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Links to key deliverables

● Pelletier, J., Maue, C., Karasalo, M., & Jack, K., Barros, J. 2023. Remote sensing for impact
evaluation of agriculture and natural resource management research: Guidelines for use in
One CGIAR. Rome: Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (SPIA). https://iaes.cgiar.org/spia/
publications/remote-sensing-impact-evaluation-agriculture-and-natural-resource-
management-research

● Standing Panel on Impact Assessment. 2023. Carrying out a country-level stocktake. Rome:
CGIAR Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service (IAES) https://iaes.cgiar.org/spia/
publications/guidance-note-carrying-out-country-level-stocktake
● Kosmowski, F., Bach, T., Nguyen, O., Stevenson, J., & Visaria, S. 2023. Preliminary Insights
into the Adoption of CGIAR-Related Agricultural Innovations in Vietnam. Rome: Standing
Panel on Impact Assessment (SPIA). https://iaes.cgiar.org/spia/publications/preliminary-
insights-adoption-cgiar-related-agricultural-innovations-vietnam

IAES/Evaluation Function Achievements

The Evaluation Function of IAES work continued, focusing on operationalizing the CGIAR Evaluation
Framework and Policy, with an increasingly dedicated emphasis on knowledge management.
Evaluative engagements addressed assurance and ‘evaluability,’ such as the Performance and
Results Management System (PRMS) advisory engagement. Platform evaluations for GENDER and
Genebanks concluded, providing transitional and forward-looking recommendations for the
ongoing CGIAR Portfolio revision. The translation of key documents into Spanish and the convening

of a Spanish-language knowledge-sharing event by IAES and ISDC highlighted efforts toward
inclusivity and capacity sharing. The process evaluation included an advisory activity in partnership
with Internal Audit on CGIAR’s PRMS.

Links to key deliverables

● CGIAR GENDER Platform: Independent Evaluation Report and resources
● CGIAR Genebank Platform: Independent Evaluation Report and resources

● Evaluation Advisory Report: Study on the Performance Results Management System (PRMS)
Project Management Approaches and Fit-for-Purpose Information Products

Conclusion

The 2023 efforts of ISDC, SPIA, and IAES/Evaluation Function, underpinned by IAES operational
support, reflect a productive year providing independent advising and evaluative and impact
evidence in CGIAR’s research and innovation landscape. A dedication to inclusivity, knowledge
sharing, and effective governance helps to support CGIAR’s continued success in the coming years.

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