GEC 2025

Global Evidence Commitment 2025

11 - 12 November 2025 Oslo, November

The Global Evidence Commitment (GEC) is coming to Oslo on 11–12 November 2025 for its second annual convening, hosted by Norad and convened by 3ie. Building on the momentum from the inaugural meeting in 2024, this year’s event will bring together the world’s leading development institutions committed to embedding evidence into decision-making.

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Empowering rural communities through evidence: Learnings from National Rural Livelihoods Mission

09 September 2025 Taj Mahal, Mansingh Road, New Delhi
India’s National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM), including its enhanced phase under the National Rural Economic Transformation Project (NRETP), represents one of the largest government efforts globally to reduce rural poverty through women-led self-help groups (SHGs) and community institutions.

AEW 2025

Asian Evaluation Week (AEW) 2025

01 - 04 September 2025 Xi'an, China
The Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Independent Evaluation Department (IED) and the Asia-Pacific Finance and Development Institute (AFDI) are hosting the 2025 Asian Evaluation Week (AEW) on 1- 4 September in Xi'an, China.

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August 2025
Santiago, Chile

The Importance of Impact Evaluation for Better Public Policies in the Service of Agriculture

28 August 2025 Santiago, Chile

The Ministry of Agriculture, Chile, the Institute of Agricultural Development (INDAP), and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) are organizing a seminar titled: The Importance of Impact Evaluation for Better Public Policies in Service of Agriculture. This seminar will provide a space for dialogue and reflection on the strategic role of evaluation in designing more effective public policies. It will also highlight lessons learned and recent progress within the framework of INDAP’s modernization process.

APEA event

Asia Pacific Evaluation Association (APEA) Webinar

21 July 2025 Online

APEA hosted a webinar on changing status of evaluation in global aid upheaval. This panel discussion explored significant shifts in global development aid, as major donors such as the US and UK announce major cuts, potentially reducing official development assistance by 25–50% by 2027.

Speakers: 

  • Winston Allen, International Development Program Evaluator
  • Marie Gaarder, Executive Director, International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie)
  • Mohib Iqbal, Committee Member – Victoria Australian Evaluation Society