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Technical Paper

VNRs and SDG Evaluations in Anglophone Africa and Latin America: A Mapping of Common Challenges and Emerging Good Practices

Issued on 2022

This discussion paper, co-produced by DEval, CLEAR-AA and CLEAR-LAC, assesses the extent of use of evaluative evidence by governments when compiling their respective Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs), an Agenda 2030 implementation tool used to track...

Briefing note

Evaluating Quality of Science towards achievement of Sustainable Development Goals

Issued on 2024 by EALSDGs

This EVALSDGs Insight highlights the role of science and research in contributing to the SDGs and presents evaluative framing and methods best suited to address the complexity of Research for Development (R4D) using CGIAR’s approach to evaluate...

Evaluation methods

e-learning

Theory-based impact evaluation for rural poverty reduction

Issued on 2020 by FAO elearning Academy

This course by FAO elearning Academy considers the importance of evaluation of multisectoral strategies for poverty reduction, and discusses the six principles of which theory based impact evaluations should be based in order to identify and test the...

Book

Equitable Evaluation: Voices from the Global South

Issued on 2023 by Aosis

This scholarly book aims to invigorate academic discussions surrounding developmental programmes, with the goal of generating insights that can be utilised by evaluation commissioners and decision-makers to help address inequality and promote a more...

Guidance Document

Applying a Human Rights and Gender Equality Lens to the OECD Evaluation Criteria

Issued on 2023 by OECD

This publication responds to the need for practical guidance for evaluators, evaluation managers, and programme staff to incorporate a human rights and gender equality lens into the six OECD evaluation criteria: relevance, coherence, effectiveness...

Technical Paper

Half-Time for SDG Evidence Generation. Insights from the Development Evidence Portal.

Issued on 2023 by 3ie

This working paper provides an overview of state of effectiveness evidence across the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The authors have analyzed impact evaluations and systematic reviews available in 3ie’s Development Evidence Portal published...

Guidance Document

Toolkit on Indigenous Evaluations for the Asia Pacific Region

Issued on 2023 by Asia Pacific Evaluation Association & EvalIndigenous

This toolkit serves as a practical guide that consolidates the existing knowledge and experiences of selected Indigenous communities and evaluators working with Indigenous communities in Asia Pacific. It also serves as an advocacy tool that seeks to...

EvalForEarth Summary

Summary: Proving the value of agroecology for farmers and food systems: what methods and evidence do we have?

Issued on 2023 by EvalForward

Ravinder Kumar, associate professor at the University of Greenwich, London, started a discussion on EvalForward aimed at gathering experience of how to assess agroecology and prove its value at farm and food-systems level. The key points that emerged...

EvalForEarth Summary

How are mixed methods used in programme and project evaluation?

Issued on 2023 by EvalForward

Jean Providence Nzabonimpa started a discussion on EvalForward aimed at gathering experience and lessons on the real-life use of mixed methods in evaluation. He drafted this summary based on the 27 contributions received, a selection of publications...

Guidance Document

Sustainability-inclusive evaluation: Why we need it and how to do it

Issued on 2023 by Footprint Evaluation Initiative

This guidance from the Footprint Evaluation Initiative aims to support those doing or overseeing evaluations to include environmental sustainability in feasible and useful ways. It is intended to support people who are planning, managing or...

Technical Paper

Footprint evaluation: Thought experiments

Issued on 2022 by Footprint Evaluation

The Footprint Evaluation Initiative aims to ensure that all evaluations consider environmental sustainability, regardless of whether this is an explicit objective of the project, policy or program being evaluated. This report describes four ‘thought...

EvalForEarth Summary

How to evaluate science, technology and innovation in an R4D context

Issued on 2023 by EvalForward

Svetlana Negroustoueva, Evaluation Function Lead at CGIAR, raised two discussions on EvalForward, in 2022 and in 2023. The discussions aimed at: sharing experience on practices in evaluating science, technology and innovation in a research for...

Evaluation methods

Guidance Document

Impact Evaluation in Practice

Issued on 2016

The second edition of the Impact Evaluation in Practice handbook is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to impact evaluation for policy makers and development practitioners. First published in 2011, it has been used widely across the...

Guidance Document

Learning Links | resources for monitoring and evaluation practitioners and decision-makers

Issued on 2023 by ALNAP

ALNAP Learning Links is a collection of resources and references which can be used for professional development, background reading and/or as part of academic or training programmes or presentations. Key M&E themes include: An overview of evaluation...