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 […]
Combining expert knowledge with data
Evidence helps inform humanitarian action so that it is impartial, effective and ethical. The challenges to obtaining and using this evidence are the motivation behind the extremely informative paper “Insufficient evidence? The quality and use of evidence in humanitarian action” written by Paul Knox Clarke and James Dacy for ALNAP*. There are many statistical issues that […]
Statistics for international development and humanitarian action
What are the data-related challenges that those working in international development and humanitarian action face? How can statisticians contribute to solving these issues? This is the focus of some work that I am exploring on behalf of the International Development Working Group (IDWG) of the Royal Statistical Society (RSS). I am particular interested in understanding […]
