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12 Apr 2021
Evaluation Headlines: Boosting Collaboration in Evaluation in Times of Crisis
In this edition of Evaluation Headlines, Veronique Salze-Lozac’h, IED’s Deputy Director General and Megan Chouane, Head of Evaluation Office at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) talk about how evaluators can collaborate better to address the COVID-19 crisis. Interview by IED's Saleha Waseem.
Development organizations have been working to contain the far-reaching consequences of COVID-19 crisis and have committed huge funds. While these efforts are imperative, evaluators worry that the pressure for urgent action can lead to critical missteps. Evidence from past interventions during global or regional crises has shown that not all well-intended actions are effective. What is most important and perhaps most challenging is striking the right balance between quick and flexible responses on the one hand, and coordination, quality planning, and context-sensitivity on the other hand.
At the start of this crisis, evaluators came together to share challenges and experiences and to see how they could collaborate better to address this unknown situation. This led to the creation of the COVID-19 Global Evaluation Coalition.
View the video at: https://www.adb.org/news/videos/boosting-collaboration-evaluation-times-crisis
