This working paper is an outcome of the Climate Resilient Development (CRD) Programme. The programme supports the design, development and implementation of strategies and actions that effectively address climate change adaptation and sustainable development needs, with a primary focus on developing...

The guideline was revised with the aim of providing an overview for government staff undertaking and managing evaluations. The guideline is broad and can be applied in different contexts. It provides the definition of impact evaluation as adopted by the Department of Planning, Monitoring and...

This resource provides guidance on meaningfully engaging young people in each phase of an evaluation. It promotes a deeper understanding of systematic, purposeful and meaningful youth engagement throughout the evaluation lifecycle and beyond. This guidance should be read together with the Evaluation...

This guide is meant for facilitators of capacity development and organizational learning. This includes professionals from various fields including evaluation, communication, organizational learning, adaptive management, and strategic planning. Shared are stories from five case studies completed...

Evaluation matters. In an increasingly complex and challenging environment for international development and partnership, the importance of demonstrating results and learning from the European Commission’s (EC’s) external assistance is critical. Evaluation is a key learning tool for the EC to...

This paper of the World Bank Group (2023) busts two myths regarding the use of case-based designs in evaluations that aim to answer effectiveness questions and unpack the relationships between interventions and observed changes in outcomes, broadly known as causal analysis.

This book of the Multi-Donor Learning Partnership (2022) represents the experience, learning, and opinions of individuals working in the world’s most significant development donors, with the belief that collaboration across our entities can help us all do our work more effectively, and thereby have...

This article illustrates how evaluation capacity development practitioners can use systems theory as a conceptual tool to gain a better understanding of the functional aspects and interrelationships present within a given evaluation system. Specifically, the systems theory perspective can help...

The USAID Monitoring and Evaluation and Learning Activity in Jordan created a full training package on facilitating a TOC exercise, which includes presentations and exercises downloadable at the link on the right.