As a sequel to the Evidence Dialogues on 17 March 2021, where panelists committed to getting together to continue the conversation in a year’s time, this discussion will bring the focus back on efforts needed to strengthen continuous monitoring, evaluation, learning, and adaptations to ensure the chances of good outcomes are improved. The expert panel, which had agreed that development agencies do not always walk the talk of evidence-informed decision-making, will return for another deep-dive into the challenges and to share learnings and experiences that will help inform current practices.

 

Operational and evaluation leaders from FCDO, MCC, Norad, USAID and the World Bank Group reconvened exactly after a year to reflect and report on the steps taken by them to improve the evidence and learning culture within their organizations. As a sequel to the Evidence Dialogues on 17 March 2021, where panelists committed to getting together to continue the conversation in a year’s time, this discussion brought the focus back on efforts needed to strengthen continuous monitoring, evaluation, learning, and adaptations to ensure the chances of good outcomes are improved. The expert panel, which had agreed that development agencies do not always walk the talk of evidence-informed decision-making, returned for another deep-dive into the challenges and shared learnings and experiences that will help inform current practices.

Panellists

  • Mark Sundberg, Chief Economist and Deputy Vice President, Department of Policy and Evaluation, MCC
  • Håvard Mokleiv Nygård, Director of Knowledge, NORAD
  • Alison Evans, Director-General, Evaluation, World Bank Group
  • Stacey Young, Agency Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning Officer, USAID
  • Charlotte Watts, Chief Scientific Adviser and Director, Research and Evidence, FCDO
  • Marie Gaarder, Executive director, 3ie