Karen Rot-Münstermann: What is the value of evaluation?

23min | 12/13/2023

Description

Most of us know very little about development evaluation, yet it is an increasingly respected discipline that reassures and informs policy- and decision-makers, practitioners, investors, citizens, and stakeholders of all types. Karen Rot-Münstermann, Evaluator General, leads IDEV, the Independent Development Evaluation function of the African Development Bank Group, where 50 or so staff and consultants deliver evidence to the Bank’s Board of Directors, Management, and various stakeholders. The Evaluator General candidly explains how the Bank is gaining credibility and enhancing development effectiveness through evaluation and invites IDEV staff member Boubacar Ly to explain just what it takes to become an evaluator. Step inside the world of evaluation to understand why it is gaining traction.

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About Making a Difference

Did you know that Africa, with 65% of the world's remaining arable land, could become the planet's breadbasket? That the continent is the key to unlocking green growth across the planet, owing to its almost unlimited solar energy potential, vast hydrogen resources and immense reserves of green minerals that are vital for the production of Lithium ion batteries? Did you know that Africa could transform the world with its 2.5 billion inhabitants by 2050?
Discover what's happening on this fast-moving continent in the Making a Difference podcast. It brings together economists, opinion leaders, captains of industry and heads of international institutions to explore the most critical challenges of today.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About Making a Difference

Did you know that Africa, with 65% of the world's remaining arable land, could become the planet's breadbasket? That the continent is the key to unlocking green growth across the planet, owing to its almost unlimited solar energy potential, vast hydrogen resources and immense reserves of green minerals that are vital for the production of Lithium ion batteries? Did you know that Africa could transform the world with its 2.5 billion inhabitants by 2050?
Discover what's happening on this fast-moving continent in the Making a Difference podcast. It brings together economists, opinion leaders, captains of industry and heads of international institutions to explore the most critical challenges of today.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Description

Most of us know very little about development evaluation, yet it is an increasingly respected discipline that reassures and informs policy- and decision-makers, practitioners, investors, citizens, and stakeholders of all types. Karen Rot-Münstermann, Evaluator General, leads IDEV, the Independent Development Evaluation function of the African Development Bank Group, where 50 or so staff and consultants deliver evidence to the Bank’s Board of Directors, Management, and various stakeholders. The Evaluator General candidly explains how the Bank is gaining credibility and enhancing development effectiveness through evaluation and invites IDEV staff member Boubacar Ly to explain just what it takes to become an evaluator. Step inside the world of evaluation to understand why it is gaining traction.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About Making a Difference

Did you know that Africa, with 65% of the world's remaining arable land, could become the planet's breadbasket? That the continent is the key to unlocking green growth across the planet, owing to its almost unlimited solar energy potential, vast hydrogen resources and immense reserves of green minerals that are vital for the production of Lithium ion batteries? Did you know that Africa could transform the world with its 2.5 billion inhabitants by 2050?
Discover what's happening on this fast-moving continent in the Making a Difference podcast. It brings together economists, opinion leaders, captains of industry and heads of international institutions to explore the most critical challenges of today.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About Making a Difference

Did you know that Africa, with 65% of the world's remaining arable land, could become the planet's breadbasket? That the continent is the key to unlocking green growth across the planet, owing to its almost unlimited solar energy potential, vast hydrogen resources and immense reserves of green minerals that are vital for the production of Lithium ion batteries? Did you know that Africa could transform the world with its 2.5 billion inhabitants by 2050?
Discover what's happening on this fast-moving continent in the Making a Difference podcast. It brings together economists, opinion leaders, captains of industry and heads of international institutions to explore the most critical challenges of today.

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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