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Updated evaluation programme for the coming years launched by Norad’s Department for Evaluation.

In a world facing rapid changes and multiple crises, the need to think and act with a long-term perspective is pressing.

The Department for Evaluation in Norad is launching a new evaluation programme for 2022-2024.  

The main finding from last year’s evaluations is that the development assistance system needs to improve its learning capability.

The Evaluation Department is launching the evaluation programme for 2021/22. The pandemic once again forms the backdrop to this year’s evaluation programme.

An evaluation view on Norwegian aid responds to the Covid-19 pandemic.

An increasing proportion of Norwegian development aid is going to countries in fragile situations. This is where the need for humanitarian support is greatest, but also the risk is highest. Norad’s Evaluation Department launches an evaluation of Norway’s engagement in Somalia.

Thorough analyses, good coordination of Norwegian efforts and active collaboration with international partners are the three main lessons learned when the evaluation department in Norad sums up last year.

The Covid-19 crisis have led to various consequences for the evaluation of Norwegian aid. This includes how ongoing evaluations are conducted, adjustments of the current Evaluation programme and new initiatives.

Development assistance is now facing major challenges that require action. In such times, knowledge is all the more important for making good decisions.