Zafeer Ravat

Zafeer Ravat
Designation: Research Associate
Zafeer supports the production of systematic reviews and evidence gap maps, and provides quality assurance and strategic guidance on the Development Evidence Portal.
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State of the evidence on SDGs: Five key takeaways and reflections

Zafeer Ravat , Dr Martin Bruder 12 June 2024 blog  

As we crossed the halfway point of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we examined the state of the evidence for all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Joining forces with DEval* – and with funding from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) – we did a deep dive into the effectiveness evidence in our Development Evidence Portal (DEP) to unpack the trends and themes across SDGs.

Recent and fast-growing evidence on sustainable energy interventions, but gaps remain

Constanza Gonzalez Parrao, Cem Yavuz, Zafeer Ravat 20 May 2024 blog  
Progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 – to ensure universal access to energy and clean cooking, the adoption of renewables and an increase in energy efficiency – has been mixed. While electricity access has improved in select countries, clean cooking remains a prevalent issue for one in three people globally.

Unveiling trends in impact evaluations across Sub-Saharan Africa

Zafeer Ravat , Mark Engelbert 22 December 2023 blog  
With 4262 studies, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) accounts for the largest number of impact evaluations in the Development Evidence Portal (DEP). The second blog in our 'state of the evidence' series that previously featured Latin America and the Caribbean unpacks the evidence coming from this part of the African continent. The DEP – which remains a global public good – allows us to analyze which countries, interventions and outcomes are the most researched, by whom and in what way.