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Technical Paper

Scoping Study on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Climate Change Evaluations

Issued on 2025 by Technical Evaluation Reference Group of the Adaptation Fund (AF-TERG), Global Environment Facility Independent Evaluation Office (GEF IEO), Climate Investment Funds (CIF), Green Climate Fund Independent Evaluation Unit (GCF IEU)
Commissioned by the evaluation units of the Adaptation Fund, CIF, GEF, and GCF, this 2025 study explores the potential of AI to enhance the quality...

Guidance Document

METHODOLOGY AND PROCESSES. EVALUATION MANUAL.

Issued on 2024 by NDB IEO
This Manual provides clear and detailed guidance on evaluation methodologies, processes, approaches and the practical aspects of conducting...

Report

The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2025

Issued on 2025 by UN DESA, in collaboration with the entire UN Statistical System,
The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2025 marks the tenth annual stocktaking of global progress toward the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development...

Report

Compendium of Evaluation Methods

Issued by UNEG
Strengthening the professional capacity of UN evaluators to design and manage evaluations is a central objective of the United Nations Evaluation...

Book

Impact Evaluation in Practice, Second Edition

Issued by World Bank
The second edition of the Impact Evaluation in Practice handbook is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to impact evaluation for policy makers...

Book

Developing an Effective Evaluation Plan

Issued on 2011 by Atlanta, Georgia: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health; Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity
The purpose of this workbook is to help public health program managers, administrators, and evaluators develop a joint understanding of what...

Guidance Document

Creative communication for evaluation Dissemination

Issued by European Commission -Evaluation Support Service of the DG DEVCO 04 Brussels,
Through analysing a large number of evaluation dissemination products produced recently and information collated from interviews with relevant...

Guidance Document

THEORY OF CHANGE UNDAF CAMPANION GUIDANCE

Issued by United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF)
The purpose of this companion guidance is to provide practical and hands-on technical guidance on developing a theory of change as an integral part of...

Guidance Document

Evaluative Reasoning

Issued by International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie), UNICEF
This guide, written by Jane Davidson for UNICEF, looks at the use of evaluative reasoning in impact evaluation. Evaluative reasoning synthesises the...

Guidance Document

UNEG Ethical Guidelines for Evaluation

Issued on 2020 by UNEG
This Guidance document aims to support UN entity leaders and governing bodies as well as those organizing and conducting evaluations for the UN to...

Guidance Document

GIS and Sampling

Issued on 2014 by MEASUREEvaluation
Abstract: This manual details how geographic information systems (GIS) can inform the sampling process, opening the door to powerful new possibilities...