Long-term approaches in a changing world. Annual Report 2021/2022 from the Department for Evaluation

The Department for Evaluation in Norad releases an annual report every year. The report summarises the knowledge from the evaluations of Norwegian development cooperation that are carried out over the past year, and draws lessons across the different reports.

The annual report for 2021/2022 is titled “Long-term approaches in a changing world.”

After decades of progress in several key areas, we are now confronted with a world marked by several global crises in areas such as security, health, food and governance.

By applying insights gained from the evaluation reports presented in this annual report and drawing on earlier evaluations, we wish to reflect on findings that we believe may be relevant not only for understanding current challenges but also for strengthening Norwegian development cooperation going forward.

This year, we focus on evaluation findings in three areas where a long-term approach in development cooperation is a key concept for achieving the desired results:

― Civil society as a partner for sustainable development

― Norway’s success as an advocate for women’s rights and gender equality

― Learning as a shared responsibility