The online event will take place on March 24, from 10am to 12pm (Brasília time), accessible in English, Spanish and Portuguese
The Evidence Hub of Latin America and the Caribbean (HubLAC) will launch, on March 24, the report “Evidence ecosystem in Latin America and the Caribbean: HubLAC mapping to strengthen evidence-informed policies”, an unprecedented diagnosis of the regional ecosystem of Evidence-Informed Policies (EIP) in the region. The online event will be from 10am to 12pm (Brasília time), accessible in English, Portuguese and Spanish. To participate, access the link and complete your registration.
Prepared with the participation of 123 people, including online survey respondents and interviewees, the document maps and characterizes organizations, networks and individuals who generate, synthesize, communicate or use scientific evidence to support the formulation of public policies in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.
The launch will include the presentation of the main results of the mapping by the authors of the study, followed by a debate on the challenges and opportunities for strengthening the evidence ecosystem in the region. There will be space for questions and contributions from the audience attending the broadcast.
“The result shows us that there is a movement in the region, that there are interested people and that we can build with this community actions to improve decision-making in our region, which is so urgent,” evaluates Veronica Osorio, founder of the Bloomsbury Policy Group and friend of HubLAC, during Evidence Week 2025, when preliminary results of the study were presented.
“The initial mapping of the evidence ecosystem in Latin America and the Caribbean offers an in-depth diagnosis that, when strategically interpreted, reveals structural patterns, imbalances and latent opportunities,” states Leopoldo Font, friend of HubLAC, international consultant in strategic planning and evaluation in Latin America and was a member of the academic and executive committees of the Latin American and Caribbean Monitoring, Evaluation and Systematization Network (ReLAC), also in testimony during Evidence Week 2025.
Next steps
The mapping is part of a broader HubLAC strategy to strengthen networks, identify collaboration opportunities and promote the use of evidence in public policy formulation. The idea is to build a “living base” of knowledge about the regional ecosystem, which will be continuously updated and expanded.
About Hub LAC
The Latin America and Caribbean Evidence Hub is an initiative that brings together people, organizations and networks dedicated to promoting the use of scientific evidence in public policy formulation in the region. Inspired by experiences such as the Africa Evidence Network and the WHO EVIPNet network, Hub LAC works on identifying synergies, strengthening capacities and building bridges between knowledge producers and users.
Service
- What: Launch of the report Evidence ecosystem in Latin America and the Caribbean: HubLAC mapping to strengthen evidence-informed policies
- When: 24/03/2026, from 10am to 12pm (Brasília time)
- Where: Complete your registration online
- Languages: Event accessible in Spanish, English and Portuguese