Cem Yavuz

Cem Yavuz
Designation: Senior Research Associate
Cem supports the production of evidence gap maps and systematic reviews on a variety of topics, having previously worked on the social cohesion systematic review and food systems evidence gap map. Cem holds an MSc in Security Study from UCL and a BA in Politics from the University of Kent.
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Updating the evidence base on humanitarian food security interventions — share your impact evaluations

Cem Yavuz, Katie Pons 13 August 2024 blog  
With an estimated 300 million people needing humanitarian assistance and protection in 2024, understanding which interventions are most effective is more important than ever. But how do we find evidence on interventions to inform our decision-making and understanding?

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.

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

Cem Yavuz, Hesham Shafick 04 March 2024 blog  
Continuing our 'state of the evidence' series exploring insights from the DEP – this blog explores and shares key insights from the evidence on the Middle East and North Africa region.

Unveiling trends in impact evaluations across Latin America and the Caribbean

Cem Yavuz, Mark Engelbert, M Zahin Shafiq 11 October 2023 blog  
3ie’s Development Evidence Portal (DEP) team is writing a series of blogs designed to provide insights and explore regional trends from the data housed within the world’s largest repository for rigorous international development evaluations. Our first destination in this series is Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), a region ranking third in terms of the number of impact evaluations (IEs) with 1910. Here we provide a brief overview of the region, and we encourage interested users to utilize the DEP to do your own explorations.

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

Cem Yavuz, Constanza Gonzalez Parrao 04 August 2023 blog  
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, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic coupled with the war in Ukraine aggravated the global energy crisis resulting in the scaling back of even basic electricity access around the world