The BetterEvaluation Resource Library contains hundreds of curated and co-created resources related to managing, conducting, using, and strengthening capacity for evaluation.
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Gender, climate change and community based adaptation
This guidebook from the UNDP is aimed at providing support for the design and implementation of gender sensitive community based adaptation programs.The national adaptive capacity framework: Key institutional functions for a changing climate
The National Adaptive Capacity (NAC) Framework represents a new way of thinking about adaptation planning and evaluation, which is being designed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) in consultation withClimate vulnerability and capacity analysis handbook
This handbook provides a detailed guide to CARE's Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Analysis Methodology including the concepts, process, analysis, and tools that can be used for evaluation.Community-based adaptation toolkit
This toolkit from CARE was developed to support project teams complete the project cycle in community-based adaptation projects.Evaluation of adaptation measures for livestock sector in mongolia
This working paper from Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change Initiative (AIACC) evaluates climate change adaptation measures being used in the livestock sector of Mongolia with the aim of reducing its vulnerability to clGISELA – GIS-based evaluation of land-use and agriculture market analysis under global warming
This paper discusses the development and use of a GIS based evaluation model that focuses on land use and food production.Impact of climate change and development scenarios on flow patterns in the Okavango River
This paper analyses the water flow patterns of the Okavango River in order to develop a water resource management tool that can be used to assess the impact of climate change on the river.Operationalising a resilience approach to adapting an urban delta to uncertain climate changes
This paper presents a case-study on a system-oriented strategy: strengthening the resilience of the impacted system to climatic changes.An assessment of sustainable maize production under different management and climate scenarios
The objective of this assessment was to investigate sustainability at the smallholder agro-ecosystem level.How to write in plain English
This guide from the UK based Plain English Campaign, provides an introduction and tips for writing in plain English.Economic evaluation of climate change adaptation projects
This guide form the World Bank highlights a number of key challenges and solutions to carrying out analysis of the economic viability of climate change adaption projects.Participatory monitoring and evaluation for natural resource management and research
This guide from the Natural Resources Institute (NRI) provides a detailed guide to the use of Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) with a particular emphasis on natural resource management.Climate Vulnerability Assessments
This report showcases a pilot vulnerability, risk, and adaptation assessment undertaken for Albania‘s energy sector to raise awareness and initiate dialogue on energy sector adaptation.Making adaptation count: Concepts and options for monitoring and evaluation of climate change adaptation
This paper offers a monitoring and evaluation framework of climate change interventions.PACT South African HIV/AIDS grant management program
This independent external evaluation was commissioned by Pact South Africa to determine the extent to which Pact’s grant making and capacity building services have enhanced the capability of grantees to implement more efficient, high qualitKey considerations for managing evaluations
This guide from Pact South Africa is aimed at providing an overview of the key considerations that need to be assessed before and during the evaluation process.A guide to the vulnerability reduction assessment
This guide from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) provides guidance on using the Vulnerability Reduction Assessment (VRA) approach which is an essential component ofHow to perform evaluations – Model ToR
This guide produced by the Global Affairs Canada (formerly Canadian International Development Agency, CIDA) was developed to support staff to write clear and simplePresenting results
This module from the International Program for Development Evaluation Training (IPDET) provides a detailed outline of the methods and processes for presenting evaluation results.Data collection methods
This series of lessons from the International Program for Development Evaluation Training (IPDET) aims to develop an understanding of various methods of collecting data for evaluations.Using Graphics to Report Evaluation Results
This guide provides detailed information on how to use graphics to represent data in evaluation reports.Survey - Detailed presentation of the tool
This website provides detailed information on what a survey is, why and when it is used, and how it can be performed. Unfortunately, a Portuguese version is no longer available.Encuesta con cuestionario
Este sitio web proporciona información detallada sobre qué es una encuesta, por qué y cuándo se utiliza, y cómo se puede llevar a cabo.Questionnaire
Ce site web fournit des informations détaillées sur ce qu'est une enquête, pourquoi et quand elle est utilisée, et comment elle peut être réalisée.Sampling
This paper from the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension provides a guide using different types of sampling and outlines a range of strategies that can be used when drawing a sample.Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys - Round 3
This website from Childinfo(archived link) outlines the methodology and findings from multiple indicator cluster surveys that were conducted in order to moniCollecting Evaluation Data: Direct Obervation
This paper from the Learning Store, provides an in depth guide to using direct observation as a means to collect evaluation information.Conducting Focus Group Interviews
This guide examines Focus Groups and how they can be useful to extract information. Step by step guidance is provided on how to conduct the focus group interview to help ensure high-quality results.Your detailed evaluation report
This online guide to creating final evaluation reports provides a setp-by-step approach to developing a final report.Logic Model Workbook
Prepared by the Innovation Network, this workbook offers a “do-it-yourself guide” to the development and use of a range of logic models, including step-by-step description of the process required for thTransportation benefit-cost analysis
This website, written in the context of transportation policy, is of use to any investigator looking for step-by-step guidance on the cost-benefit analysis process.Making choices in health: WHO guide to cost-effectiveness analysis
This detailed guide provides investigators with a rigorous technical discussion of the cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) procedure, written from a public health perspective, as a method for assessing the efficiency of an intervention.