Karsten Weitzenegger is contracted by German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval) to carry out a meta-analysis of poverty-related reports done in Costa Rica recently. The meta-analysis will serve to systematize achievements, favorable and unfavorable factors and recommendations in relation to the objective of the fight against poverty. During the period 2015-2017, Costa Rica has made … Read more
The European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD) is the heart piece of the EU’s new External Investment Plan (EIP). Its role is to help boosting private and public investment in our partner countries to address some of the obstacles to growth and some root reasons for irregular migration. The EFSD Strategic Board includes the EU … Read more
Karsten Weitzenegger supports ACTION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT http://action4sd.org and calls civil society organisations to become members of this global platform. From the Mission Statement We see the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change as opportunities to move towards such transformation. If these commitments are met, we have a chance … Read more
PTB appraisal mission to Sri Lanka Background Within the framework of its international technical cooperation, funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the German National Metrology Institute “PTB” (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt) is preparing a new bilateral cooperation with Sri Lanka in the field of Quality Infrastructure (QI). Objectives In view of the … Read more
Where Evidence Meets Action. Karsten Weitzenegger is an experienced consultant and author based in Hamburg, Germany. He provides evaluation and policy advisory services worldwide at the intersection of development and sustainability. His goal is to contribute to shaping a cooperative, multipolar world and to strengthen sustainable prospects for the future For over 25 years, Karsten … Read more
Conference Report: Private Sector Development and Peacebuilding BMZ, DiFD, GTZ and International Alert organized an international conference on ‘Private Sector Development and Peacebuilding – Exploring Local and International Perspectives’ in Berlin on the 14/15 September 2006. During these two days some 140 experts in the fields of private sector development (PSD) and peacebuilding, representing various … Read more
Building BDS Markets That Actually Work: Supply-Side Lessons from the Field Before you can develop a Business Development Services market, you need to honestly assess what’s holding it back — and often, the problem starts on the supply side. Weak BDS markets don’t fail by accident. Macro-economic constraints quietly block market growth, and subsidised monopoly … Read more
Why Small Businesses Fail to Invest in Their People — and What BDS Can Do About It In a knowledge-based economy, the competitive edge no longer belongs to those with the most machines or the lowest prices. It belongs to those with the best people. Yet for many small and medium enterprises, investing in staff … Read more
Series Evaluation Insights for Policy and Programming Context The Micro Projects Programme II Suriname operated between 1999 and 2005 with financing of about five million euro from the eighth European Development Fund, following an earlier government run micro projects programme considered less suited to mobilize civil society. The programme sought to address persistent poverty, social … Read more
