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¿Qué Pasó en el Primer Webinario en Español? Nuevos Productos para eEaluar la Calidad de la Ciencia
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service14.12.23El miércoles 29 de noviembre el Servicio Independiente de Asesoría y Evaluación (IAES por sus…
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What Happened at the First Spanish Webinar? New Products to Evaluate Quality of Science in Spanish
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service14.12.23On Wednesday, November 29th, the Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service (IAES) held its first w…
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Q&A with ERG Member Professor Guy M Poppy, on His Participation in the Launch of a New UK-CGIAR Centre for Collaboration and Innovation in Science and Technology
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service08.12.23We caught up with Professor Guy Poppy, member of the IAES Evaluation Reference Group, to shed…
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Assuring Together: Lessons Learned from the Joint Study On CGIAR’s Performance and Results Management System (PRMS)
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service24.11.23In 2020, CGIAR embarked on an ambitious reformulation of its partnerships, knowledge, assets, and gl…
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Reconnecting with CGIAR Scientists in Rabat, Morocco at ICARDA
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service14.11.23Swapping recipes for bread-making is not something one would expect in the hallways of the…
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Different ways of combining qualitative with quantitative methods for impact assessment
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service31.10.23Qualitative methods have long been used in agricultural research to bring the perspectives and world…
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Professor Travis Lybbert appointed as new SPIA Chair
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service13.10.23As Professor Karen Macours steps down from the position of SPIA Chair, the results of…
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Behind the Scenes of a Feminist Principles Evaluation: CGIAR’s GENDER Platform
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service03.10.23In 2022-23, IAES/Evaluation contracted an external evaluation team to conduct an independent evaluat…
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Challenges of Using Earth Observation Data for Impact Evaluation
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service30.08.23Remote sensing data and technology are rapidly evolving. This brings about new opportunities for usi…
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What is the potential contribution of remote sensing for impact evaluation within CGIAR?
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service30.08.23We are in a golden age for satellite Earth Observations (EO) with huge advancement in…
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Social incentive nudges decrease prosocial behavior and diffusion of agricultural innovations in Uganda
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service17.08.23Impact Assessment has traditionally played an accountability role in the CGIAR, providing evidence o…
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Honing Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning in the New Asian Mega-Deltas Initiative: Operationalizing CGIAR-wide Evaluation Framework and Policy
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service10.08.23Asia’s mega-deltas – that is, very large river deltas – are home to over 177 million…
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SPIA blog series on qualitative methods for impact assessment
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service25.07.23There is growing interest and demand to include qualitative methods for impact assessment to improve…
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A Deep Dive into the Land of Rivers: Taking Stock of the Role of CGIAR Research in Bangladesh
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service25.07.23Previously threatened by widespread famine in the 1970s due to its fast-growing population and low…
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Why Coherence and Cohesion Matter for the CGIAR Research Portfolio
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service12.07.23Coherence and cohesion are essential qualities of any effective research portfolio. Yet the terms…
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CGIAR’s GENDER (Impact) Platform Evaluation: Online Survey Results
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service12.06.23CGIAR’s "Generating Evidence and New Directions for Equitable Results" (GENDER) Platform aimed to …
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Comparative Advantage Theoretical Basis for Beginners
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service08.06.23The Independent Science for Development’s (ISDC) series on comparative advantage (CA) has publishe…
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Leveraging Theories of Change for Progress in Agriculture Research for Development: the CGIAR Approach
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service26.05.23Theories of change (ToC) are central to CGIAR's approach to performance management, underscored by t…
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