IPDET 2024 On-Site Program Incorporates Green Evaluation
The International Program for Development Evaluation Training (IPDET) will present two workshops on green evaluation as part of its 2024 summer training program at the University of Bern in Switzerland.
The first workshop, led by renowned experts from the Independent Evaluation Office of the Global Environment Facility, will focus on "Evaluation at the Nexus of Environment and Development". It will take place from July 22 to 24 and immerse participants in the interconnectedness of human and natural systems, enabling them to gain deep insights into evaluating interventions within a broader environmental context.
The second workshop, to be delivered by experts from the German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval), will take place from July 25 to 26 and focuses on "Evaluation of Climate Change and Development”. It will cover methods and tools for evaluating climate finance and development impact, including evidence syntheses, advanced case study analysis, vulnerability assessments, and geospatial evaluation. Participants will gain valuable insights into assessing the intersection of climate change and development.
IPDET is an executive training program that aims to provide decision-makers, managers, and development practitioners with the tools and skills they need to commission, manage, and implement evaluations and use those evaluations for decision-making. An implementing partner of the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI), IPDET provides a diversified training program that caters to audiences from different organizations and sectors.
The workshops will give evaluators and commissioners a comprehensive understanding of the green evaluation sector. Participants can attend one or both workshops. Both courses recognize the importance of transformative change and the need for approaches to assess the transformative potential of interventions.
To promote green evaluation capacity, IPDET has included environmental and sustainability topics in various programs. Over the last five years, IPDET has hosted ten workshops on these themes.