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Jun 30, 2026

Measuring Inclusion: From Leave No One Behind to Evaluation Practice: Insights from GEF and OHCHR/UNEG

" Measuring Inclusion: From Leave No One Behind to Evaluation Practice: Insights from GEF and OHCHR/UNEG" Date: 30 June 2026 Time: 9:00–10:10 AM EST |...

Speakers: Sonal D Zaveri, Kate Steingraber, Sabas Monroy

Facilitators: Eddah Kanini (Board member: IDEAS, AGDEN & MEPAK. Former Board member AfrEA 2021-2026

Jun 05, 2026

Evidence We can Trust: AI, Ethics, and the Future of evaluation practice

As artificial intelligence continued to reshape how evidence was generated, analysed, and used, the question of trust in evaluation became...

Speakers: Florence Randari, Dr. Uzodinma Akujekwe Adirieje

Facilitators: Chamisa Innocent

Jun 04, 2026

Grounding AI in Evaluation Practice: Lessons from Nepal, and Georgia

In line with this year’s theme, Evaluation, Evidence, and Trust in the Age of AI, this panel brought together members of the EvalforEarth Community of...

Speakers: Dea Tsartsidze, RAMESH PAUDYAL

Facilitators: Hannah den Boer

Jun 03, 2026

Doing More with Less while Not Losing Trust: How Should Evaluation Standards Evolve in an AI-Augmented World?

Time: 15:00–16:30 (GMT+2/Rome time) Abstract AI had the potential to rapidly reshape how evaluations were planned, conducted, synthesised, and...

Speakers: Alexandra Priebe, STEVEN JONCKHEERE, Zhiqi Xu, Carlos Tarazona, Fabrizio Felloni, Anupam Anand, Thanicha Ruangmas, Aiko Ward

Facilitators: Anoop sharma

May 06, 2026

If Communication Doesn’t Lead to Use, What Are We Missing? Rethinking how we communicate evaluation.

In a context where evidence was increasingly available but often underused, evaluation faced a familiar challenge: how to ensure that findings were...

Speakers: Silvio Galeano, Federica Bottamedi, Nicola Theunissen, Alexander Voccia, Chamisa Innocent, Domagoj Vrbos

Facilitators: Leonard Makombe

Apr 22, 2026

Learning from Practice: Evaluating Climate Change and Sustainability in Southern Africa & South Asia. Experiences from South Africa and India

How can evaluation go beyond traditional metrics to capture the real impacts of climate change, ecosystems, and sustainability? The EvalforEarth–APEA...

Speakers: Yatin Diwakar, Moses Mashingaidze, Kgaugelo Moshia-Molebatsi, Takunda Chirau PhD, Kalyan Tanksale, Jigme Sonam, Chamisa Innocent

Facilitators: Christina Semasingha, PhD

Mar 12, 2026

EvalforEarth 2026 International Women’s Day Panel discussion : “Give to Gain: Advancing Gender-Responsive and Inclusive Evaluation”

This panel brought together women evaluators and practitioners from the EvalforEarth Community of Practice (CoP) to celebrate International Women’s...

Speakers: Alexandra Priebe, Dea Tsartsidze, Chathuranga Hasithi Samarasinghe, Zhiqi Xu, Getrude Nyashadzamwari Matsika, Natalia Aquilino, Chamisa Innocent

Facilitators: Sibongile Sithole

Feb 25, 2026

Resilient SIDS: Evaluation Insights on Environment, Rural Development, and Institutional Support.

Webinar Objectives (i) Highlighted lessons on what has worked in strengthening resilience in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), as well as...

Speakers: Angela Naletilic, KOUESSI MAXIMIN ZACHARIE KODJO, Massiel Jiménez, Anna Birgitta Viggh

Facilitators: Fabrizio FELLONI, Chamisa Innocent

Feb 10, 2026

UNEG EvalWeek 2026: Evaluation Practice Exchange (EPE): Opening Session - Panel Discussion with Directors of Evaluation of the UN's Rome-based Agencies

EPE Opening Session - Panel Discussion with Directors of Evaluation of the UN's Rome-based Agencies The opening session of UNEG EvalWeek 2026 will...

Speakers: Anne-Claire Luzot, Clemencia Cosentino, Indran Naidoo, Isabelle Mercier

Facilitators: Adan Ruiz Villalba

Feb 10, 2026

“Doing More with Less: AI for Humanitarian & Development Evaluation” - 2026 UNEG Evaluation Week

Event organized by the Evaluation Practice Exchange Organizing Committee of the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG). This session shows how AI can...

