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3rd CGIAR Integrated Partnership Board Meeting

2024 Consolidated Technical and Financial Report for Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service (IAES), Independent Science for Development Council (ISDC), and Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (SPIA)

Within CGIAR, the Independent Advisory and Evaluation Services (IAES) provides operational support as the secretariat for the Independent Science for Development Council (ISDC) and the Standing Panel...

SPIA Calls for Expressions of Interest for Accountability & Learning Impact Studies

Management Response Systems to Evaluations: Benchmarking Review

A robust Management Response (MR) system is key for addressing evaluation recommendations, as emphasized by the Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network (MOPAN). The United Nations...

From Rice Paddies to Policy: Lessons on Agricultural Innovation Adoption in Vietnam

SPIA Brief: Uganda Report 2025 - Agricultural Diversity Under Stress

This four-page brief highlights and summarizes the key messages, methods, and main results of the extensive and sustained collaboration among the following partners: CGIAR Standing Panel on Impact...

SPIA Uganda Report 2025 (First Version)

First Version: SPIA Uganda Report 2025 - Agricultural Diversity Under Stress Please note that the evidence from the SPIA Country-Level Studies is preliminary and subject to change. The final version...

SPIA Vietnam Report 2024 (2-Pager Brief)

2-Pager Brief Summary on SPIA Vietnam Report: Global Ambitions, Sustainable Pathways 2024 Second Report Presenting key domains, innovations, and main challenges.

Transforming Evaluation for a Sustainable Future: Learnings from the IDEAS 2025 Conference 

ISDC 101: The Nuts & Bolts of the CGIAR Independent Science for Development Council

Strengthening MELIA: Insights from Cristiano Rossignoli (WorldFish) & Moogdho Mahzab (IFPRI) on CGIAR Evaluations

Erin Lentz

Associate professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas, Austin, USA Erin Lentz is an associate professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at...

ISDC 2025 First Semiannual Meeting in Edinburgh

Terms of Reference: Evaluability Assessments of CGIAR’s Portfolio 2025-2030

The Multi-Year Evaluation Plan includes Guided Evaluability Assessments (EAs) in the first half of 2025 of all portfolio components. EAs are engineered to support the inception period of programs and...

Evaluation of CGIAR GENDER Platform: Evidence Module Study

The Generating Evidence and New Directions for Equitable Results (GENDER) Platform began in early 2020, just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Platform’s work is organized into three modules...