Linking evaluations to policy and governance Masahiro Igarashi Director, UNFAO Office of Evaluation 05-08 Sept 2016/ Asian Evaluation Week

Objectives Highlight key milestones on the paradigm shift of evaluation from development aid to support of national development strategies Highlight the challenges facing Evaluation today, especially in the area of Food Security 7/1/2018 Asian Evaluation Week

Section 1 Food Security Today 7/1/2018 Asian Evaluation Week 2016

Major progress achieved, yet: 800 million people suffer from chronic hunger 160 million children under five chronically malnourished Over 2 billion people are affected by micronutrient deficiencies Climate change increasing pressure ©FAO/Noel Celis ©FAO/Paballo Thekiso 7/1/2018 Asian Evaluation Week 2016

Structural Factors Uneven distribution through markets Poverty trap Uneven access to natural resources (land, water) Political instability and displacements ©FAO/UNHCR/Alberto Gonzalez  ©FAO/Florita Botts  ©FAO/UNHCR/Alberto Gonzalez  7/1/2018 Asian Evaluation Week 2016

Enhancing Food Security Section 2 Enhancing Food Security 7/1/2018 Asian Evaluation Week 2016

Multi-sectoral food security and nutrition strategies Market improvement Price stabilization Food stocks Multi-sectoral food security and nutrition strategies Agricultural development Seed improvement Extension services Natural resource management Water management Land ownership Climate change adaptation Eco-friendly agriculture Environment   ©FAO/Antonello Proto 7/1/2018 Asian Evaluation Week 2016

International Efforts Framework for national commitment MDGs and SDGs Right to Food (Committee on World Food Security) Normative work Statistics Databases Monitoring Technical assistance Technical support Support to national efforts   ©FAO/Sean Gallagher 7/1/2018 Asian Evaluation Week 2016

Are we doing the right thing? Where is evaluation? Are we doing the right thing?   © FAO/Roberto Faidutti 7/1/2018 Asian Evaluation Week 2016

Section 3 History of Evaluation 7/1/2018 Asian Evaluation Week 2016

Reconstruction of post-war Europe Marshall Plan Reconstruction of post-war Europe Newly independent states Development aid - concessional loans for infrastructure External debt crisis Lack of social, economic & political structure, geo- political factors 1948-1952 1950s-1960s 1970s-1980s 7/1/2018 Asian Evaluation Week 2016

Aid effectiveness questioned Does the aid work? ©FAO/Vidhu Prakash Kayastha Evaluation of development projects 7/1/2018 Asian Evaluation Week 2016

1990s - Paradigm Shift New thinking on development cooperation UNDP: Human Development Report 1990 Development as enlarging people’s capacity to choose OECD/DAC: Shaping the 21st Century Series of world summits and global conferences New thinking on development cooperation 7/1/2018 Asian Evaluation Week 2016

2000s - New Development Cooperation Framework Millennium Declaration (2000) Paris Declaration (2005) National ownership of development process From development aid to supporting national development strategy Commitment to stated national goals Stronger public sector accountability On the basis of: 7/1/2018 Asian Evaluation Week 2016

To Recap Economic growth Human development, poverty reduction From To Economic growth Human development, poverty reduction Infrastructure projects, technical assistance Support to national development strategies, capacity development Project portfolio Country programming Project deliverables Strategy goals and outcomes Project evaluations Output-impact focus Programme evaluations Outcome focus Evaluate aid effectiveness Evaluate development results 7/1/2018 Asian Evaluation Week 2016

Evaluation challenge today Evaluation of multi-sectoral national-level strategy for food security Strategic level assessment together with national governments built on assessments of sectoral policies & programmes Deeper engagement of national government and key stakeholders in country-level evaluations Support to national evaluation capacity development to assess policy effectiveness ©FAO/James Belgrave 7/1/2018 Asian Evaluation Week 2016

Conclusion The evaluation paradigm shift should be geared to support national development strategies Evaluation dealing with food security should be forward looking, multi sectoral and anchored on national development strategies 7/1/2018 Asian Evaluation Week 2016

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