Building Partnerships, Advancing Evidence
Our events bring together policymakers, researchers, practitioners, and development partners to exchange ideas, challenge assumptions, and co-create evidence-based solutions. These engagements reflect EIL’s commitment to strengthening institutional capacity and advancing evidence-informed policymaking in Egypt.
Read on below to trace the story, starting in the chapter EIL is living today, and working back to where it all began.
J-PAL MENA 2026 Evaluating Social Programs course provided by Egypt Impact Lab
June 22nd - 24th, 2026
This course is designed for policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and partner organizations interested in using randomized evaluations to generate rigorous evidence and inform social program design.
Positioning Urban Programs for Impact: The Old Rental Law in Egypt
April 6th, 2026
EIL, in partnership with UN-Habitat Egypt, convened a high-level roundtable on Egypt’s Law No. 164 of 2025 on rental agreements. The discussion examined implementation challenges and explored how evidence can support equitable and sustainable housing reform.
Formalizing the STAR Partnership: Evaluating Agricultural Resilience in Upper Egypt
December 7, 2025
HAPIE formalized a new partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation to evaluate the Sustainable Transformation for Agricultural Resilience (STAR) project. This project is implemented by the Ministry with technical support from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
Building Evidence Ecosystems through Training (BEET): Governmental Digital Inclusion Initiatives
November 24th – 26th & December 1st – 3rd, 2025
In collaboration with the German Agency for International Cooperation and Egypt’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, EIL co-hosted two rounds of BEET training under the InnoPA framework, equipping participants with practical tools to integrate impact evaluation into digital inclusion initiatives and strengthen evidence-informed decision-making in digital governance.
Evidence to Policy Dialogue: Advancing Climate-Resilient Agriculture in Egypt
November 11th, 2025
HAPIE launched EIL’s Evidence to Policy dialogue series with a discussion on climate-resilient agriculture, exploring how evaluation findings and collaboration with the World Bank can inform more effective agricultural policies and programs in Egypt.
Positioning Urban Programs for Impact: Mobilizing Climate Data Use
September 21st, 2025
HAPIE and UN-Habitat Egypt convened a high-level roundtable on leveraging climate data to strengthen urban programs, align local climate and development initiatives, and inform evidence-based policymaking.
Building Evidence Ecosystems through Training (BEET): Employability and Skills Development
September 9th - 10th, 2025
The BEET series expanded to Turin through a partnership with the European Training Foundation, strengthening evaluation frameworks to assess how technical education reforms improve employability and skills outcomes.
Building Evidence Ecosystems through Training (BEET): Industrial Policy and Market Access
August 20th – 21st, 2025
In partnership with the Policy Support Unit under the EU-funded TIGARA project, implemented by UNIDO, the EIL delivered a two-day BEET workshop on industrial policy and market access, equipping policymakers and practitioners with tools to design and scale evidence-informed policies.
Building Evidence Ecosystems through Training (BEET): Urban Planning
May 26th - 27th, 2025
EIL and UN-Habitat convened a workshop on integrated urban planning under the Urban Planning and Infrastructure in Migration Contexts project, funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs. Senior representatives from the Ministry of Local Development, Ministry of Housing, New Urban Communities Authority, and three governorates participated in the workshop.
Building Evidence Ecosystems through Training (BEET): Education and Employment
April 8th and 10th, 2025
EIL, in collaboration with the European Training Foundation, delivered a BEET workshop on labor market interventions, bringing together policymakers and technical experts to strengthen the alignment between technical education, skills development, and employment outcomes.
Advancing Green Transformation with MSMEDA
February 25th, 2025
In response to MSMEDA’s interest in green transformation, HAPIE convened a closed session to share international lessons on helping MSMEs adopt greener practices. The discussion directly informed the development of a practical Green Transformation Handbook to guide implementation.
Climate Action Through Evidence-Based Partnerships: COP29
November 18th, 2024
In collaboration with Community Jameel, HAPIE convened a roundtable at COP29 as part of the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action. The session highlighted impact-driven partnerships advancing food and water resilience.
Collaborative Urban Futures at the 12th World Urban Forum
November 7th, 2024
In collaboration with GSMA, HAPIE hosted a panel at the World Urban Forum in Cairo titled “Collaborative Urban Futures: Innovative Partnership Models for Development.”
Bridging Health Systems
April 23rd, 2024
Through the Knowledge Exchange Webinar Series, EIL, alongside the Universal Health Insurance Authority (UHIA) and the World Health Organization in Egypt, built a platform for government-to-government learning that is now informing the design of an evaluation with UHIA.
Partnership Development for Climate Adaptation in Arab States
September 26th - 27th, 2023
PDCA marked a significant milestone in advancing evidence-informed dialogue on climate adaptation across the Arab region and served as the soft launch of the Hub for Advanced Policy Innovation for the Environment (HAPIE).
From Dialogue to Action
Across these convenings, one thread remains constant: partnerships grounded in rigorous evidence can strengthen public systems and improve development outcomes.
Whether through global forums, regional conferences, or targeted technical sessions, EIL continues to create spaces where research meets policy and where collaboration turns ideas into action.