Within the research and evaluation world, the use of remote data collection, especially with the use of ICTs, has become increasingly prevalent. It provides us with the opportunity to gather primary data in contexts where it is not possible to have direct interaction with respondents, e.g.,…

Blog co-author: Hur Hassnain, Senior Evaluation Advisor, European Commission DEVCO/EES

Evaluations in contexts that are not easily accessible, constantly changing, and unpredictable, for example, the…

Over the past eight months, the novel coronavirus pandemic has infected some 20 million people and killed more than 700,000, sparing virtually no country. The…

GEF’s support to countries is critical in promoting and implementing environmentally sound practices for medical waste treatment during health crises. It not only promotes global environmental benefits through best management practices, but also builds capacities in countries to minimize…

Introduction

This blog is the second in our series to address challenges in evaluating impacts of environmental interventions during the pandemic. The Global Environment Facility enters the eighth replenishment process in Spring next year. The Independent Evaluation…

Not in a hundred years has the world been hit by a pandemic this deadly. This means that most of us –whether project designer, implementer or evaluator—have no previous experience on how to cope with a crisis of this scale, nor anticipated it when assessing and preparing against risks to project…

When you first hear the phrase "environmental peacebuilding," you may think that these two words are not directly linked. Think again. Many conflicts around the world affect and are affected by, at least indirectly, the environment and natural resources. For example, the extraction of minerals…

The current COVID-19 pandemic is a zoonosis- a disease or infection that is naturally transmissible from animals to humans and can be caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites, or unconventional agents. Infection is spread through direct and indirect contact, through vectors, and…

Introduction

The COVID-19 crisis has turned impact evaluators' lives upside down: suddenly, we can't visit the sites we are responsible for, interview participants in person, or otherwise conduct assessments as we normally would. As with much of the world economy, this…

When you first hear the phrase "environmental peacebuilding," you may think that these two words are not directly linked. Think again. Many conflicts around the world affect and are affected by, at least indirectly, the environment and natural resources. For example, the extraction of minerals…