Evaluation Programme 2008-2010

The Evaluation Programme is based on its mandate of May 2006 and the Evaluation Department's own "Evaluation Policy 2006 - 2010". In the programme for 2008 - 2010 we will attach particular importance to:

• the Norwegian Regulations for Financial Management in Government's requirement that the frequency and scope of evaluations must be determined on the basis of three criteria, importance, uniqueness and risk of the activity
• evaluating all of the activities encompassed by the development cooperation budget over time
• areas that are likely to be on the political agenda in the years ahead
• collaborating with other donors and organisations on joint evaluations and in other ways to the extent that this is possible
• focusing on the results in evaluation projects
• continuing efforts to use researchers and consultants from the South
• monitoring the use of funds more closely in selected evaluations

The Evaluation Programme is a rolling programme, and changes may be made. Implementation of the programme will at all times be based on the resources available. New requests for evaluations may result in timetable changes. Information updated every month on planned and ongoing evaluation projects may be found at www.norad.no/evaluation.