lan, Tran Huong Giang; **Zambia**: Nampaka Nkumbula, Roselyne Mpundu Mwila, Salome Nakazwe; **Zimbabwe**: Gift Ntuli, Shamiso Ruzvidzo, Sharleen Mabisa Moyo, Violet Katiyo
We also thank our colleagues from the Accelerator Lab global team for their drive to make the impossible possible: Alberto Cottica, Amadou Sow, Amy Elizabeth Bennett, Angelica Gustilo Ong, Eduardo Gustale, Emily Anderson, Erika Antoine, Ignacio Etcheverry, Jeremy Boy, Joshua Krause, Kal Joffres, Kymberly Bays, Lisa Royaee, Lorena Sanders, Lucy Ellen Gregersen, Luisa Monse, Lukas Boehnert, Maria Blanco, Maria Fare, Mirko Ebelshaeuser, Nicolas Medaglia, Priyanka Chaudhary, Soledad Bauza, Tayo Akinyemi, Yared Yaregal.
We are grateful to our colleagues at UNDP for their unwavering support and encouragement:
First and foremost, the visionary who held space, allocated resources, and always pushed for exploration in sustainable development, UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner (2017-2025).
Gratitude for visionary advice and activation support to Alex Oprunenco, Almudena Fernandez, Ana Carolina Diaz, Ana Maria Diaz, Anthony Ngororano, Ayodele Odusola, Biplove Choudhary, Bradley Busetto, Carol Flore-Smereczniak, Constance Hybsier, Courtney Lawrence, Deshani Senanayake, Diastika Rahwidiati, Fadhil Bakeer, Fati Ba, Francine Pickup, Giulio Quaggiotto, Glen Mehn, Godfrey Mbayiki, Haoliang Xu, Ida Uusikyla, Irene Garcia, Jennifer Colville, Joseph D'Cruz, Kawtar Zerouali, Laura Hildebrandt, Laurel Patterson, Lejla Sadiku, Louisa Nora Mammeri, Mao Kawafa, Melanie Hauenstein, Michele Candotti, Milica Begovic, Mohammad Younus, Nicola Simpson, Reina Otsuka, Rob Opp, Roxani Roushas, Ruth Mwathi, Selva Ramachandran, Simone Uriartt, Soren Vester Haldrup, Tina Stoum, Xoán Fernández García, Yasas Thalagala.
Our appreciation extends to our friends and partners for their co-creation with the Accelerator Lab network. Special thanks to Anil Gupta and Anamika Dey for building the foundations of our solutions mapping approach and teaching us that innovation in the margins are not marginal innovations!
As a network of Ecosystems, we are grateful to many friends of the Accelerator Labs including: Ai Ohara, Akash Bhalerao, Aleks Berditchevskaia, Alex Ryan, Alexandra Albert, An Tran, Cheryl Jan Wakslak, Christian Busch, Clemens Kapler, Elizabeth Altman, Eric Von Hippel, Frank Nagle, Garci Iñigo, Geoff Mulgan, His Excellency Tshering Tobgay, Jesper Christiansen, John Lawrence, Kathy Peach, Kim Humby, Maria Mercedes Ansotegui, Marina Dimova, Mita Paramita, Naoise Boyle, Nicole Barling-Luke, Nojoud Ali Al-Dahri, Rita Marques, Rose Shuman, Rwodah Al Naimi, Stefannia Russo, Stella Printezi, Tina Molund, Toby Lowe, Yidan Yin, Yun Mi Antorini.
The UNDP Accelerator Labs are thankful to the bravery and vision of its founding investors: the Federal Republic of Germany and the Qatar Fund for Development, along with Partners at Core for UNDP. Additional support was provided by action partners, including the Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security and the Japan Cabinet Office.
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**Suggested citation**\
Leurs, B., Lucarelli, G., & Boekbinder, J. (2025). *Collective R\&D: A Practice Guide for Sustainable Development*. UNDP Accelerator Labs. New York: United Nations Development Programme.
*A PDF version of this guide is also available for download at:* [*https://www.undp.org/acceleratorlabs/publications/collective-rd-practice-guide-sustainable-development*](https://www.undp.org/acceleratorlabs/publications/collective-rd-practice-guide-sustainable-development)
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