CALL FOR ABSTRACTS BACKGROUND
The International Centre for Evaluation and Development (ICED) in partnership with the Ministry of Planning and Development-Ethiopia, University of Gondar, Policy Studies Institute, Ethiopian Economics Association, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Market, Risk and Resilience of the University of California at Davis, Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) at the University of Ghana, Ethiopian Evaluation Association, Jimma University, Global Development Network, Ministry of Finance-Ethiopia, Africa Centre for Systematic Reviews and Knowledge Translation-Makerere University, African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) and other partners are organizing the 2023 Evidence to Action (E2A) Conference and Exhibition. The event would be held in Ethiopia at the Ethiopian Economics Association Auditorium, in Addis Ababa, from 24th to 28th July, 2023 and would entail 2 days of pre-conference events/side events and the 3-day conference and exhibition. The conference would bring together key actors and stakeholders across the continent and globe, within all stages of the value chain of evidence-based policymaking and practice, including high calibre of experts, government actors and policymakers, research institutions, academia, civic society organizations, international NGOs, United Nations Agencies, private sector organizations and industry, global business leaders and entrepreneurs, and the media. Click here to download the full document
CONCEPT NOTE
Over the last few years, the world has faced tremendous disruptions such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war and other fragilities in several countries, climate change hardships and various natural disasters that have affected the lives and livelihoods of millions of people. Further aggravated by global economic and financial market depressions, even many more have been thrown into poverty, with greater exposure to vulnerabilities and inequalities. These disruptions have led to serious reversal problems, eroding decades worth of development progress, and consequent undermining of the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals Agenda 2030 and the Africa Union Agenda 2063. As is often the case, developing countries, many of which are in Africa, face the harshest impacts of shocks Nonetheless, enormous challenges also present enormous opportunities for resilience and the chance to boost local momentum to recover progress lost, particularly within the developing countries who are the most affected by any global shocks. Approaching the risks and opportunities to people, planet, and the economy, using a sustainability lens, unearths unique prospects to mobilize domestic resources and deploy tailored solutions at scale. With inclusive and complementary support from all key sectors and stakeholders, countries are able to better position themselves to build the systems, structures and capacities needed to withstand shocks and bounce back better; to wit, resilience and recovery. The year’s E2A would be held in Ethiopia at the Ethiopian Economics Association Auditorium, in Addis Ababa, from 24th to 28th July, 2023 comprising a 2 days of pre-conference events/side events and the 3-day conference and exhibition. Click here to get the full concept note
