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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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Stakeholders discussion in WACIE countries
20 September 2023
Anca Dumitrescu
Anca Dumitrescu
Paul-Thissen
Paul Thissen +
 

Seven ideas for rapid evidence that is both rigorous and actionable

When policymakers come to us for rapid response evidence, they want it to be immediate, actionable, and reliable, drawing on findings from high-quality evaluations. These requirements can sometimes…
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For Illustrative purpose only
17 August 2023
Carolyn Huang
Carolyn Huang
Douglas Glandon
Douglas Glandon
Jane Hammaker
Jane Hammaker +
 

Launch of 3ie’s policy and institutional reform ‘Methods Menu’

In May 2021, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and 3ie began a partnership to advance the learning and knowledge base around the evaluation, design, and implementation of policy and…
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sustainable energy
04 August 2023
Cem Yavuz
Cem Yavuz
Constanza Gonzalez Parrao
Constanza Gonzalez Parrao +
 

Towards SDG 7: Mapping evidence of access to sustainable energy in L&MICs

With the slowing down of progress towards SDG 7, we move into the second phase of the 2030 agenda with more urgent questions about what interventions are effective to ensure access to affordable,…
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Mapping evidence and gaps in interventions reducing anaemia- for pictorial presentation
26 July 2023
Ashiqun Nabi
Ashiqun Nabi
Charlotte Lane
Charlotte Lane
Daniel Lopez de Romaña
Daniel Lopez de Romaña
Alison Mildon
Alison Mildon 1+
 

Mapping evidence and gaps in interventions reducing anaemia in low- and middle-income countries

In 2019, 269 million children under five, 32 million pregnant women, and over half a billion women of reproductive age were reported to be affected by anaemia. The condition causes adverse health…
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sexual and reproductive health
18 July 2023
Lina Khan
Lina Khan
Shannon Shisler
Shannon Shisler
Tomasz
Tomasz Kozakiewicz +
 

Mapping the evidence on sexual and reproductive health and rights in L&MICs

Sexual and reproductive rights are human rights, and the right to make sexual and reproductive decisions affects sexual and reproductive health. To understand the extent of the evidence on sexual and…
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