Water to save lives

3ie Brief No. 9, August 2009

Contaminated water is bad for health, resulting in thousands of premature deaths around the world each year. There is strong evidence that household water treatment has the biggest impact and is the most costeffective method in reducing risks of diarrhoea. But the picture is not as clear when it comes to measuring the impact on time savings and other outcomes, nor when it comes to making investments which have a sustainable impact.

Aquaculture in transition: Lessons from the impact evaluation of the IDEA project in Bangladesh

Impact evaluation Brief 3ie 2026

The authors of this brief evaluate the IDEA project’s efforts to strengthen aquaculture, nutrition, and women’s empowerment in northwest Bangladesh, finding limited added impact amid rapid market-driven sector growth.

The impact of linkage modalities between index-based insurance and agricultural credit

Impact evaluation Brief 3ie 2026

This brief presents evidence from a 4-year quasi-experimental impact evaluation of weather-index-based insurance bundled with agricultural loans for small-scale producers in Senegal.

Index-based insurance in Senegal, 10 years later: Stocktaking and future directions

Impact evaluation Brief 3ie 2026

This brief presents evidence from a 4-year quasi-experimental impact evaluation of weather-index-based insurance bundled with agricultural loans for small-scale producers in Senegal.

Transforming rural livelihoods in India: Findings from NRETP and NRLM evaluation

Impact evaluation Brief 3ie 2026

This brief is based on 3ie's study evaluating the impacts of India's National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM), including its enhanced phase under the National Rural Economic Transformation Project (NRETP).

From risk to resilience? The impact of weather index insurance bundled with agricultural loans in Senegal

Impact evaluation Brief 3ie 2025

This brief presents evidence from a 4-year quasi-experimental impact evaluation of weather-index-based insurance bundled with agricultural loans for small-scale producers in Senegal.

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Water to save lives

Aquaculture in transition: Lessons from the impact evaluation of the IDEA project in Bangladesh

The impact of linkage modalities between index-based insurance and agricultural credit

Index-based insurance in Senegal, 10 years later: Stocktaking and future directions

Transforming rural livelihoods in India: Findings from NRETP and NRLM evaluation

From risk to resilience? The impact of weather index insurance bundled with agricultural loans in Senegal

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