Evaluation: a crucial ingredient for SDG success

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The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls for follow-up and review processes that examine progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Such processes are needed at international and regional levels, but especially at the national level. To be maximally useful to policymakers and citizens, review processes must incorporate rigorous, country led evaluations that examine policy and programme implementation and effectiveness, and build well-reasoned and supported cases for claims of progress. At present, there is considerable focus on how to measure progress using indicators, but evaluation must go beyond measurement, to consider whether progress is equitable, relevant and sustainable. Such evidence will help demonstrate public sector accountability and accelerate change by focusing attention on enhancing learning and innovation.

This is the first in a planned collection of briefings by~EVALSDGs and IIED.

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Schwandt, T., Ofir, Z., Lucks, D., El-Saddick, K. and D'Errico, S. (2016). Evaluation: a crucial ingredient for SDG success. .
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