Topics: Evaluation methods

The Most Significant Change (MSC) technique is a form of participatory monitoring and evaluation. It involves the collection and selection of stories...

Outcome Mapping focuses on changes in the behaviour of the people, groups and organisations influenced by a programme. Like the logical framework, it...

Process tracing is a qualitative analysis methodology. The main purpose of process tracing is to establish whether, and how, a potential cause or...

Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) is a methodology that enables the analysis of multiple cases in complex situations. It can help explain why...

Contribution analysis is a methodology used to identify the contribution a development intervention has made to a change or set of changes. The aim is...

Nature-based solutions (NbS)1 represent an overarching concept that provides approaches to simultaneously tackle the interconnected challenges of...

This methods note introduces Social Network Analysis (SNA) as a valuable tool for evaluating development interventions, particularly in research-for...

Global Evaluation Agenda (GEA) 2.0 is a visionary articulation of the contribution evaluation can make to people, planet, prosperity, and peace. The...

The continuum of Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Impact Assessment (MELIA) is essential to the effective delivery of CGIAR’s Research Portfolio...

This Technical Note provides grounded, forward-looking guidance for evaluators seeking to explore the role of Artificial Intelligence particularly...

Country Capacity Strengthening (CCS) is defined as activities structured around engagement with national and subnational stakeholder institutions and...

The discussion was initiated by Advisor at the Community of Evaluators (CoE) Nepal, Ram Khanal, Ph. D., on 29 March 2025. Drawing from evaluation...

This guide provides a framework for the effective consideration of climate change resilience and adaptation in the EIA process.

Environment and climate policy evaluation assesses the effectiveness and impact of policies aimed at addressing environmental issues and climate...

A guide titled "Embedding Evaluation in Voluntary National Reviews in Africa" provides resources for African governments to integrate evaluation...

This guide, created by the Public Engagement with Research team in Research Services, highlights a series of easy-to-use and creative methods to...

The Resilience, Adaptation Pathways and Transformation Approach (RAPTA) is about: how to make robust interventions in systems… informed by the science...