Presentation at the Asian Evaluation Week, China, 2016

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Linking evaluations to policy and
governance
Masahiro Igarashi
Director, UNFAO Officeof Evaluation
05-08 Sept 2016/ Asian Evaluation Week

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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 Today
Section 1
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Structural Factors
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Enhancing Food Security
Section 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
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Market
improvement

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International Efforts
Support to national
efforts
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Gallagher

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Whereis evaluation?
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History of Evaluation
Section 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?
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 Recap
From 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 evaluations
Outcome 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
Evaluation of multi-
sectoral national-level
strategy for food security
Deeper engagement of
national government and
key stakeholders in
country-level evaluations
Deeper engagement of
national government and
key stakeholders in
country-level evaluations
Support to national
evaluation capacity
development to assess
policy effectiveness
Support to national
evaluation capacity
development to assess
policy effectiveness
Strategic level assessment
together with national
governments built on
assessments of sectoral
policies & programmes
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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