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Evaluation synthesis: an added boost to corporate learning

The primary aim of evaluation synthesis is to promote learning and collective reflection. A synthesis is a knowledge product and a means of consolidating and sharing acquired knowledge to strengthen evaluation feedback and learning loops.

The road ahead: Evaluators must promote learning for adaptive development processes

As evaluators, we are faced with the growing complexity of the times in which we live and the challenge of making our mark on development efforts to create a better world. The COVID-19 experience showed us the way forward.

Assessing climate-smart farming: a new framework

A recent e-discussion on the EvalForward platform gave me the opportunity to introduce the Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Farm Sustainability Assessment Framework—a monitoring and evaluation tool we are developing at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with funding...

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A Study on the Status of National Evaluation Policies and Systems in Asia Pacific Region 2021

This study by the Asia Pacific Evaluation Association (APEA) presents an overview on the status of the national evaluation policies and systems in the Asia Pacific Region. It is based on a survey which examined the the dimensions of an evaluation system, such as enabling environment, institutional...

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Oct 4, 2021

Reporting and supporting evaluation use and influence: Tips from evaluators

Evaluation use is a key issue for the evaluation community. The aim of evaluation is to be influential, so it should be of use to policymakers, programme developers, project planners and managers.

EventOct 25 – 27, 2021 Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire) & online

Regional Conference on Impact Evaluation in Francophone Africa

The regional conference: "Implementing development agendas in the light of current challenges: impact evaluation at the heart of decision making", aims to highlight the role and contributions of Impact Evaluation in the implementation of public policies in the context of the SDGs and the African...

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Reporting and supporting evaluation use and influence

Dear EvalForward members, Use of evaluation has attracted a lot of attention recently due to the acknowledgement of the critical importance of evaluation for Informed Decision Making (EIDM) in policymaking, programs development, and projects planning and management... Significant strides have been...

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