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Linking evaluations to policy and governance

Masahiro IgarashiDirector, UNFAO Office of Evaluation

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• Highlight key milestones on the paradigm shift of evaluation from development aid to support of national development strategies

• Highlight the challenges facing Evaluation today, especially in the area of Food Security

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Objectives

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Food Security TodaySection 1

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Structural Factors

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Enhancing Food SecuritySection 2

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Multi-sectoral food security and

nutrition strategies

• Price stabilization• Food stocks

Agricultural development

• Seed improvement• Extension services

Natural resource management

• Water management• Land ownership

Environment • Climate change

adaptation• Eco-friendly

agriculture  ©FAO/Antonello Proto

Market improvement

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International Efforts

Support to national efforts

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Where is evaluation?

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History of EvaluationSection 3

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1948-1952 1950s-1960s 1970s-1980s

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Aid effectiveness questioned

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Does the aid work?

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New thinking on development cooperation

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1990s - Paradigm Shift

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2000s - New Development Cooperation Framework

Millennium Declaration (2000)

Paris Declaration (2005)

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To RecapFrom To

Economic growth Human development, poverty reduction

Infrastructure projects, technical assistance

Support to national development strategies, capacity development

Project portfolio Country programming

Project deliverables Strategy goals and outcomes

Project evaluations Output-impact focus

Programme evaluationsOutcome focus

Evaluate aid effectiveness Evaluate development results

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Evaluation challenge today

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Evaluation of multi-sectoral national-level

strategy for food security

Deeper engagement of national government and

key stakeholders in country-level evaluations

Support to national evaluation capacity

development to assess policy effectiveness

Strategic level assessment together with national governments built on

assessments of sectoral policies & programmes

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• The evaluation paradigm shift should be geared to support national development strategies

• Evaluation dealing with food security should be forward looking, multi sectoral and anchored on national development strategies

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Conclusion

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Thank you

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