06
March 2026
India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

3ie at Data for Dialogue | Shifting Gender Norms: Unpacking the Digital 'Promise'

06 March 2026 India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

For the 2026 edition, Breakthrough's annual convening ‘Data for Dialogue’ aims to foster dialogue on how digital strategies are being mobilized for gender norm change. The conversations will explore the questions of evidence building in the context of the digital, the diverse possibilities and limitations of digital programs while being attentive to broader ideas of digital rights and justice.

A hands-on workshop on using 3ie’s Development Evidence Portal (DEP)

26 February 2026 Online
Despite growing interest in evidence-informed decision-making, practitioners and policymakers face persistent challenges: research is scattered across multiple sources, assessing evidence quality and relevance is difficult, and findings are often inaccessible or presented in ways that limit practical use. Many users also lack the time or capacity to systematically search for and interpret evidence.  

10 - 13
February 2026
New Delhi, India

EvalFest 2026

10 - 13 February 2026 New Delhi, India

EvalFest is a biennial national conference organized by the Evaluation Community of India (ECOI) and EvalYouth India, focusing on monitoring and evaluation (M&E) practices, innovation, youth engagement, and impact in evolving development contexts. Held in New Delhi, it brings together evaluators, policymakers, academics, and practitioners for knowledge sharing, partnership building, and discussing new approaches, including the use of AI. The theme for this year is ‘Evaluation in complex and evolving contexts: Harmonising youth, innovation, and impact.’

Shaping inclusive food systems in emerging economies with a dynamic private sector

13 November 2025 St. Ermin’s Hotel, Caxton Street, London
This high-level roundtable will convene leading donors, implementers, and researchers driving innovation and evidence in global food systems. Supported by the Gates Foundation, the event builds on a recent series of evaluations conducted by 3ie in collaboration with the Natural Resources Institute and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. These evaluations examined a major Gates-funded, nutrition-sensitive rural development programme in northwest Bangladesh.

11 - 21
November 2025

COP 30 Evidence for Climate Action

11 - 21 November 2025
Evidence for Climate Action (E4CA) is a global platform for sharing the latest evidence on climate action. Anchored at the ‘evidence pavilion’ at COP30, E4CA will bring together the evaluation functions of multiple organizations for a diverse program on lessons learned from multiple climate interventions.