Dr. Rodrigue Castro Gbedomon. Dr Gbedomon is a data scientist and versatile researcher with a passion for knowledge translation to inform policies, investments, and practices. He is ACED's Director of Research and Learning and co-coordinator of the regional excellence centre Evidence-Policy-Action. He previously coordinated the knowledge translation department of the GE21 group, a Swiss network of experts that acts as a think tank and skills center on environmental policy, with the value of strengthening links between researchers, practitioners, and policymakers.
Dr. Rodrigue Castro Gbedomon is a data enthusiast and versatile scientist with a focus on ecological civilization, human development, digital transformation, food systems, and evidence-informed policymaking. His career is driven by a passion for translating scientific knowledge into actionable policies and practices that support sustainable development and enhance community resilience. Over the past decade, he has worked with research, policy, and philanthropic organizations in West Africa and Switzerland, effectively bridging the gap between research, policies, and practices. He has led the development of tools and frameworks that improve the integration of evidence into policymaking. He is the Research and Learning Director at the African Center for Equitable Development (ACED), and since 2023, he has been co-coordinating the Evidence-Policy-Action Excellence Center in West Africa, contributing to advancing the use of evidence in decision-making processes.
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Dr Amadou Gueye is an environmentalist, water and sanitation expert and researcher passionate about knowledge generation and use for development. Since 2022, Dr GUEYE is a Senior Researcher and Programme Coordinator at IPAR and co-coordinator of the regional excellence centre Evidence-Policy-Action. He also coordinated the West African Sanitation Policy & Activators project (WASPA), which aimed to build and maintain policy leadership for safe sanitation management based on African Sanitation Policy Guidelines (ASPG) in 5 francophone West African countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Senegal) through advocacy supported by research evidence.