Inclusive Green Growth Projects & Programs

GIDE's new evidence-based policy research projects and programs on inclusive green growth in low—and middle-income economies in Africa and Asia, as well as in selected States in the USA, aim to investigate how current growth is guided by our mission "to increase the effectiveness of development by supporting impact evaluation of projects, programs, and policies for better decision-making on what works in developing countries.” 

We believe that most of the information we need is already with us and requires careful review and synthesis to generate evidence on what works and does not.  In particular, we base our impact evaluation on the understanding that much evidence has been generated from quantitative and qualitative research, which can help inform policy.  Importantly, there is a growing demand from policy workers for proof of what works and a commitment from governments to increase the role of systematic inquiry in all aspects of policymaking.  

Our ongoing inclusive green growth program can be broadly grouped under three thematic areas:

  1. Project Quality at Entry: Analysis and design of new investment projects in the sectors of AGRICULTURE, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, TRANSPORT, WATER & HEALTH to realize INCLUSIVE GREEN GROWTH in terms of Relevance, Effectiveness, Efficiency & Sustainability.

  2. Mainstreaming of environmental, climate change mitigation and adaptation, gender, and regional integration in national/regional policies, programs, and projects.

  3. Impact evaluation: Project performance evaluation, systematic reviews of past research papers/documents for evidence of what works, and environmental and social impact assessment.

  4. Building a cadre of professionals in the above areas - graduate students, policy makers, statisticians and researchers.

  5. Internship and Fellowship. At GIDE, we recognize the importance of providing emerging talent engaging learning opportunities to develop the future research and global workforce. We offer a variety of internship, fellowship, and postdoctoral opportunities at our Hawaii office.

Achieving Our Mission: 2025 - 2030 Program

Our program aims to generate world-class, cutting-edge impact evaluation addressing key questions on developing countries' development outcomes. The ultimate aim is to provide policymakers and practitioners with concrete ideas on improving lives and an understanding of how these will translate to their specific contexts and institutions, enabling more effective policies and interventions.  GIDE thus promotes the institutionalization of impact evaluation to create an institutional and legal framework that defines the purpose and the methods of public accountability and assessment.