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Communicating Development Evaluation Results

Communicating the results of an evaluation is a critical step of the process. Effective communication helps ensure information reaches the target audience in a timely, useful way. The DAC Network on Development Evaluation works to support our members' communication activities and actively disseminates evaluation findings to support decision making and inform policy debates.

Evaluating budget support

Brief overview of the current work of the DAC Network on Development Evaluation on the effectiveness and results of budget support operations. Includes summary of policy lessons, a recently developed methodological approach and links to recent evaluations. Last updated 15 April 2013.

Areas of work

Information on the current work programme of the DAC Evaluation Network, including evaluation work on budget support, the implementation of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, peacebuilding, multilateral effectiveness, governance, aid for trade and support to evaluation in Haiti, as well as tools for joint evaluation, impact evaluation, developing evaluation capacities and communicating evaluation findings.

Encouraging good practice in development evaluation

Based on the DAC's 50 years of experience in international development, we've developed a framework for evaluating development policies and programmes.

Evaluation in Development Agencies

Germany's Evaluation Profile

Germany's Evaluation Profile

Summary of key norms and standards

Summary of key norms and standards

Quality Standards for Development Evaluation

This series present internationally agreed policy guidelines and suggestions from the OECD Development Assistance Committee.

Quality Standards for Development Evaluation

Untying aid: Is it working?

THEMATIC STUDY on the developmental effectiveness of untied aid: evaluation of THE implementation of the paris declaration AND OF THE 2001 DAC RECOMMENDATION ON UNTYING ODA TO THE LDCs - Synthesis Report