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"The evaluations point to several dimensions of the strategic significance of joint work. Programmatically, joint programmes enable a more multidimensional and holistic approach to addressing gender inequality. They enhance the catalytic role of the UN by increasing the visibility of and advocacy on
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Evaluation Principles
Washington, DC: Adaptation Fund, Technical Evaluation Reference Group (AF-TERG) (2024), 18 pp.
"The evaluation principles identify the Adaptation Fund’s values, norms, and global best practice to guide evaluation practice. The Evaluation Policy introduces seven evaluation principles (see Figure 2) to reinforce the Fund’s values, niche, and the Paris Agreement to guide evaluation practice.
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Final Evaluation
Washington, DC: Adaptation Fund, Technical Evaluation Reference Group (AF-TERG) (2024), 29 pp.
"This guidance note outlines what is Final Evaluation at the Adaptation Fund, when does it occur, who is involved, and how to plan and implement them in accordance with the Fund’s Evaluation Policy. The accompanying annexes provide a general checklist for planning (Annex 1), common analytical appr
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Commissioning and Managing an Evaluation
Washington, DC: Adaptation Fund, Technical Evaluation Reference Group (AF-TERG) (2024), 37 pp.
"Commissioning an evaluation and managing an evaluation are different but interrelated processes. Commissioning an evaluation encompasses the activities to initiate a Fund evaluation, largely focused on developing the evaluation's Terms of Reference (ToR) and recruiting and contracting the evaluator
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Inception Report
Washington, DC: Adaptation Fund, Technical Evaluation Reference Group (AF-TERG) (2024), 17 pp.
"The remainder of this guidance note is structured by five intuitive questions answering what inception reports are, what their benefits are, and when and how should they be written. Annex 1 provides an outline and checklist of the recommended sections for Fund Evaluation Inception Reports, and Anne
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Evaluation Reporting
Washington, DC: Adaptation Fund, Technical Evaluation Reference Group (AF-TERG) (2024), 21 pp.
"The purpose of this guidance note is to support the preparation of evaluation reports, which is key in conducting reliable, useful and ethical evaluations, in accordance with the Adaptation Fund’s Evaluation Policy. It provides a foundation for reporting for all levels and types of evaluations ou
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Sustainability-inclusive evaluation: Why we need it and how to do it: A Footprint Evaluation Guide
Footprint Evaluation Initiative (2023), 62 pp.
"The guidance is intended to support people who are planning, managing or conducting evaluations, especially within national and sub-national governments, to include environmental sustainability, even when this is not a stated objective of the program or policy. Environmental sustainability includes
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Meta-Synthesis of UN Women Evaluations on Advocacy and Communications
New York; Independent Evaluation Service (IES): UN Women (2023), ix, 32 pp.
"This meta-synthesis collates evaluation insights and evidence on the advocacy and communications efforts related to the key results areas of UN Women’s Strategic Plan: Governance and Participation in Public Life; Women’s Economic Empowerment; Ending Violence Against Women; and Women, Peace and
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Inclusive Evaluations: Guidance Note for Evaluators
Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) (2023), iv, 29 pp.
IndiKit: Guidance on Smart Indicators for Relief and Development Projects
Key Guides
People in Need (2023)
"IndiKit was developed by the Czech organization People in Need (PIN). It aims to make monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of relief and development interventions easier and better - by helping humanitarian and development workers to use well-formulated project indicators and to correctly collect and an
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Equitable Evaluation: Voices from the Global South
Cape Town: AOSIS Books (2023), xxxii, 282 pp.
"[...] Equitable evaluation contends that conducting evaluation practices with an equity approach is more powerful, as evaluation is used as a tool for advancing equity. It emphasises that context, culture, history and beliefs shape the nature of evaluations, specifically in the diverse and often co
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Feminist Evaluation Using Feminist Participatory Action Research: Guiding Principles and Practices
American Journal of Evaluation, volume 45, issue 1 (2023), pp. 51-67
"There is a lack of instructional literature on how to conduct a feminist evaluation to highlight and transform systemic issues in gendered and intersecting power relations. Feminist Participatory Action Research (FPAR) enables a process for conducting community-driven, -led and -owned feminist eval
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Evaluation Roots: Theory Influencing Practice
New York; London: Guilford Press, 3rd ed. (2023), ix, 318 pp.
"Showing how evaluation practice looks when guided by theory, the third edition of the influential "theory tree" book is significantly revised with over 80% new material, including a greater focus on equity and theories over theorists. Chapters from leading authorities describe the goals of each the
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Empowerment Evaluation and Social Justice: Confronting the Culture of Silence
New York; London: Guilford Press (2023), xiv, 171 pp.
"From the founder of empowerment evaluation (EE), a framework uniquely suited to advancing social justice causes, this book explains the theories, principles, and steps of conducting EE from scratch or within a preexisting evaluation or work plan. David M. Fetterman describes how EE enables program
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Cost-Inclusive Evaluation: Planning It, Doing It, Using It
New York; London: Guilford Press (2023), xii, 299 pp.
"Is a given treatment, intervention, or program worth it? How can a program do more or better with less? Evaluating the costs of a program can be the missing link between a superficial evaluation and one that will get changes made and funding delivered. In accessible language and without complex for
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Addressing Environmental Sustainability Through the OECD DAC Criteria for Evaluation of Development Assistance
Footprint Evaluation Initiative (2023), 9 pp.
"This document discusses how the six evaluation criteria of the OECD DAC (Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development – Development Assistance Committee) can be used to get environmental sustainability on the agenda for evaluations and monitoring. These criteria are widely used in inter
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