Latest Documents

17-February-2017

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What is being evaluated? Sharing member evaluation plans

The evaluation plan inventory is based on plans provided to the secretariat by members and will help members, when planning evaluations, to take into account what others are doing, and consider collaborative or joint work.

30-September-2016

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Evaluation Systems in Development Co-operation - 2016 Review

Evaluation is widely recognised as an important component for learning and improving development effectiveness. Evaluation responds to public and taxpayer demands for credible information and independent assessment of development co-operation activities. The Development Assistance Committee’s Network on Development Evaluation supports members in their efforts to strengthen and continuously improve evaluation systems. The 2016 review of evaluation systems in development co-operation looks at the changes and trends in evaluation systems over the last five years. The report describes the role and management of evaluation in development agencies, ministries and multilateral banks. It provides information about the specific institutional settings, resources, policies and practices of DAC Evaluation Network members, and includes specific profiles on each member’s evaluation system. The study identifies major trends and current challenges in development evaluation. It covers issues such as human and financial resources, institutional setups and policies, independence of the evaluation function, reporting and use of evaluation findings, joint evaluation, and the involvement of partner countries in evaluation work. This report is part of the DAC Network on Development Evaluation’s ongoing efforts to increase the effectiveness of development co-operation policies and programmes by promoting high-quality, independent evaluation.

4-October-2013

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Evaluating Blended Finance and Private Sector support

Support to and engagement with the private (for profit) sector has been a long-standing area of development co-operation. Evalations of private sector engagement help partners understand what works and what does not – including how to avoid causing harm – and support accountability for the use of public resources.

5-March-2013

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Communicating Development Evaluation Results

Communicating the results of an evaluation is a critical step of the process. Effective communication helps ensure information reaches the target audience in a timely, useful way. The DAC Network on Development Evaluation works to support our members' communication activities and actively disseminates evaluation findings to support decision making and inform policy debates.

12-December-2012

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Evaluating budget support

Brief overview of the current work of the DAC Network on Development Evaluation on the effectiveness and results of budget support operations. Includes summary of policy lessons, a recently developed methodological approach and links to recent evaluations. Last updated 15 April 2013.

12-March-2012

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Areas of work

Information on the current work programme of the DAC Evaluation Network, including evaluation work on budget support, the implementation of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, peacebuilding, multilateral effectiveness, governance, aid for trade and support to evaluation in Haiti, as well as tools for joint evaluation, impact evaluation, developing evaluation capacities and communicating evaluation findings.

13-May-2011

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Encouraging good practice in development evaluation

Based on the DAC's 50 years of experience in international development, we've developed a framework for evaluating development policies and programmes.

14-December-2010

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Evaluation in Development Agencies

The evaluation of official development programmes has grown tremendously over the past two decades; the public and taxpayers increasingly demand credible assessments of whether aid 'works' to improve the lives of the world’s poorest. Global efforts to hold donors and partners accountable for the outcomes of development co-operation have also contributed to the growing interest in evaluation. In this context, this study describes the role and management of evaluation in development agencies and multilateral banks, based on questionnaires, findings from peer reviews by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC), interviews and a literature review. The study includes information about the specific institutional settings, resources, policies and practices of each of the DAC Evaluation Network’s 32 members. The study identifies major trends and current challenges in development evaluation, covering: human and financial resources, institutional set-ups and policies, independence of the evaluation function, reporting and use of evaluation findings, management response systems, donor co-ordination, joint evaluation, and the involvement of partner countries in evaluation work. This study is part of the DAC Network on Development Evaluation’s ongoing efforts to increase the effectiveness of development co-operation policies and programmes by promoting high-quality, independent evaluation.

10-June-2010

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Summary of key norms and standards

Summary of key norms and standards

26-April-2010

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Quality Standards for Development Evaluation

This series present internationally agreed policy guidelines and suggestions from the OECD Development Assistance Committee.

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