Topics: Humanitarian
Evaluation Brief
2025 – Saving lives, time and money: Evidence from anticipatory action
Issued by FAO, OCHA, WFP We are in unchartered territory, with an existential funding crisis, soaring levels of humanitarian need and a spiralling number of extreme weather...
Evaluation Brief
Synthesis of evaluative evidence on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine: Inter-agency humanitarian evaluation
Issued on 2025 by OCHA, UNICEF and WFP. This inter-agency synthesis provides a consolidated analysis of the humanitarian response to the Ukraine crisis from 2022 to 2024, commissioned by the...
Technical Paper
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2026–2035
Issued on 2026 by OECD; FAO; The Agricultural Outlook 2026–2035 is a collaborative effort of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Food and...
Blog
Looking at Evaluation Through a Different Lens: Why Global South Feminist Perspectives Matter
Posted on 15/07/2026 by Sibongile Sithole For decades, evaluation has played a pivotal role in measuring progress toward gender equality. Yet despite global commitments, policies, and...
EvalForEarth Summary
From Hindsight to Foresight: How Evaluation Can Help Us Prepare for Uncertain Futures Summary of the EvalforEarth Discussion
Issued on 2026 by EvalforEarth This EvalforEarth discussion explored how evaluation can become more future-informed, particularly in food security, environmental and agricultural...
Event
Scaling Sustainability: Advancing Concepts, Opportunities, and Challenges for Increasing Impact
ONLINE , - Date and time: Jun 2, 2026 | 13:00 - 14:00 EST Register here. About the webinar : The Science of Scaling Webinars under CGIAR are a quarterly learning...
Event
Evidence Dialogues series: what works for investing smarter in climate action
ONLINE , - Register for the virtual event on 28 May 2026 HERE About the event Climate change is one of the defining challenges of our time, yet rigorous evidence...
Event
How can evaluation support more adaptive governments in times of polycrisis?
ONLINE , - Webinar | Evaluation Week 2026 Join this conversation on futures, feedback and flexibility, bringing perspectives and experiences from Brazil, South...
Event
TCLP Working Session #22 – Operationalizing Transformational Change: Insights from the GEF
ONLINE , - Time: 09:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET Register here The Transformational Change Learning Partnership (TCLP) working session on May 27, 2026 will focus on how...
Blog
Why Development Projects in Fragile Contexts Fail : Designing projects where instability is the norm
Posted on 14/05/2026 by Rhode Early Charles Over the years, I have supported the design and implementation of many development projects whose theories of change rest on a familiar set of...
EvalForEarth Summary
Global Impact Evaluation Forum 2025_Discussion Summary
Issued on 2026 by EvalforEarth The 2025 Global Impact Evaluation Forum, hosted by WFP in partnership with BMZ and Norad, convenes practitioners and policymakers to advance evidence...
Blog
Foresight Meets Reality: Using Three Horizons to build a Gender-Responsive, Human Rights-Based, and LNOB Results-Oriented Theory of Change
Posted on 05/02/2026 by Getrude Nyashadzamwari Matsika "For the first time, I have understood what ToC is about." — Participant, Mozambique training.
Guidance Document
Digital Agriculture and AI Innovation Roadmap For the Global Agrifood Systems Transformation
Issued on 2025 by FAO The Digital agriculture and AI innovation roadmap crystallizes a shared vision: an agrifood future where innovation is inclusive, trusted, and...
Event
EVALSDGs Dialogue on “A synthesis of UN system evaluations of SDG5”
Online, - Next EVALSDGs Dialogue : “A synthesis of UN system evaluations of SDG5”, Presenters: Ross Tanner, Evaluation Specialist at UN Women and author of the...
Report
OECD: Mobilising private finance for development, climate and biodiversity in emerging markets and developing economies
Issued on 2025 by OECD Emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) face a historic investment opportunity: delivering USD 7.5 trillion annually of investment to...
Event
A conversation with Corinna Hawkes (Director, Agrifood Systems and Food Safety Division, FAO) and Jim Woodhill (Senior Advisor, GDPRD)
Online, - A conversation with Corinna Hawkes (Director, Agrifood Systems and Food Safety Division, FAO) and Jim Woodhill (Senior Advisor, GDPRD) Join GDPRD's...
Blog
Use of Qualitative Methods: Hearing the Voices from the field to support evaluation findings
Posted on 10/11/2025 by Rachel Zozo Qualitative methods are intended to explore the socially constructed nature of human relationships by examining the intricacies of social phenomena as...
Event
2025 Global Impact Evaluation Forum,
Rome-Hybrid, The 2025 Global Impact Evaluation Forum, hosted by WFP, in partnership with BMZ and Norad, will build on the momentum of the 2023 WFP Forum in Rome...
Event
Zimbabwe’s Inaugural Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Week 2025
Rainbow Towers in Harare., - Zimbabwe’s Inaugural Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Week 2025 Under the theme "Strengthening Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Towards...
Event
Neglected no more: Unlocking the potential of Neglected and Underutilised Species (NUS) for sustainable food systems and food security
ONLINE , - Neglected and Underutilised Species (NUS) - overlooked crops and edible plants - hold great potential to enhance food security, farmers' income, and...