Assessing transformational change: evaluation approaches to measure development objectives
Webinar | Online
About the Event
(Habrá interpretación inglés-español /Haverá interpretação em inglês-português)
Challenges in this decade transcend national and sectoral boundaries and require integrated approaches. Tackling climate change and poverty, amongst other pressing issues, requires a systems-wide shift in the way the world organizes itself. Nonetheless, the “system” and the “shift” are complex concepts that can be somewhat abstract if not broken down. Evaluators face the challenge of defining what transformational change looks like in practice and how development projects should be measured to assess this shift.
Challenges in this decade transcend national and sectoral boundaries and require integrated approaches. Tackling climate change and poverty, amongst other pressing issues, requires a systems-wide shift in the way the world organizes itself. Nonetheless, the “system” and the “shift” are complex concepts that can be somewhat abstract if not broken down. Evaluators face the challenge of defining what transformational change looks like in practice and how development projects should be measured to assess this shift.
Speakers
| Name | Title | Biography |
|---|---|---|
| Geeta Batra | Chief Evaluation and Deputy Director, Global Environment Facility, Independent Evaluation Office (GEF-IEO) | Chief Evaluation and Deputy Director, Global Environment Facility, Independent Evaluation Office (GEF-IEO). Author of “Transformational Change for People and the Planet: Evaluating Environment and Development” (2022). Instructor for ““Evaluation at the Nexus of Environment and Development” (IPDET, 2023). |
| Stephan Wegner | Senior Evaluation Officer, Independent Evaluation Group, World Bank Group (IEG-WBG) | Senior Evaluation Officer, Independent Evaluation Group, World Bank Group (IEG-WBG). Task Manager of publication “Supporting Transformational Change for Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity” (2016). |
| Sven Harten | Head of Competence Centre for Evaluation Methodology and Deputy Director, German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval) | Head of Competence Centre for Evaluation Methodology and Deputy Director, German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval). “Evaluation of Interventions for Climate Change Adaptation” (DEval). Instructor for “Evaluation of Climate Change and Development” (IPDET, 2023). |
Moderators
| Name | Title | Biography |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Fernanda Rodrigo | Evaluation Senior Specialist, OVE | Evaluation Senior Specialist, Office of Evaluation and Oversight, Inter-American Development Bank Group (OVE-IADB). Evaluation Leader of “Evaluation of the IDB Group’s Work on Adaptation to Climate Change” (ongoing). |