evaluations in cgiar - 2015 update from iea
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Evaluation Community of Practice 3rd Annual Meeting 2015
Report from IEA
Independent Evaluation Arrangement
IEA – Reviews & Evaluations
2 reviews completed
CRP Governance & Management
Generation Challenge Program
5 CRP evaluations completed
Policies, Institutions & Markets
Aquatic Agriculture Systems
WHEAT
MAIZE
Forests Trees and Agroforestry
5 CRP evaluations being finalized
Climate Change, Agriculture & Food
Security
Global Rice Science Partnerships
Livestock & Fish
Roots, Tubers and Bananas
Water, Land & Ecosystems
5 CRP- commissioned
evaluations with IEA QA advice
Humidtropics
A4NH - completed
Grainlegumes
Dryland Cereals
Dryland Systems
IEA
Other completed CGIAR Evaluations 2013-15
CRPs/Centers• 1 CRP evaluation + quality assistance/validation
from IEA
• 3 CRPs commissioned CCEEs using IEA guidance (1 with IEA QA advice and support)
• 2 Center commissioned CCERs
For Whom/ What Purpose?
CRP Management • Learning for strategic management and
adaptations and adjustments of program
• Preparation: 2nd cycle of CRP proposals
System-wide• System wide strategic management
(MTR, SRF, 2nd call for funding) • Resource for system-wide evaluation
Donors• Accountability on program
performance• Building trust and transparency• Strategic and informed decisions on
portfolio and funding allocations
Partners • Build trust and transparency • Accountability on partnership and
program performance• Refinement of partnership
Evaluation
IEA
Responses to IEA CRP evaluations5 CRP evaluations finalized = 59 recommendationsManagement response
– Overall comments on the evaluation and its utility– 49 recommendations accepted fully, 9 partially accepted– Of 8 M&G recommendations, 3 accepted fully, 1 rejected– Response to individual recommendations, including action
proposed and responsibilities
Consortium response– Accepting all 59 recommendations, including those relating to
Consortium and System – Requests recommendations and changes be reflected in CRPII
stage
Preliminary findings
Draft report Final report
Circulated for review
and comments
FC workshop
CO/CB response
EIAC discussion FC decision on
report and CB commentary
Timeline
Shared with CRP mgmt, Reference Group…
Analysis
CRP level
System level
For ongoing evaluations: shared with
CO, ISPC, IAU
CRP mgmt response to evaluation
Interactions with CRP
staff
Final evaluation
package (report +++)
Contribution of evaluations to CRPII formulation and Review process
Synthesis of First Five completed Evaluations: FTA, WHEAT, MAIZE, AAS and PIM
Purposes: Accountability and Learning1. Results- Patterns related to the results of the CRP evaluations;- Draw lessons that can be useful for the CGIAR as a whole in view
of CRP II2. Methodological aspects- Lessons from processes and methodologies used in the evaluation
for the future (internal)- First go in view of the synthesis of 15 evaluations planned in 2016
Other IEA Initiatives and Events end of 2015
• Reflecting on accountability and learning framework– M,E, and IA framework – Reviewing decentralized evaluation options
• Reflecting on experience so far on evaluating QoS– Internal Workshop early December
• Reflecting on evaluability of Sustainable Development Goals– RBA SDG2 Seminar (17-18 November, Rome)
Looking beyond
- New SRF with an accountability and learning framework- New CGIAR governance-New CRP proposal phase-New Rolling Evaluation Work Plan and Strategy
Work plan 2016EvaluationsThematic evaluations
- Gender- Partnerships- Capacity development
CRP evaluation- CRP Genebanks
Synthesis of 15 CRP evaluations- Preparing for 2017
Other- Coordinated plan for evaluation for CRPII- Action plan for supporting decentralized evaluations and
strengthening evaluation across the CGIAR - Mapping evaluation coverage in CGIAR- Developing new Rolling Evaluation Work Plan 2017-2020