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- UN SDSN Statement on the War in Ukraine
As business partner, Karsten Weitzenegger supports the Statement on the War in Ukraine of the Leadership Council of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network and Members of the SDSN Community. The war in Ukraine threatens not only sustainable development, but the survival of humanity. We call on all nations, operating in
- New German Government plans for development policy
Here is a very unofficial translation of parts from today’s coalition contract for the Federal government. Do not cite! DARE MORE PROGRESS ALLIANCE FOR FREEDOM, JUSTICE AND SUSTAINABILITY COALITION AGREEMENT BETWEEN SPD, BÜNDNIS 90 / DIE GRÜNEN AND FDP Foreign, security, defense, development, human rights We will make our foreign,
- 2 Dec 2021: World Sustainable Development Teach-In Day
2 Dec 2021: World Sustainable Development Teach-In Day presents open access live lectures on Progress towards Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals Hamburg, (–) October 2021 – The World Sustainable Development Teach-In Day (WSDTID), a decade-long global movement that aims to raise and spread awareness of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
- NDICI-Global Europe: the new financial instrument to support the EU’s external action in force
The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, represented by the Portuguese Presidency, signed the regulation establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI-Global Europe). The regulation entered into force on 14 June 2021. With a new financial instrument for neighbourhood, development and international
- An inclusive digital economy for people with disabilities?
The digital revolution in the world of work impacts all. How does it impact people with disabilities? Which chances and potential barriers does digitalised work bring for disability inclusion? What are the actions to ensure nobody is left behind and the digital divide is closed? The report “An inclusive digital
- Reaching the poorest and moving to scale: Exploring emerging practice and trade-offs
In recent years there has been a surge in government-led economic inclusion programs. Economic inclusion’s roots are grounded in approaches that are shown to be effective in reaching people living in extreme poverty. Yet one of the biggest challenges as programs scale up is determining the target groups to be included and how to prioritize… Continue reading Reaching the poorest and moving to scale: Exploring emerging practice and trade-offs
- EvalCrisis – lessons learnt at EU Evaluation Support Service
Originally posted on Monitoring & Evaluation & Learning: What did we learn from Evaluation in Crisis? What are the key reflections that the wider evaluation community developed when adapting processes and methods to the new conditions created by the outbreak of the first global pandemic ever of the modern era? The EU Evaluation Support Service…
- Our Planet, Our Future
An Urgent Call for Action SHARE Nobel Prize Laureates and Other Experts Issue Urgent Call for Action After ‘Our Planet, Our Future’ Summit In advance of the G7 summit in the UK, a scientific statement signed by an unprecedented 126 Nobel Laureates has been delivered to summit leaders. The statement said, “Without transformational action this… Continue reading Our Planet, Our Future
- NDICI is the new EU Instrument for Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation
European Commission welcomes political agreement on future €79.5 billion for a new instrument to finance the EU external action and lead the global recovery through international partnerships The European Union will soon have a unified instrument that will make the financing of EU external action more coherent, transparent and flexible, and will allow the EU… Continue reading NDICI is the new EU Instrument for Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation
- Global Civil Society Report #SpotlightSDGs on the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs
Shifting policies for systemic change Lessons from the global COVID-19 crisis Download (pdf)Download this chapter in pdf format here. Global Civil Society Report on the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs A world in turmoil needs fundamental change Compiled by Jens Martens, Global Policy Forum The COVID-19 pandemic and the national responses to it brought the… Continue reading Global Civil Society Report #SpotlightSDGs on the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs
News for Evaluation Professionals
- Systems Mapping: How to build and use causal models of systems
Authors: Pete Barbrook-Johnson, Alexandra S. Penn Highly commended by Rick Davies, both for the content, and for making the whole publication FREE !! Available in pdf form, as a whole or in sections here Overview Contents: Introduction Pete Barbrook-Johnson, Alexandra S. Penn Pages 1-19 Open Access PDF Rich Pictures Pete Barbrook-Johnson, Alexandra S. Penn Pages 21-32 Open Access PDF Theory… Read More Systems Mapping: How to build and use causal models of systems
- New UNDP Evaluation Guidelines
