The onus for ensuring that evaluation findings are take into account in new project designs has to lie with the financing or development institutions.
Any project preparation should start with desk review of past experience with similar projects, not only to get a better idea of what works and what doesn't but also to make sure that you are not "re-inventing the wheel", i.e. not likely to put forward approaches which have been tried and failed 30 or more years earlier.
The responsibility of evaluators is to make sure that their reports are duly filed and readily available to those involved in the creation of new projects.
RE: Global Impact Evaluation Forum 2025: Forging evidence partnerships for effective action
Italy
John Hugh Weatherhogg
Agricultural Economist
ex-FAO
Posté le 08/12/2025
The onus for ensuring that evaluation findings are take into account in new project designs has to lie with the financing or development institutions.
Any project preparation should start with desk review of past experience with similar projects, not only to get a better idea of what works and what doesn't but also to make sure that you are not "re-inventing the wheel", i.e. not likely to put forward approaches which have been tried and failed 30 or more years earlier.
The responsibility of evaluators is to make sure that their reports are duly filed and readily available to those involved in the creation of new projects.