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).
Development programs aim to improve outcomes for poor and vulnerable populations, from better health and increased learning to higher productivity and incomes. Impact evaluations apply research tools to assess whether those intended outcomes were achieved because of the program.
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…
Les gouvernements sont confrontés à des défis de plus en plus complexes : insécurité alimentaire, chocs climatiques, exigences croissantes en matière de redevabilité, etc. Pour prendre des décisions…
Governments face increasingly complex challenges: food insecurity, climate shocks, rising demands for accountability, and more. To make sound decisions, they need reliable answers to questions of…
Is it possible to reduce violent conflict at a local level through peacebuilding projects? If so, what kind of interventions are effective in doing so? Two recent studies from Nigeria and Sudan…
As 2025 comes to a close, global NEET (not in education, employment, or training) rates continue to be a pressing issue. According to ILO estimates, this constitutes 25% of the world’s population in…
India’s rural development journey has been shaped by decades of innovation, adaptation, and community-led action. From the Community Development Programme of the 1950s to the emergence of Self-Help…
