Behavioural science interventions within the development and environmental fields in developing countries: An evidence gap map

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2022

Behavioural science interventions within the development and environmental fields in developing countries: An evidence gap map

Agency

Green Climate Fund

Overview

The evidence review presented a systematic, multisectoral search of publications in the academic and grey literature. The searches were restricted to quantitative studies published between 2000 and 2022 that assessed the effectiveness of one or more behavioural science interventions using experimental and quasi-experimental designs. Although the evidence base was thin, the EGM revealed that the most commonly evaluated interventions were reminders, feedback, micro-incentives, salience of communication, commitment devices, salience of experience design (how individuals interact with their physical or digital environment), goal setting, rules of thumb, social norms and social benchmarking. There was limited evidence on wider interventions including planning prompts, group incentives, public commitments, framing devices, checklists, lotteries, defaults, interventions to reduce hassles, identity priming, anchoring, active choice and cognitive behavioural therapy interventions.

Report Details

Year Published	2022
Theme/s	Climate change
Joint	Yes
Partner/s	IFAD
SDG/s	SDG13 - Climate Action
Agency Focal Point	Andreas Reumann
Focal Point Email	areumann@gcfund.org
Managed by Independent Evaluation Office	Yes