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The partnership for evidence and equity in responsive social systems (PEERSS) aims to advance evidence-informed policymaking, primarily in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), to address social challenges, with a focus on the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

A lack of recent and reliable data is partly to blame for gender gaps in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in Latin America.

Building on their existing commitments to advance the timely and effective use of evidence in policy and decision-making, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and IDRC have jointly increased their support to the Rapid and Responsive Evidence Partnership of teams in low- and middle-income countries.

This project establishes Results for Development (R4D) as the coordinating organization for the Rapid and Responsive Evidence Partnership (RREP).

Latin America contributes almost 10% of total global greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), mostly from the energy sector, agriculture, and land use.

Little is known about the behavioural and environmental risk factors of COVID-19 because of a lack of high-quality epidemiological data.

Cardiovascular disease is among the leading causes of death associated with COVID-19.

Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illnesses ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV).

This project investigates the gender gap in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupations in Brazil.

This project aims to identify solutions to justice and development challenges in three informal settlements (“favelas” or “periferias”) in and around Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Metabolic diseases, including diabetes, obesity, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease are reaching epidemic levels worldwide.

Type 2 diabetes is a metabolic disease characterized by elevated circulating sugar levels that result from reduced insulin secretion from pancreatic beta cells and reduced sensitivity to insulin.

Humans have enormous demands for blood production.

The human intestine routinely encounters threatening bacteria that cause disease and death.

One of the most common diseases on poultry farms is avian colibacillosis, which affects both broiler and laying hens.

Neither India nor Brazil have laws that effectively respond to sexism in online hate speech, in part because hate speech classifications in the law fail to comprehensively cover sexist speech.

Despite the well-acknowledged importance of using evidence for decision-making by many development actors, organizations in most countries are not using timely and responsive mechanisms to effectively support evidence-informed policymaking.

Throughout the developing world, young men and women face high unemployment coupled with strong feelings of dissatisfaction with their quality of life in contexts of weak governance and institutions, increased political instability, and growing state authoritarianism — factors that render societies vulnerable and play a role in radicalization.

The International Labour Organization reports that nearly one-fifth of Latin American and Caribbean youth were unemployed and two-thirds work in precarious jobs.

Over the last two decades, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has become one of the major international bodies searching for scientific and political agreements between developing and developed countries.

Front-of-package (FOP) food labels have been recommended by the World Health Organization and public health experts worldwide as an effective measure to strengthen understanding of nutritional information and help consumers make healthy choices.

Non-communicable diseases are responsible for more than half of the global burden of disease.

This project seeks to contribute to agricultural resilience to climate change in Costa Rica and Brazil by developing more sustainable soil and water management strategies.

The highest numbers of dengue cases in Latin America in the last few years have occurred in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico.