Using evidence to inform decision-making: a recap from the global evidence for Egypt conference

Less than three percent of J-PAL’s global evidence base comes from the Middle East and North Africa, presenting a need to partner with researchers, government agencies and development actors in Egypt to generate locally grounded evidence on effective approaches to achieve national development goals. J-PAL Middle East and North Africa (J-PAL MENA) at the American University in Cairo (AUC) and UNICEF Egypt co-hosted a conference on 15 January 2023 to identify opportunities for evidence-informed poverty reduction efforts in Egypt.