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Not only is the human cost of conflict devastating but its impact on the political, social and economic development of a country, and often its surrounding region, is profound. The benefits of development assistance can be reversed by the outbreak of violent conflict, which is not only an accompaniment of poverty but is one of its main causes. Evaluating policies, programmes and projects meant to prevent conflict remains a challenge.
For this reason, the DAC Network on Development Evaluation and the DAC Network on Conflict, Peace and Development Co-operation decided to review the substantive findings from recent evaluations in this field and to examine methods for assessing the effectiveness and impact of conflict prevention operations.
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Recent developments and ongoing work
Development of Guidance
With increasing shares of aid resources, time and human energy being dedicated to conflict prevention and peacebuilding, there is a growing interest to learn what works, what does not work and why. This guidance seeks to help answer these questions by improving evaluation practice, which will enable systematic learning and improve the effectiveness of peacebuilding work.
The working draft of the “DAC Guidance on Evaluating Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Activities,” developed in consultation with lead network members and experts, has been printed for a test phase. Following incorporation of feedback from the test phase, this process will culminate with the publication of DAC guidance.
A link to the current draft is available at the top of this page. English and French hard copies of the guidance are available upon request.
Application phase
Feedback from you on the usefulness and relevance of this working draft would be appreciated. During the test phase application (2008-2009) programme and evaluation staff, consultants and managers working in the conflict prevention and peacebuilding fields are encouraged to use the draft guidance. Your input, along with applications planned in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Sri Lanka and Sudan, will inform revisions as the guidance is finalised in 2009.
Please submit your feedback based on applications of the working draft by accessing the online survey:
Click here to access the Feedback Form in English
Cliquez ici pour accéder au questionnaire en Français
Approach paper
This research was used to develop the draft guidance. The paper explores some of the key issues related to evaluation in the conflict and peace field and defines key concepts. It is of particular interest to research and academic institutions interested in learning more about the particular issues of evaluating conflict prevention and peacebuilding work.
Download the approach paper: "Encouraging Effective Evaluation of Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Activities: Towards DAC guidance”
En français: "Vers un Guide du CAD pour l'évaluation des activités en faveur de la prévention des conflits et de la construction de la paix"
Member evaluations
Dozens of member evaluations of conflict prevention, security and peacebuilding activities can be accessed by visiting DEReC.
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