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Despite the huge growth in volume of evaluations published by humanitarian actors, the evaluation system still struggles to provide evidence about collective performance of the humanitarian sector. Evaluation synthesis provides one option for...

The document " Better criteria for better evaluation" describes how the OECD DAC Network on Development Evaluation (EvalNet) revisited the definitions and use of the OECD DAC evaluation criteria in 2018-2019. It lays out adapted definitions for...

How we define and measure productive and sustainable agriculture is the focus of the new e-learning course developed by FAO. SDG Indicator 2.4.1 Proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture has been designed to measure...

This webinar was held on 30 October 2019 and presented the experience of different UN agencies and the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) in using synthesis and meta-analysis in evaluation. It was an initiative of the Interest Group...

Evaluating Climate Change Action for Sustainable Development builds upon a selection of the most relevant and practical papers and presentations given at the 2014 conference. This book aims to provide an authoritative interdisciplinary perspective of...

Since 2015, the world has shown great enthusiasm for the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030.However, after more than four years since the launch of the Agenda, there are at least two threatening challenges for sustainable development. This report...

In this report, FAO examines major global trends and data from up to 234 countries and territories on 17 out of the 21 SDG indicators it is responsible for, plus one for which it is a partner agency.

Agriculture and rural development research will play a critical role in meeting the ambitious targets under SDGs 1 and 2. In recent years there has been heightened emphasis on both the rigorous evaluation of development interventions and systematic...

This document serves as guidance on how the FAO Office of Evaluation can assess the processes and outcomes of FAO capacity development interventions. Although primarily targeting evaluation practitioners in FAO, the framework can be used by anyone...

This report presents the proceedings of EvalColombo 2018, the first ever parliamentarians evaluation event held from 17-19 Sep 2018 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The theme of the event was "Responsible Parliaments, Embracing Evaluation for Agenda 2030...

Free e-learning course of 3 hours developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Bioversity...

This briefing looks at how the 2030 Agenda and its goals can provide a sustainable development framing for a broader range of national evaluation efforts. Key issues examined are: assessing how well national policies, programmes and projects fit with...

This brochure sets out some recommendations to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, including transforming food systems and agriculture; nourishing humanity while nurturing the environment; investing in rural people and family farmers; and...

This paper looks at a range of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) innovations that are designed specifically to provide input to ongoing iterative decision-making and learning at the project level. It identifies three key areas for potential innovation...