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3ie’s Development Evidence Portal: Value for money in a time of resource uncertainty

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).

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How to communicate a null-results impact evaluation

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.

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

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

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…

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08 August 2025
Engy Saleh
Engy Saleh
Abdelrahman Nagy
Abdelrahman Nagy +
 

Where evidence meets impact — a shared journey at ESA Africa

It is always a bit magical when a conference turns into a conversation—and then into a movement. That’s what it felt like at this year’s Economic Science Association (ESA) Africa Conference hosted by…
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25 July 2025
Astrid Gracia
Astrid Garcia +
 

Cash that lasts: What we learned 18 months after the ADN Dignidad transfers stopped

Humanitarian aid is often judged by what it fixes in the moment. But a critical question often goes unanswered: What will it change in the long run?The CUA Consortium with the ADN Dignidad program in…
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16 July 2025
Etienne Lwamba
Etienne Lwamba
Sanghwa Lee
Sanghwa Lee +
 

Evidence on fragile and conflict-affected situations: Insights from the Development Evidence Portal

At present, around one in four people worldwide live in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCAS). Even more concerning, nearly 75% of the world’s extreme poor reside in these contexts, and…
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14 July 2025
Abdelrahman Nagy
Abdelrahman Nagy +
 

Where’s the Evidence? A Call for Research in the MENA Region’s Time of Crisis

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is no stranger to turmoil. With the devastating conflict in Gaza, the displacement crises in Sudan, the crumbling economies in Lebanon and Syria, and…
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04 July 2025
Esteban J Quiñones
Esteban J Quiñones
Heather van Buskirk
Heather van Buskirk
Carolyn Huang
Carolyn Huang +
 

The systems challenge behind ending hunger: Why SDG 2 requires more than food

The recent 2025 Global Food Policy Report, launched on World Hunger Day, highlights unprecedented progress in reducing hunger and poverty over the last 50 years. However, the goal of zero hunger is…
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