Evidence 2025, hosted by the Africa Evidence Network (AEN) and the African Center for Equitable Development (ACED), is a groundbreaking event that brings together the Pan-African community to advance evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) across the...
LEEPS Case Study Series: High Impact Outputs that Effectively Communicate Evidence to Policymakers
Although there has been a proliferation of research on many Sustainable Development Goal-related topics, much of it has not been designed with a policymaker audience in mind. In many cases, evidence outputs are not tailored to meet the needs of...
From Status Updates to Solutions: How the Africa LEEPS Partnership Used LabStorms to Unlock Real Collaboration
Our quarterly partnership meetings had a familiar rhythm: updates, reports, and announcements. While informative, they lacked the rich dialogue and collaborative problem-solving we wanted to foster. We needed to shift the focus of our time together from...
Webinar on Refining our Approaches to Evidence-Informed Policymaking Design and Measurement
As the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) deadline draws near, African countries are under growing pressure to develop equitable policies grounded in strong evidence. However, ensuring that evidence consistently informs policymaking requires more...
Repository of systematic reviews on interventions in environment, climate change and health
The Repository of systematic reviews on interventions in environment, climate change and health (ECH) highlights the state of evidence on interventions in major ECH topics that improve health outcomes or reduce harmful exposures. This database may also...
Knowledge brokers at the interface of environmental science and policy: A review of knowledge and research needs
Read the full article here. Knowledge brokers (KBs) bridge gaps between environmental research and policy by facilitating evidence-informed decision-making. They build trust, align research with policy needs, and foster inclusive knowledge exchange. Key...
Education data systems and data use: a research synthesis
Read the full report here. Between 2020 and 2024, the Global Partnership for Education Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (GPE KIX), a joint endeavour with Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), supported five research projects to...
Communicating with policy makers about climate change, health, and their intersection: a scoping review
Read the full article here. Scope: Analysis of 139 studies on policy-facing communication strategies for health, climate, and their intersection. Key gaps: Limited experimental evidence, dominance of high-income contexts (69% of studies), and scarce...
Quantifying sustainability and resilience in food systems: a systematic analysis for evaluating the convergence of current methodologies and metrics
Read the full article here. Key Challenge: Global food systems face climate shocks, pandemics, and conflicts, yet lack standardized metrics to track sustainability (long-term environmental/social/economic balance) and resilience (capacity to absorb/recover...
