I recently completed an analysis for TRAFFIC International to describe trends in the illegal ivory trade from 1996 – 2014. These results are being presented this week at the CITES Standing Committee as part of the document on “Elephant conservation, illegal killing and ivory trade” (in particular see Figures 5-9). Clearly, it is the results that are […]
Evaluating the impact and effectiveness of advocacy
The other week I attended a workshop organised jointly by 3ie, the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) and the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) to look at how to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of advocacy. In this meeting there was a broad definition of the aims of advocacy. The aims included trying to […]
Helping reach the SDGs with statistical research
There has, and continues to be, a lot of discussion about the (statistical) challenges in defining the indicators that measure the sustainable development goals (SDGs). But what about the statistical challenges that are faced in helping countries reach the SDGs? This was the topic of the talk I was invited to give at the Royal Statistical […]
