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Speaking Truth to Power: The Role of Independent Evaluations and Integrated Partnership Board in Driving Meaningful Change in CGIAR
10.04.25When independent evaluators speak truth to power, what happens next? The true value of independent…
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Join ISDC: Vacancies for Chair and New Members
09.04.25ISDC CHAIR CGIAR is seeking to fill the Chair position to join current members who…
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Insights from the SPIA Uganda Report 2025 Launch Event, Kampala, UG.
04.04.25On March 7th the World Bank LSMS-ISA, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), Uganda’s National…
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ISDC 101: The Nuts & Bolts of the CGIAR Independent Science for Development Council
26.03.25CGIAR is a vast and complex organization and understanding its different bodies can sometimes feel…
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Strengthening MELIA: Insights from Cristiano Rossignoli (WorldFish) & Moogdho Mahzab (IFPRI) on CGIAR Evaluations
24.03.25We spoke with Cristiano Rossignoli from WorldFish and who is based in Florence and Mooghdo Mahzab…
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Transforming Evaluation for a Sustainable Future: Learnings from the IDEAS 2025 Conference
20.03.25The 2025 IDEAS/NDB Evaluation Conference brought together evaluation professionals to explore the ev…
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From Rice Paddies to Policy: Lessons on Agricultural Innovation Adoption in Vietnam
26.02.25Why do some agricultural innovations thrive while others fail to take root? Even though agricultura…
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Behind the Evaluations of Science Groups: Piloting Guidelines to Evaluate Gender and Inclusion
31.01.25-
Gender equality
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Social inclusion
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service (IAES) conducted evaluations of CGIAR’s three Science…
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SPIA Side Event at 21st CGIAR System Council Meeting: Key Takeaways
08.01.25-
Big data
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
During a half-day side event held in Berlin, SPIA marked the conclusion of their 2019-2024…
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Thoughts from Inside the Secretariat: Our ISDC Year in Review
12.12.24-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
An exciting year comes to an end—our first year working for the Independent Science for…
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Evidence of Impact and Reach from the SPIA 2019-2024 Workplan
29.11.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
While the approval of the SPIA 2019-2024 workplan by System Council 7 implied a strong…
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The Importance of Soil: ISDC’s Trip to the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture in Dubai
28.11.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
The Independent Science for Development Council (ISDC), the external science advisory body for CGIAR…
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Behind the Evaluation of the Genetic Innovation Science Group: A Q&A with Dr. Meyer & Dr. Bryan
26.11.24We recently had the opportunity to sit down virtually with Dr. David Meyer and Dr.…
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Strategies to Maximize Objectivity in Qualitative Research
13.11.24In a previous blog, we highlighted that the assumptions on objectivity shared by interpretive quali…
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SPIA FEST 2024: Roundup of the Evidence from the 2019-2024 SPIA Workplan
05.11.242024 marks the end of a 6-year workplan for the CGIAR Standing Panel on Impact…
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Young Emerging Evaluators from CGIAR Take the Stage: Research Analysts at the European Evaluation Society Conference 2024
15.10.24The 15th edition of the European Evaluation Society (EES) Conference, held in Rimini, Italy, from 2…
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Agricultural Systems Special Issue Published: 17 Papers on Enabling Inclusive Innovation in Agriculture and Food Systems
17.09.24Learn more about the Special Issue here. Inclusive innovation remains a complex and contentious top…
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Survey: Mapping of Effective Models for Evaluation Management
29.08.24The quality and usefulness of an evaluation are shaped not only by the technical expertise…
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