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.
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Ibtissem Jouini
Senior Evaluation Manager
George Theuri
Evaluation Analyst
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
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Svetlana Negroustoueva
Evaluation Function Lead, IAES
Amy Jersild
Evaluator and Consultant to IAES Evaluation Team
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.
Written by
Diana Cekova
Evaluation Analyst (IAES)
Lea Corsett
Independent Evaluation Consultant
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.
Written by
Patrick Caron
VICEPRESIDENTE DE LA JUNTA DE LA ALIANZA INTEGRADA (IPB) DEL CGIAR
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Ibtissem Jouini
Senior Evaluation Manager
Le rôle des évaluations indépendantes et du conseil d’administration du Partenariat intégré dans la promotion d’un changement positif au sein de CGIAR.
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Patrick Caron
VICE-PRESIDENT DU CONSEIL D’ADMINISTRATION DU PARTENARIAT INTEGRE DE CGIAR
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Ibtissem Jouini
Senior Evaluation Manager
A Q+A with Evaluation Experts Amy Jersild and John Gargani: Learning from the IDEAS 2025 Multi-Dimensional Evaluation Conference, Italy
Written by
Amy Jersild
Evaluator and Consultant to IAES Evaluation Team
John Gargani
Adjunct Professor at Claremont Graduate University (USA) and Workshop Facilitator
Driving Change Through Evaluation: Key Insights from PCU’s Solomon Adebayo and Allison Poulos
Written by
Allison Poulos
Technical Reporting and Transition Manager for CGIAR’s Project Coordination Unit
Solomon Adebayo
Monitoring Evaluation, Learning and Impact Assessment Manager at CGIAR Project Coordination Unit
Speaking Truth to Power: The Role of Independent Evaluations and Integrated Partnership Board in Driving Meaningful Change in CGIAR
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Patrick Caron
CGIAR Integrated Partnership Board, Vice Chair
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Ibtissem Jouini
Senior Evaluation Manager
Strengthening MELIA: Insights from Cristiano Rossignoli (WorldFish) & Moogdho Mahzab (IFPRI) on CGIAR Evaluations
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Cristiano Rossignoli
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) and Impact Assessment Research Leader, WorldFish
Moogdho Mahzab
Associate Research Fellow with the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, IFPRI
Transforming Evaluation for a Sustainable Future: Learnings from the IDEAS 2025 Conference
The 2025 IDEAS/NDB Evaluation Conference brought together evaluation professionals to explore the evolving role of evaluation, with a focus on equity
Behind the Evaluations of Science Groups: Piloting Guidelines to Evaluate Gender and Inclusion
Written by
Kafayat Fakoya
Subject Matter Expert, Resilient Aquatic Food Systems
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Svetlana Negroustoueva
Evaluation Function Lead, IAES
Katie Sproule
Subject Matter Expert, Gender and Social Inclusion
Behind the Evaluation of the Genetic Innovation Science Group: A Q&A with Dr. Meyer & Dr. Bryan
Written by
Dr. Glenn James Bryan
Subject Matter Expert
Dr. David H. Meyer
Subject Matter Expert