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Independent Evaluation Typology and Nomenclature

Issued on 2024 by Independent Evaluation Department, IsDB

The aim of this compilation of the Typology of Evaluation is to differentiate and categorize the evaluation types and products and to create a shared...

Book

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2024 Financing to end hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms

Issued on 2024 by FAO; IFAD; UNICEF; WFP; WHO

Every year, this most intensely scrutinized of FAO’s reports presents the headline number of undernourished people around the world, while advocating...

Event

Inaugural Evidence for Development (Evi4Dev) Conference - to Tackle Key Africa’s Development Challenges Through Innovation and Evidence.

Nairobi, Kenya, May 6, 2025 - May 8, 2025

The first-ever Evidence for Development (Evi4Dev) Conference, organized by the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) and the African Union...

Event

WFP and UNICEF Global Impact Evaluation Forum 2024 at the United Nations

New York-USA, Dec 2, 2024 - Dec 5, 2024

The Global Impact Evaluation Forum 2024, hosted by UNICEF and WFP at the UN, builds on the 2023 WFP forum with a focus on: Impact evaluation in...

Blog

Responsive Evaluation: A joint reflection from Rome-based agencies on the 2024 National Evaluation Capacities Conference held in Beijing, PRC

Posted on 14/11/2024 by Serdar Bayryyev, Guido Quiroga

The landscape of governance and development is ever-evolving, necessitating robust mechanisms for evaluation to ensure that programs and policies are...

Blog

Empowering Communities: Evaluating Community Based Approaches in the Global Environment Facility (GEF)

Posted on 04/11/2024 by Kate Steingraber

Originally published on the Earth-Eval and GEF IEO websites.

Technical Paper

Meta-Evaluation of Climate Mitigation Evaluations

Issued by GEF Independent Evaluation Office

This study by the GEF IEO develops a program theory for evaluating climate change mitigation interventions, moving beyond output-based assessments to...

Technical Paper

Guidelines to Climate Mitigation Evaluations

Issued on 2013 by GEF Independent Evaluation Office

This paper contributes to addressing persistent methodological challenges in climate change mitigation evaluation by proposing a set of guidelines. It...

Technical Paper

Good Practice Study on Principles for Indicator Development, Selection, and Use in Climate Change Adaptation Monitoring and Evaluation

Issued on 2015 by GEF Independent Evaluation Office

This study was conducted by the GEF Independent Evaluation Office (IEO), on behalf of the Earth-Eval community. It identifies key challenges in...

Blog

Better together: Reflections for EvalForward from Rome-based agencies on the 15th EES Conference

Posted on 28/10/2024 by Alexandra Priebe, Svetlana I Negroustoueva, Carlos Tarazona

Last month, evaluation practitioners and users gathered in Rimini for the 15th Biennial Conference of the European Evaluation Society (EES) under the...

EvalForEarth Summary

Summary: Evaluability Assessments- an Invitation to Reflect and Discuss.

Issued on 2024 by EvalForward

The Evaluation Function of the CGIAR Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service (IAES), collaborating consultants, and the EvalForward team supported...

Event

EVALSDGs Insight Dialogue #8: Quick tips to assess the risks of AI applications in Monitoring and Evaluation

zoom, Oct 23, 2024 - Oct 23, 2024

The EVALSDGs Guidance Group is delighted to announce EVALSDGs Insight Dialogue #8 on the topic “ Quick tips to assess the risks of AI applications in...