# Jyotsna Puri

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'The Evaluator' Episode 4: Dr. Jyotsna Puri (Jo) on the past, present and future of the IEU

In episode 4, we talk to Dr Jyotsna Puri (Jo), the head of the IEU. Appointed by the GCF Board in 2017, Jo built the IEU from the ground up to a team of 28 members today. She has worked tirelessly to ensure that the IEU conduct high-quality evidence-based evaluations that will help make the GCF fas…

TOR114: 3ie with Dr Jyotsna Puri

There is a good deal of energy in the development and humanitarian space focused on building an evidence base for what works - and what doesn't. Here on the Terms of Reference Podcast, we've talked with numerous individuals and organizations who are building data sets towards that end, and the Inte…

2020 Australasian AID Conference - Keynote panel: Debating RCTs and impact evaluation

In 2019 the Nobel prize for economics went to three economists who have promoted the use and importance of Randomised Control Trials (RCTs) in development economics and interventions. But how useful are RCTs in the real world of development assistance? And what more generally needs to be done to im…

Debating RCTs -- Australasian AID Conference, ANU, February 18

A Keynote panel at the Australasian AID Conference 2020. Debating RCTs, and other topics in impact evaluation Barton Theatre This year the Nobel prize for economics went to three economists who have promoted the use and importance of Randomised Control Trials (RCTs) in development economics and i…

'The Evaluator' Episode 5: Dr. Jyotsna Puri (Jo) on the importance of trusted evidence

In episode 5, we conclude the second part of our interview with Dr Jyotsna Puri (Jo), the Head of the IEU. Appointed by the GCF Board in 2017, Jo built the IEU from the ground up to a team of 28 members today. She has worked tirelessly to ensure that the IEU conduct high-quality evidence-based eval…

'The Evaluator’ Episode 15: Climate bonds Part II

Episode 15 of ‘The Evaluator’ is our second episode to focus on the topic of climate bonds, also referred to as green bonds or sustainable bonds. This podcast is based on the IEU Virtual Talk: The Future of Climate Bonds, held in May, 2021. It features Sean Kidney, CEO of Climate Bonds Initiative…

How to fix our food

Earlier this year, environmental leaders from 185 countries gathered in Vancouver, Canada for the Seventh Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), where they discussed ways to tackle the climate and biodiversity crises and make conservation more inclusive. The GEF Assembly also saw the l…