EvalForEarth

EvalForEarth is a community of practice on evaluation
for food security, environment, agriculture and rural
development.

We support evaluation capacities through facilitated
discussions, blogs, learning events and
information sharing.

Its founding and main sponsoring partners are the Evaluation Offices of FAO, WFP, CGIAR,and the GEF,with support from the Evaluation Offices of IFAD and the NDB.

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Beyond the Hype: How IOE Used Generative AI for the Corporate-Level Evaluation of IFAD's Replenishment Commitments (IFAD11 and IFAD12)

I. Introduction 1. In 2024, the Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD (IOE) launched a corporate-level evaluation (CLE) of IFAD’s institutional and...

Long-Term Efforts to Bear Fruits of International Cooperation: Insights from the International Waters Evaluation

Marine and freshwater pollution in transboundary water bodies is one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. Every day, plastic...

Missing Data, Flawed Conclusions: Why Evaluators Get Wrong and How to Fix It

In monitoring and evaluation (M&E), everything rests on the quality of the data, yet missing data is still routinely brushed aside as a minor issue...

From Pilots to Systems Change : Rethinking How We Measure Circular Food Systems

The Circular Food Systems for Rwanda (CIRF) project convened its annual learning event in Kigali, bringing together partners and participating...

Why technically strong evaluations still fail to influence Decisions

Over the past two decades, the evaluation field has significantly strengthened its technical quality. Methodological standards have improved, mixed...

From Hindsight to Foresight: How Evaluation Can Become Future-Informed

The online discussion will remain open for contributions until 30 April 2026! Background and Rationale Food security, environmental, and agricultural development programmes increasingly operate in volatile, uncertain, and complex contexts. Climate disruption, ecosystem degradation, shifting...

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