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Evaluating Comparative Advantage in CGIAR

New IAES Methods Note provides a practical approach to evaluating how comparative advantage informs CGIAR’s strategic choices and performance.

Opening for a Senior Evaluation Manager

CGIAR IAES is recruiting a Senior Evaluation Manager for Center External Reviews in Nairobi. Apply by 30 August 2026.

Evaluating Scaling Efforts: New Blog on BetterEvaluation Webpage

Scaling is one of the most used and least precisely defined concepts in international development.

Working Smarter, Not Just Faster: How is CGIAR’s Evaluation Function Using AI Tools?

How CGIAR’s Evaluation Function is using AI to support coding, stress-testing, and quality checks—while keeping evaluative judgment human-led.

IAES hosted the CGIAR Joint Assurance Workshop to Strengthen Combined Assurance Across the Integrated Partnership

How can evaluation, science quality, audit, risk, and ethics work better together to strengthen assurance across CGIAR?

What Does Innovative Finance Mean for CGIAR? Messages from Evidence Synthesis

What does Innovative Finance really mean for CGIAR’s future? As a major funding gap threatens progress on the SDGs, CGIAR is positioning Innovative

Behind the Assurance: Two Lenses, One Purpose

IAES Releases Video Showcasing Stakeholder Engagement on CGIAR Ways of Working

How can CGIAR accelerate the delivery of research-based solutions? IAES’ Evaluation Function explored this question through five focused studies and a

From Uganda to the Drawing Board: Listening, Learning and Shaping Evaluations

The Evaluation Function team met with 50+ CGIAR stakeholders in June. Dive into their key takeaways from the field.

2025 Evaluability Assessments: Everything You Need to Know

Explore the most common questions and answers to learn how Evaluability Assessments support better design, tracking, and impact across the CGIAR

Can AI Help Us Evaluate Better? Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges

In international development, evaluation plays a critical role in generating evidence, guiding decisions, and ensuring accountability.

Comunicar la verdad al poder: El papel de las evaluaciones independientes y la Junta de la Alianza Integrada para impulsar un cambio significativo en el CGIAR.