Quality Assessment of Decentralised Evaluations in Norwegian Development Cooperation (2019-2020)
About the publication
- Published: October 2021
- Series: Evaluation study
- Type: Evaluations
- Carried out by: Ternström AB
- Commissioned by: Evaluation Department at Norad
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- Theme: Public administration, Capacity development
- Pages: --
- Serial number: 3/21
- ISBN: 978-82-8369-071-2
- ISSN: --
This study has assessed the quality of reviews and decentralised evaluations commissioned by Norad, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Royal Norwegian Embassies in 2019 and 2020. 27 evaluations, and 24 Terms of References have been assessed.
Decentralised evaluations constitute an important source of knowledge about the effectiveness and relevance of Norwegian aid programmes. It is therefore essential that these evaluations are credible and relevant so that they can be used to improve Norwegian aid.
The study is the second of two follow-up studies to an evaluation published by the Evaluation Department in 2017, which found the quality of reviews and decentralised evaluations to be questionable. The studies are initiated to continue the work of improving the quality of decentralised evaluations, to ensure that they become an even better management tool and provide learning.
The study is carried out by Ternström AB on behalf of the Evaluation Department in Norad.