IEO’s evaluation guidelines now available in all six UN languages! In December, the UNDP Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) launched its evaluation guidelines in all six official UN languages. UNDP evaluators work all over the world, in different contexts and cultures. To support the process, IEO developed an easy-to-use set of guidelines in the six languages… Read More New UNDP Evaluation Guidelines
- Evaluation Support Service Library | Evaluation in crisis, dissemination of evaluations, and evaluation in hard-to-reach areas
EVALUATION SUPPORT SERVICE LIBRARY The library section of the Evaluation Support Service offers a wide range of resources in relation to the three themes shown below: evaluation in crisis, dissemination of evaluations, and evaluation in hard-to-reach areas (HRA). The resources have been compiled and developed by the Evaluation Support Service team. If you have questions on the… Read More Evaluation Support Service Library | Evaluation in crisis, dissemination of evaluations, and evaluation in hard-to-reach areas
- EvalCrisis – lessons learnt at EU Evaluation Support Service
What did we learn from Evaluation in Crisis? What are the key reflections that the wider evaluation community developed when adapting processes and methods to the new conditions created by the outbreak of the first global pandemic ever of the modern era? The EU Evaluation Support Service carried out an in-depth analysis of all materials… Read More EvalCrisis – lessons learnt at EU Evaluation Support Service
- How well are development & humanitarian actors doing in their #COVID19 response & recovery efforts? How can they improve?
The Lessons from Evaluation series by the COVID-19 Global Evaluation Coalition provides timely summaries of evaluation evidence to inform the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These demand-driven summaries, are authored by different Coalition participants and drawn from the collective evidence base of all. Findings Nine key lessons were identified across five functional areas- Partnerships and Operations, Management, Communications,… Read More How well are development & humanitarian actors doing in their #COVID19 response & recovery efforts? How can they improve?
Websites of the Month
- Webis - Sammelschwerpunkte an deutschen Bibliotheken
bietet unter webis.sub.uni-hamburg.de eine Übersicht über die verschiedenen Fachinformationsdienste für die Wissenschaft (FID) und deren Vorgänger, die Sondersammelgebiete (SSG). Sie finden Informationen über die regionalen und fachlichen FID, deren Erwerbungsprofile und Serviceangebote sowie Kontaktdaten der Bibliotheken und wissenschaftlichen Institute.
- African Studies Library
The African Studies Library project aims to build a state-of-the-art library catalogue and to provide research services for African Studies in Germany and beyond. This project is funded by the German Reseach Foundation (DFG) and hosted at the Goethe University Library in Frankfurt.
- Species+
Species+ contains information on all species that are listed in the Appendices of CITES and CMS, as well as other CMS Family listings and species included in the Annexes to the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations.
- Virtual Library of the German Cooperation (BIVICA)
The Virtual Library of the German Cooperation (BIVICA), is the information and documentation center of the German Cooperation in the Latin America region. It was created with the aim of contributing to knowledge management around the work of Cooperation in the region. For this, BIVICA provides documents related to the experiences, studies and research developed within the framework of the work of the German Cooperation, International Cooperation and its partner institutions, such as state, private and civil society entities. BIVICA, since its launch, gathers more than 5,000 bibliographic […]
- CBM Inclusive Participation Toolbox makes your work more inclusive
CBM has launched the Inclusive Participation Toolbox, a new digital centre with resources for supporting the meaningful inclusion of persons with disabilities and organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDs). The toolbox is designed for professionals working in international development. It supports them to develop and implement inclusive programmes, organise consultations, plan events, and prepare presentations. “Inclusion is not a choice; it is a human right. This toolbox will help you as a professional or your organisation to work with and for persons with disabilities. As CBM, we […]
- UN Climate Change Conference 2022 (COP27) in Egypt | Internationale Klimaschutzinitiative (IKI)
#Germany increases funding for global adaptation fund by 60 million euro The Federal Foreign Office and the Federal Ministry for the Environment are increasing their contribution to the international Adaptation Fund by 30 million euro each. #COP27
- Africa’s COP: Where does West Africa stand with respect to the global climate agenda? - Development Matters %
Africa’s COP: Where does West Africa stand with respect to the global climate agenda?
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