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The Evaluation and Knowledge Development Unit (RCH/EVA) is responsible for conducting evaluations in line with these objectives, and in particular for: (i) defining evaluation methods and the quality assurance process for evaluations conducted on completion of AFD financing; (ii) producing impact analyses of some of the projects, programmes and policies that AFD supports; (iii) managing overall or strategic evaluations; (iv) carrying out meta-evaluations and developing a knowledge base on specific topics.
The evaluation process at AFD has two main objectives, in accordance with the guidelines set by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) :
- to draw lessons from the past in order to improve future aid policies, programmes and projects;
- to serve as the basis for accountability, including with respect to the public.
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AFD-EUDN 2012 Conference: Evaluation and its discontents, do we learn from experience in development? March 26th 2012, Paris
Our societies’ demand for the evaluation of economic policies has been evolving alongside a growing desire for transparency and accountability of decision-makers . This is within a context where persistent doubts exist regarding the efficiency of public spending. In the development sector, this is particularly apparent as development assistance has been heavily criticized due to its limited efficiency. The increasing budget constraints faced by many donors have also exacerbated the complexity of the task.
Nevertheless, the issue of evaluating public policies is neither a new idea, nor a novel practice. It becomes increasingly essential, however, to determine whether the evaluation task is properly conducted. We need to discuss whether the way evaluations are undertaken produces an accumulation of knowledge that is accessible to decision makers, or whether the context in which development policies are implemented severely reduces the usefulness of past experiences for designing future projects.
Can we learn from our own and others’ experiences in the field of development? If so, how can evaluation contribute and how is it that we seem unable to translate these experiences into practice? If not, what are the factors hampering the learning process?
Conference Center Pierre Mendès-France Ministère de l’Economie, des Finances et de l’Industrie , Paris
Conference: Creating Added Value and Employment in the French Overseas Communities
This year, as part of the year of the French Overseas Communities, t
his conference organized by AFD, a historical partner for the development of these communities, follows on from its two previous ones in 2007 and 2009 on the economies of the French Overseas Communities. The first was on the topic “Should France’s overseas economies open up to support growth?” and the second on the topic “A green Overseas France!”.
While the General Assembly of the French Overseas Communities highlighted the need to promote a more endogenous development of these island economies and, at the same time foster a more effective integration into their regional environment, in what conditions can this development take place?
Starting from the premise that there can be no sustainable economic development without efficient companies and effective human resources, the first part of the conference will make a review of both the vocational integration of youth in these communities, and of business strategies in these communities for adaptation to their environment.
Espace du Centenaire
(Auditorium, Maison de la RATP)
189, rue de Bercy 75012 Paris
Conférence : Secteur forestier dans les pays du Bassin du Congo : 20 ans des interventions de l'AFD
Le département de la Recherche de l’AFD et sa division Evaluation, ainsi que le Fonds Français pour l’Environnement Mondial (FFEM) ont organisé une conférence - débat sur le secteur forestier dans le bassin du Congo. Cette conférence a eu lieu jeudi 6 octobre 2011 à 14h00 au siège de l'AFD : 5 rue Roland Barthes, Paris 12e en salle Jacques Alliot.
Cette conférence s’est articulée autour de la restitution des résultats de deux évaluations :
20 ans d'intervention de l'AFD
en présence de :
- Fabien Pousse. I&D : Consultant expert en sciences politiques, économiques et financières
- Constance Corbier-Barthaux . AFD : Evaluateur Environnement Ressources naturelles
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Thierry Liabastre. AFD : Chargé de projets Forêts
Les actions du FFEM pour conserver la biodiversité
En présence de :
- David Brugière. BRL Ingénierie : Consultant expert, spécialiste en gestion de la biodiversité, des aires protégées et des zones périphériques
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Christophe Du Castel. FFEM : Chargé de projets Forêts, Biodiversité et Eaux internationales
Les débats ont été modérés par le Professeur Willy Delvingt de l'Université de Liège, Belgique.
Dans le cadre de l’année internationale des Forêts, l'apport de ces résultats contribuent à préciser l’approche politique française, notamment pour l’actualisation du livre blanc sur les forêts tropicales.
Analyse des déterminants de la demande de services financiers dans le Maroc rural
Cette étude s’inscrit en complémentarité des travaux de l’équipe Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) / The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL).
Profitant du début de déploiement des activités d’Al Amana en milieu rural, l’objectif de l’étude IPA/J-PAL, initiée en 2006, était de mesurer quantitativement les impacts économiques du microcrédit en milieu rural enclavé.
5th NONIE Meeting: Network of Networks on Impact Evaluations
AFD has organized the 5th NONIE meeting on 28th and 29th March. The event, which gathered over a hundred donors, evaluators and researchers on the topic of impact evaluations, will be held at the Etoile St Honoré Conference Center, 21/25 rue Balzac, Paris 8.
The following topics were addressed (in English only):
- Appropriateness between development interventions, evaluation questions and methods
- Impact evaluation supply and demand in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Initial feedback from donors on impact evaluations
- Initial feedback from NGOs on impact evaluations
- Meta-analyses and synthetic reviews of results
- The use of impact evaluations by public decision-makers
- Case studies or meta-analyses will be presented on the following topics: microfinance; agriculture and nutrition; social safety nets.
Registration for this event is closed.
We would also recommend you visit the website and read and react to the post by Jean David Naudet on the Blog: Post 1 | Nonie2011.org.
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