1. THE PARIS DECLARATION and DAC EVALUATION QUALITY STANDARDS Task Team on New Context for Development Evaluation DAC EQS Workshop, Auckland, 10 February 2009

2. The Task Team for New Context on Development Evaluation: Improved knowledge, understanding and application of the Paris Declaration

3. Paris Declaration: More effective ways of working together Evaluation: major role for mutual accountability for results and transparency

4. Amendment suggestions for consideration….

5. 1. Rationale, purpose and objectives of an evaluation Division of labour Jointly?

6. 2.1 Scope of the evaluation Coherence Coordination Complementarity

7. 2.2 Intervention logic and findings  Point out different partners’ participation and contribution

8. 2.4 Evaluation questions Joint evaluations: specific questions to individual partners should not be precluded

9. 4.1 Explanation of methodology used Use of partner country’s system? 4.3 Relevant stakeholders consulted All parties involved in the identification

10. 4. 5 Evaluation team Procurement procedures that, to the extent possible, allow local and regional firms/consultants to compete

11. 6. Independence Independence, quality and inclusiveness ensured by evaluation governance

12. 9.4 Use of evaluation In-country feedback by local management and/or policy makers

13. Thank you!