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World Bank IEG's expert panel

How should evaluators respond to a changing global landscape? Ideas from the World Bank IEG's expert panel

To respond to a rapidly-changing global context, the evaluation community needs to adapt its methods and approaches, according to an expert panel assembled by the World Bank’s Independent Evaluation Group (IEG).

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evidence-to-policy

The evidence-to-policy conundrum and how to solve it

Does better evidence lead to better policies and programs? Massive amounts of reliable evidence, drawing on scientifically strong methods, including randomized controlled trials, mixed-methods approaches, and more, have been generated and disseminated in recent decades. A Nobel Prize has been awarded for that pathbreaking work. Yet the impact of that evidence – on…

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Insights from the Development Evidence Portal – the Middle East and North Africa

Insights from the Development Evidence Portal – the Middle East and North Africa

Our latest piece in the ‘state of the evidence’ series – which interprets data by unpacking the studies in our Development Evidence Portal (DEP) – focuses on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. . The DEP currently includes 740 impact evaluations (IE) and 352 systematic reviews (SR) from the region, which is the second smallest amongst regions containing low- and middle-income…

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15 May 2025
Paul-Thissen
Paul Thissen +
 

Reaching SDG 16: A long way to go to promote peace, but we know some tools are effective

Glance at the news on any given day and it's clear that the world has a long way to go to achieve the 16th Sustainable Development Goal: "Peace, justice, [and] strong institutions." Conflicts in…
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DEP-SDG series blog
15 May 2025
Marie Gaarder
Marie Gaarder
Birte Snilstveit
Birte Snilstveit +
 

3ie’s Development Evidence Portal: Value for money in a time of resource uncertainty

Evidence can help us achieve more with less‘The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2024 makes for sobering reading. It finds that only 17 per cent of the SDG targets are on track, nearly half are…
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For Illustrative purpose only
14 May 2025
Astrid Gracia
Astrid Garcia +
 

Data for decisions: How ADN Dignidad in Colombia used impact evaluations to strengthen its impact

In humanitarian contexts, the difference between assumptions and evidence can determine whether aid programs for the world’s most vulnerable people meet their needs or miss the mark. The ADN Dignidad…
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For Illustrative purpose only
08 May 2025
Tomasz
Tomasz Kozakiewicz
Suvarna Pande
Suvarna Pande
Andrea Floridi
Andrea Floridi
Megha Bhattacharyya
Megha Bhattacharyya
Anil Thota
Anil Thota 2+
 

Call for evidence on the effects of engaging the private sector in sustainable development

At a time when international development budgets are under pressure, involving the private sector in accelerating progress towards the UN's Sustainable Development Goals has become more pressing than…
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For Illustrative purpose only
16 April 2025
Suvarna Pande
Suvarna Pande
catherine-macleod
Catherine MacLeod +
 

More than numbers: Strengthening RCT and cost reporting for policy and practice

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are a powerful tool for understanding what works in development and anti-poverty programs. They provide insights to guide practitioners and policymakers in…
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