Development topics
Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems are most effective when they reflect the realities and priorities of the people they serve. That’s why the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI) integrates critical development topics—gender and inclusion, climate change, fragility and conflict, and youth engagement—across its work with countries and partners.
By embedding these priorities into programs and partnerships, GEI helps ensure that M&E systems are technically strong, locally relevant, and responsive to the world’s most pressing challenges.

Gender and Inclusion
Addressing power dynamics and inequalities is essential to advancing equitable policy. GEI promotes gender-transformative and inclusive evaluation approaches, supports partner learning, and has embedded these dimensions into tools like the Monitoring and Evaluation Systems Analysis (MESA).
Gender and Inclusion
Addressing power dynamics and inequalities is essential to advancing equitable policy. GEI promotes gender-transformative and inclusive evaluation approaches, supports partner learning, and has embedded these dimensions into tools like the Monitoring and Evaluation Systems Analysis (MESA).

Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability
To meet today’s environmental challenges, GEI supports countries in building climate-responsive evaluation systems and accessing climate finance, while embedding sustainability across policies and practices.
Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability
To meet today’s environmental challenges, GEI supports countries in building climate-responsive evaluation systems and accessing climate finance, while embedding sustainability across policies and practices.

M&E in Fragility, Conflict and Violence Settings
In fragile and conflict-affected settings, GEI provides targeted support to ensure M&E systems can function in complex environments, contributing to social cohesion, recovery, and poverty reduction.
M&E in Fragility, Conflict and Violence Settings
In fragile and conflict-affected settings, GEI provides targeted support to ensure M&E systems can function in complex environments, contributing to social cohesion, recovery, and poverty reduction.

Youth
GEI also promotes youth engagement by creating learning opportunities and encouraging participation in evaluation processes, helping to build the next generation of evaluators.
Youth
GEI also promotes youth engagement by creating learning opportunities and encouraging participation in evaluation processes, helping to build the next generation of evaluators.