EVALSDG Network’ first briefing note “Evaluation: a crucial ingredient for SDG success” is now published. Please see the attachment and the link http://pubs.iied.org/pdfs/17357IIED.pdf Main Policy Pointers: Measurement is not enough: monitoring must be accompanied by evaluation that addresses the complexity of the SDGs and how they are achieved. National policy
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Implementing the 2016-2020 Global Evaluation Agenda (GEA)
As you were surely aware, 2015 was a big year for IOCE and EvalPartners and, indeed, the global evaluation community. There were 92 EvalYear events held around the world, cumulating in the major Global Evaluation Forum in Kathmandu the last week of November. But it didn’t all end at the
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development revitalises the quest for results
The 17 universal goals and 169 targets set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development serve as an action plan for countries, partnerships and international collaboration. The goals and targets aim to promote concrete results for people, society, governance and the environment all over the world. On 3-4 February
UNDP Evaluation Resource Center
Evaluation Resource Center ERC (erc.undp.org) was developed in 2002 with the simple goal of publically sharing all UNDP evaluation reports and to communicate the organization’s contributions to development. This global platform which holds more than 3500 evaluations has been re-designed using tools and enhancements, to simplify and improve access to
Evaluation fit for the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda: a commitment by evaluators
More than 150 world leaders attended the UN Sustainable Development Summit on September 25-27, 2015, at the UN headquarters in New York. At the Summit, Heads of States and Governments formally adopted an ambitious new sustainable development agenda and affirmed strong political commitment to its timely implementation, review and follow-up.
Do you have a challenge in monitoring complex projects ?
Struggling with useful outcome monitoring ? – then see USAID 2013 discussion note on complexity-aware monitoring (http://usaidlearninglab.org/library/complexity-aware-monitoring-discussion-note-brief) it introduces 5 approaches that help us address three blind spots of classical performance monitoring (logframe-type approaches based on predicted linear causal pathways): 1) broader range of outcomes associated with the system; 2)
A Curated List of Postings on Technical Topics – Your One-Stop Shop for Methodology | Impact Evaluations
The World Bank offers A Curated List of Our Postings on Technical Topics – Your One-Stop Shop for Methodology | Impact Evaluations.
Evaluation included in SDG Outcome document
The United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) reports that the outcome document of the United Nations Summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda, “Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development“, is now available. It was agreed to by consensus by Member States on Sunday, 2 August 2015. The United
How to build a theory of change for an impact evaluation | Video by Howard White
Speaker: Professor Howard White, Former Executive Director, 3ie https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/pWutrZwzP18?list=PLMdLqa33jxDnYmlJXC6_ExjpefosgQ3BF A comprehensive theory of change is integral to designing a high quality and policy relevant impact evaluation. In this video, Professor Howard White uses the example of a school feeding programme to illustrate the steps involved in building a theory of
▶ Evaluators would make good pirates
Maurice, the Evaluation Pirate, explains why professional evaluators would make good pirates. via ▶ Evaluators and Pirates – YouTube.
New EES Evaluation Capabilities Framework for the conduct of quality evaluation
This is the new Evaluation Capabilities Framework prepared by one of the Working Groups within the European Evaluation Society (EES). The development of such document is particularly timely as it is likely to foster some interesting debates and hopefully promote further collaboration with professional evaluation associations in other countries and