This paper reviews the RTL approaches that have been adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic and draws out lessons and implications for future evaluation practice. World Vision's Monitoring, Evaluation,...
Summary Adapting humanitarian action to the effects of climate change: an ALNAP lessons paper Humanitarian agencies need to reflect on the past, learn from the present and actively imagine the (near...
By Amina Khan, Fatimah Khan, Anne-Lise Dewulf, Alice Obrecht, and John Mitchell While responding to epidemics and reflections on racism in aid were not new to the humanitarian system, the COVID-19...
By Scott Chaplowe, Ann Marie Castleman and Minji Cho Summary Evaluation of humanitarian action (EHA) has evolved over the past 30 years to meet the demands for accountability and learning in...
By Margie Buchanan-Smith Summary This paper provides an overview of changes in evaluation strategy and approaches since the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic. It draws on key informant interviews with...
The use of cash transfers in humanitarian action has implications for evaluative activity. On the one hand, the utility of some evaluations has been strengthened by the increased attention that has...
Background The OECD DAC evaluation criteria, first published in 1991, provide a normative framework for evaluation and were designed to help promote collaboration in evaluation practice, by offering...
Gentiane Lamoure and Hélène Juillard Introduction Despite the eradication of major infectious diseases such as smallpox in 1979, ‘epidemics [of infectious diseases] are occurring more often, and...
SUMMARY The ALNAP State of the Humanitarian System Report (SOHS) is an independent study that analyses the size and scope of humanitarian entities and activities, and assesses the overall performance...
Message from the Chair Looking back at 2019–2020, the COVID-19 Pandemic inevitably colours the view of both ALNAP’s current activities, and those that were planned and implemented before the crisis...