Why we should be accountable for learning – and where to start Insight | 2 August 2018 | Tiina Pasanen Learning is important and we all agree we should do more, but the reality is that we often don’t have resources to do it properly. So, what to do? Read and comment
Policy, change and paradox in Indonesia: implications for the use of knowledge Working and discussion papers | February 2018 | Ajoy Datta, Rachma Nurbani, Gema Satria, Hans Antlov, Ishkak Fatonie and Rudy Sabri This paper explores the specific factors and actors that shape policy processes in Indonesia. Downloads
Communications monitoring, evaluation and learning toolkit Toolkits | January 2018 | Caroline Cassidy and Louise Ball A toolkit to measure and learn from your communications work. Downloads
2018: time to update the DAC evaluation criteria? Insight | 17 January 2018 | Tiina Pasanen Have we stopped seeing the criteria as a useful tool to support our thinking, and started using it instead of thinking? Read and comment
Measuring the hard to measure in development Public event | 16 January 2018 16:00 - 17:30 GMT As development interventions become increasingly complex, an expert panel explores solutions to measuring the hard to measure in development. Find out more
Partner-led evaluation for policy research programmes: a thought piece on the KNOWFOR programme evaluation Working and discussion papers | January 2018 | Tiina Pasanen, Stuart Raetz, John Young and Jess Dart This paper discusses the strengths, challenges and appropriateness of a partner-led evaluation. Downloads
Monitoring and evaluation: five reality checks for adaptive management Insight | 14 December 2017 | Tiina Pasanen Adaptive management puts learning at the core, but many projects aren't thinking through the practical implications of this for monitoring and evaluation. Read and comment
Resilience in practice: voices from the ground Roundtable | 9 October 2017 13:00 - 15:00 BST What does resilience look like in practice and how can climate resilience programmes learn from others’ experiences? Find out more
Generating demand for and use of evaluation evidence in government health ministries Journal articles or issues | October 2017 | Sophie Witter, Andrew Kardan, Molly Scott, Lucie Moore and Louise Shaxson This paper assesses the success of a pilot programme aimed at increasing evidence-based policy-making in the Ministries of Health of Uganda and Zambia. Downloads
BRACED Resilience exchange: what have we learned so far? Research reports and studies | September 2017 | Carina Bachofen, James Baer, Elizabeth Carabine, Blane Harvey, Bettina Koelle, Virginie Le Masson, Katie Peters, Florence Pichon, Charlotte Rye, Catherine Simonet, James Smith, Zoe Tabary, Emily Wilkinson and Dave Wilson The BRACED Resilience Exchange shares what has been learned across the DFID funded resilience programme after it's first two years. Downloads
