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What we’re reading in December: 2021 Nobel Laureates, Systems Change and Mainstreaming Environmental and Social concerns

by Sharon Scotcher | Jan 5, 2022 | Blog

Where next in the quest for better evidence — after this year’s picks for the Nobel Prize in Economics https://www.3ieimpact.org/blogs/where-next-quest-better-evidence-after-years-picks-nobel-prize-economics The 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded jointly...

International Migrants Day: Climate Migrants are on the Rise By Daria Blinova, yEES! member

by Daria Blinova | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog

History shows that humanity has always been on the move. However, climate change and environmental degradation affect almost every aspect of our life more and more. This, in turn, induces human mobility: people have to migrate from their homes to unknown destinations...

Evaluating the work of multilateral organizations’ response to COVID-19: emerging lessons and good practices from FAO’s early response

by Carlos Tarazona | Dec 3, 2021 | Blog

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Programme (RRP) in July of 2020 with the aim of enhancing its coordination in response to the crisis and its related resource mobilization. Conceived as an...

What we’re reading in November: Evaluating Climate policy after COP26

by Sharon Scotcher | Dec 1, 2021 | Blog

How evidence from randomized evaluations can inform climate finance at COP26 https://www.povertyactionlab.org/blog/11-8-21/how-evidence-randomized-evaluations-can-inform-climate-finance-cop26 By the time of COP26, something of a consensus had emerged that the...

Women in Rural Development: Integrating a gender dimension into policies for rural areas in Europe

by Blanca Casares Guillen | Nov 29, 2021 | Blog

Situation of women in rural areas in Europe Women play a major role in civil society and economic growth in rural areas. They help to maintain vibrant rural areas and communities, and viable farm businesses. Women act in the rural economy as farmers, workers in...

Antibiotics Awareness Week 2021: The cost of worldwide misconceptions about antibiotics

by Daria Blinova | Nov 24, 2021 | Blog

In order to stay healthy, one should know where, when, and how to seek high-quality medical treatment. However, among various types of medications and tons of information available on the Internet nowadays it is difficult to distinguish the options that may work best...