Behavioural science interventions within the development and environmental fields in developing countries: A systematic review

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2022

Behavioural science interventions within the development and environmental fields in developing countries: A systematic review

Agency

Green Climate Fund

Overview

The primary objective of the systematic review (SR) was to identify, assess and synthesize evidence on the effectiveness of feedback, reminders, salience (communication), salience (experience design), and goal-setting interventions conducted in developing countries on environmental and development outcomes. These intervention types were selected as there were a sufficient number of causal studies for meta-analysis. We conducted 12 meta-analyses. Our metaanalysis provided cautious evidence that interventions that deploy feedback and reminders are an effective behavioural approach to improving environmental and development outcomes in developing countries. For the remaining three behavioural science interventions in the SR – goal setting, salience of communication and salience of experience design – more research is required to inform decision-making.

Report Details

Year Published	2022
Theme/s	Climate change
Joint	Yes
Partner/s	IFAD
SDG/s	SDG12 - Responsible Consumption and ProductionSDG13 - Climate Action
Agency Focal Point	Andreas Reumann
Focal Point Email	areumann@gcfund.org
Managed by Independent Evaluation Office	Yes