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SPIA Welcomes New Panel Members
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service23.07.24The Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (SPIA) is pleased to welcome three new members for…
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Visita de campo a Colombia: la confianza lidera el camino en las colaboraciones con financiadores y partes interesadas nacionales
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service04.07.24Como parte de las evaluaciones de los grupos cientÃficos del CGIAR, el doctor Craig Meisner, agrÃ…
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Insights from Colombia Field Trip: Trust Leading the Way in Collaborations with Funders and National Stakeholders
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service04.07.24As part of the CGIARÂ Science Groups (SG) Evaluations, Dr. Craig Meisner, Expert Agronomist, Ibtisse…
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Enhancing Pathway to Impact: CGIAR’s Experience with Evaluability Assessments of Regional Programming
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service21.06.24In the dynamic world of global agricultural research, the CGIAR 2030 Research and Innovation Strate…
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ISDC 2024 Science Forum Travels to Nairobi for CGIAR Science Week
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service11.06.24In a few weeks, ISDC and invited speakers will hit the road and travel to…
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Insights from Ghana Field Mission: CGIAR-NARES Collaboration
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service06.06.24As part of ongoing evaluation of Science Groups (SGs) at CGIAR (TORs), in April 2024,…
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Insights from Bangladesh: CGIAR's Role in Resilient Food Systems Transformation
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service06.06.24Dr. Krishna Belbase, Senior Evaluator and Team Leader for the System Transformation (ST) Science Gro…
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New EVALSDGs Insight #18: Evaluating Quality of Science for Sustainable Development Goals
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service30.05.24We are excited to share the release of our latest brief, EVALSDGs Insight #18: Evaluating Quality…
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Climate adapted crops: the challenges of scaling technologies with stochastic benefits
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service24.05.24Highlights: Climate change will bring about more stochastic weather events. There are useful technol…
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Objectivity in Qualitative Research
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service06.05.24Qualitative research is often regarded as being less objective, and hence less rigorous, than quanti…
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RAFS Science Group in Vietnam: Q&A with Natascia Palmieri and Ben Bennett
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service02.05.24From 3 to 10 April 2024, Ben Bennett and Natascia Palmieri, the team in charge…
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Evaluations need interdisciplinarity, speed, and communication
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service02.05.24Last month, Svetlana Negroustoueva, the lead of the evaluation function at CGIAR, visited Washington…
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What a difference a day makes
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service17.04.24SPIA and ISDC chairs, IAES Director, and IAES’s Evaluation Function Lead were invited to connect…
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Subject Matter Experts Needed For CGIAR’s Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service11.04.24CGIAR’s Independent Advisory and Evaluation Function (IAES) maintains a roster of subject matter e…
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CGIAR, through IAES, engages with IRRI, Asian Mega-Deltas Initiative and Asia-Pacific stakeholders to promote and strengthen evaluation practices and culture in the region
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service08.04.24CGIAR through the Independent Advisory and Evaluation Services emphasizes the crucial role of evalua…
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Camels, Ostriches, and Sheep, Oh My! ISDC Meets in Nairobi in Preparation of Portfolio25 Proposal Reviews
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service11.03.24When the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) came upon Moses’ farm in 2008, they fou…
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Connecting with CGIAR researchers in Kenya, whether revolution or evolution, they seek consistency!
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service08.03.24Ibtissem Jouini, Senior Evaluation Manager in the Evaluation Function of CGIAR’s Independent Advis…
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Progress is built on iteration and fertile foundations
Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service05.03.24"In any uncertain endeavor, a bias for action gets you started, but progress will require…
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