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Who counts as an emerging evaluator? Emerging Evaluator? What does that even mean? The concept of the Emerging Evaluator (EE) is not as...

While standardized tools can capture observable outcomes, they often miss the internal drivers such as motivation, perception, and hesitation that...

Do Big Projects Deliver in a Complex World? Why Scale Alone is not Enough for Success In the world of international development, the size of a project...

This blog reflects on a core moment in our Systems MEL journey: the prototype testing of the Guidance. We share what we’re learning: not only about...

Yet, as SSTC grows in importance, the need for credible and systematic evaluation becomes more urgent. Evaluations help move SSTC beyond political...

Organized by EvalforEarth, the session brought together leading evaluation experts from CGIAR, WFP, GEF, IFAD, FAO and Footprint Evaluation, to...

Session 1: EvalX Live-The Evaluation Talk Show: Beyond the Report Styled as a talk show, this engaging session brought evaluation users and...

Introduction Flames and Lilies Climate Initiative, a Zimbabwean eco-feminist youth organization, works at the intersection of climate justice and...

In 2025, that reflection feels especially important. We’re seeing more pressure on natural resources, and at the same time, we’re being asked to solve...

According to Leeuw & Donaldson (2015), various evaluation theories have emerged over the years and have transformed the evaluation discipline in one...

Kseniya Temnenko, Evaluation Officer, GEF IEO. Co-author: Michael Wolcoock. In the world of environmental conservation and sustainability, navigating...

The Gender Responsive Evaluation Excellence Award upholds WFP pledge to Gender Equality and Women Empowerment and further strengthens WFP Office of...