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What Happened at the First Spanish Webinar? New Products to Evaluate Quality of Science in Spanish
14.12.23On 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
08.12.23We 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)
24.11.23In 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
14.11.23Swapping 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
31.10.23Qualitative 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
13.10.23As 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
03.10.23In 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
30.08.23Remote 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?
30.08.23We 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
17.08.23Impact 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
10.08.23Asia’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
25.07.23There 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
25.07.23Previously 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
12.07.23Coherence and cohesion are essential qualities of any effective research portfolio. Yet the terms…
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Comparative Advantage Practical Application for CGIAR
04.07.23The Independent Science for Development (ISDC) has released its third and final episode in a…
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Hacia Potenciar la Calidad de la Investigación en el CGIAR con el Uso de un Marco de Referencia
20.06.23A medida que el CGIAR avanza hacia el desarrollo de su portafolio de investigación por…
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CGIAR’s GENDER (Impact) Platform Evaluation: Online Survey Results
12.06.23CGIAR’s "Generating Evidence and New Directions for Equitable Results" (GENDER) Platform aimed to …
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Comparative Advantage Theoretical Basis for Beginners
08.06.23The Independent Science for Development’s (ISDC) series on comparative advantage (CA) has publishe…
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