Building National Evaluation Systems: the Role of Development Partners
Date
2022-06-04
Authors
Morkel, Candice
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CLEAR-AA
Abstract
There has been significant growth in the efforts to establish M&E systems and functions in
governments, particularly in the Global South. Countries, such as South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda (amongst others), have built M&E systems to assess various strategies and national development plans (CLEAR-AA 2013). One of the reasons for this is the pressure on governments to implement their Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and report on their performance in the periodic Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) presented by Heads of State to the High-Level Political Forum at the annual United Nations General Assembly (United Nations c. 2020). One of the effects of the growth in M&E systems is a shift from accounting for budget expenditure to a focus on the achievement of development results, which is a welcome development. Monitoring and evaluation now needs to be located in the broader discourse around sustainable development and the achievement of systemwide development.
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This paper addresses the 2022 SIDE International Conference: Global Trend of International Development Evaluation.