Speakers: STEVEN JONCKHEERE, Anoop sharma, Alexandra Priebe, Anupam Anand

Dec 16, 2025

Webinar: Decolonial Approaches in Evaluation: Advancing evidence, equity and innovation for sustainable food and environment system.++***SPECIAL SIDE EVENT: EvalforEarth Outstanding contributor of the year Award Ceremony.

Webinar: Decolonial Approaches in Evaluation: Advancing evidence, equity and innovation for sustainable food and environment system Special side event...

Speakers: Serge Eric Yakeu Djiam, Evelyne NDIPONDJOU TIAGUE, Allison Grove Smith

Facilitators: Chamisa Innocent, Monica Azzahra

Dec 04, 2025

Is your evaluation green ? Training: An Introduction to Why Environment Matters in Evaluation

This one-hour interactive session by the Independent Evaluation Office of the Global Environment Facility (GEF IEO) offered participants a practical...

Speakers: Jeneen R Garcia

Facilitators: Chamisa Innocent

Nov 21, 2025

Seeds of Sustainability: Outcome harvesting lessons from Rwanda’s circular food Systems project revolution.

This session examined the application of Outcome Harvesting in evaluating the Circular Food Systems for Rwanda project. It addressed the challenges...

Speakers: Awuor PONGE, PhD, Gloria Kantengwa, Anna Amato

Facilitators: Chamisa Innocent, Danilo Anibal Rodrigo Paz Ybarnegaray

Sep 26, 2025

Turning evaluations into actions: Managing evaluation and response for better use.

This session brought together perspectives from FAO, IFAD, GEF, and CGIAR on how independent evaluations and management responses to recommendations...

Speakers: Ibtissem Jouini, Valentina Di Marco, STEVEN JONCKHEERE, Neeraj Kumar Negi

Facilitators: Chamisa Innocent, Alexandra Priebe

Sep 22, 2025

Training: AI in Evaluation: Lessons from IFAD IOE and Practical Skills for Evaluators

Date and Time: Monday, 22 September 2025 – 13:30 -15:00 (GMT+2/ Rome time) Training description:AI is moving fast from hype to practice in evaluation...

Speakers: Anoop sharma, STEVEN JONCKHEERE

Facilitators: Lea Caterina Corsetti, Chamisa Innocent

Jul 09, 2025

Training: Supporting transitions to sustainable agrifood systems with the Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE)

Training: Supporting Transitions to Sustainable Agrifood Systems Using FAO’s Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE) Objectives: To provide...

Speakers: Rémi Cluset, Yodit Kebede

Facilitators: Chamisa Innocent

Jul 04, 2025

Joint webinar: A 3 horizons approach to transformational change of the evaluation field

Background As evaluation became more attuned to the interconnected crises of our time, the need for forward-thinking and transformational approaches...

Speakers: Sibongile Sithole, Ana Erika Lamiao Lareza, Zenda Munro Ofir, Ian Goldman, Sonal D Zaveri

Facilitators: Chamisa Innocent, Khalil Bitar

Jul 03, 2025

Joint webinar: A 3 horizons approach to transformational change of the evaluation field

Background As evaluation became more attuned to the interconnected crises of our time, the need for forward-thinking and transformational approaches...

Speakers: Ada Maria Ocampo Cobos, Sibongile Sithole, Andrealisa Damacia Belzer, Zenda Munro Ofir

Facilitators: Chamisa Innocent, Khalil Bitar

Jun 05, 2025

Panel Discussion: Sustainability-inclusive evaluations in agriculture: Exploring opportunities for collaboration

This session will explore how EvalforEarth’s participating global agencies (CGIAR, WFP, GEF, IFAD and FAO), in collaboration with Footprint Evaluation...

Speakers: Svetlana I Negroustoueva, Fabrizio Felloni, Luisa Belli, Catrina Perch, E Jane Davidson, Juha I. Uitto, Paolo Silveri, Thomaz K. Chianca, PhD, Andy Rowe, PhD

Facilitators: Chamisa Innocent

Jun 04, 2025

Evaluation for a Better Future: Experiences from EvalforEarth Community of Practice on Sustainability, Efficiency, and Growth

The EvalforEarth Community of Practice (CoP) on evaluation for food security, environment, agriculture, and rural development was launched in March...

Speakers: Nelson Godfried Agyemang , Nayeli Almanza, Tala Khrais

Facilitators: Chamisa Innocent