Scoping papers

We develop our evidence programmes through an organised scoping process to help ensure they are addressing key policy and programming evidence needs. Our scoping exercises include consultations with decision makers, funders, programme managers and practitioners. This exercise usually results in a clear focus for any impact evaluation funding and an evidence gap map and could include a focus for a systematic review. We publish the results of this initial process as a scoping paper and an evidence gap map report.

Latest scoping papers

Scoping papers

Scoping exercises usually include producing an evidence map of interventions and outcomes of included studies and reviews. This aids identification of where more or better evidence is needed and where evidence is sufficient for producing systematic reviews

Scoping paper 9

Understanding financial risks for smallholder farmers in low-and middle-income countries: what do we know and not know?

Scoping paper 3ie 2017  

3ie undertook this scoping study to inform the focus for the Agricultural Insurance Thematic Window grant-making.

Scoping paper 8

Promoting latrine use in India

Scoping paper 3ie 2017  

To inform 3ie’s Promoting Latrine Use in Rural India Thematic Window, we undertook a scoping study to identify the state of rigorous evidence in this area and to find out what decision makers,

Integrating HIV services with other health services to improve care, retention and adherence

Integrating HIV services with other health services to improve care, retention and adherence

Scoping paper 3ie 2017  

This scoping paper by Heard and colleagues summaries a range of activities 3ie undertook to assess stakeholder demands and priorities for generating new impact evaluation evidence on the effectiven

Assessing the evidence base on science, technology, innovation and partnerships for accelerating development outcomes in low- and middle-income countries

Assessing the evidence base on science, technology, innovation and partnerships for accelerating development outcomes in low- and middle-income countries

Scoping paper 3ie 2017  
This scoping paper summarises a range of activities 3ie undertook to assess stakeholder demands and priorities for generating new impact evaluation evidence on how science, technology, innovation and partnerships accelerate development outcomes in low- and middle-income countries.

Adolescent sexual and reproductive health: scoping the impact of programming in low- and middle-income countries

Adolescent sexual and reproductive health: scoping the impact of programming in low- and middle-income countries

Scoping paper 3ie 2016  

Adolescence (10–19 years old) is a critical period in life, during which people undergo extensive biological, psychological and social changes.

The state of evidence on the impact of transferable skills programming on youth in low- and middle-income countries

The state of evidence on the impact of transferable skills programming on youth in low- and middle-income countries

Scoping paper 3ie 2015  

Young people make up the majority of the world’s population, and the majority of those young people are in the developing world (USAID 2012).

Engaging communities for increasing immunisation coverage: what do we know?

Engaging communities for increasing immunisation coverage: what do we know?

Scoping paper 3ie 2015  

Immunisation coverage rates continue to stagnate or even decline in some parts of the world.

3ie Scoping Paper 2

The current state of peacebuilding programming and evidence

Scoping paper 3ie 2015  

Currently very few conflict-affected countries have met a single Millennium Development Goal.

What evidence is available and what is required in humanitarian assistance?

What evidence is available and what is required in humanitarian assistance?

Scoping paper 3ie 2014  

Most areas in the humanitarian sector suffer from a paucity of evidence.