How are innovative evaluations contributing to improving agriculture and progress towards achieving SDG2?
The evaluation offices of FAO, IFAD and WFP with the support of EvalForward are organizing an online learning event on innovative methods and approaches in evaluation, and on how innovations can provide lessons for progress under SDG2 “End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture”.
During the event participants will be able to discuss in parallel sessions, where they will have the chance to interact and discuss with their peers. Main takeaways from the sessions will be shared with the plenary.
Key note by Masahiro Igarashi, Director of FAO Office of Evaluation and chair of the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG)
Parallel sessions:
1. Innovative approaches and tools for evaluation.
2. Learning from experience: Community-driven development approaches and innovations.
3. Going visual in a virtual world: how visualization is bringing greater engagement to evaluation discussions.
Please register for the event via the zoom link: https://fao.zoom.us/j/97262395101
During the event participants will be able to discuss in parallel sessions, where they will have the chance to interact and discuss with their peers. Main takeaways from the sessions will be shared with the plenary.
Key note by Masahiro Igarashi, Director of FAO Office of Evaluation and chair of the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG)
Parallel sessions:
1. Innovative approaches and tools for evaluation.
2. Learning from experience: Community-driven development approaches and innovations.
3. Going visual in a virtual world: how visualization is bringing greater engagement to evaluation discussions.
Please register for the event via the zoom link: https://fao.zoom.us/j/97262395101
Event Type:Online
Event Venue:Online event
Event Address:https://fao.zoom.us/j/97262395101
Region :Europe and Central Asia
Start Date:June 4
Track:Building Forward Better
Target Audience
Academics, Evaluation Practitioners, Students
Speaker, Presenter, or Instructor
Speaker:Masahiro
Organization :Igarashi
Short Biography :Dr Masahiro Igarashi is an evaluation expert with more than 25 years of experience in development evaluation, economic analysis, organizational reform and policy development. He is currently serving as the Director of Evaluation at FAO and has recently been appointed Chair of the UNEG.
Title :Director, Office of Evaluation of FAO
Speaker:Johanna Pennarz
Organization :IFAD
Short Biography :Johanna Pennarz is a lead evaluation officer at the Independent Office of Evaluation. She has been leading evaluations of IFAD's country strategies and programmes in Nigeria, Egypt and Georgia. She was also the lead author of the evaluation syntheses on gender and partnerships
Title :Lead Evaluation Officer
Speaker:Kouessi Maximin Kodjo
Organization :IFAD
Short Biography :Kouessi Maximin Kodjo is a lead evaluation officer at IOE. He has more than 25 years working experience in the fields of rural development, planning, monitoring and evaluation of projects and programmes, and holds a PhD in Development Planning and Evaluation obtained at the University Humboldt of Be
Title :Lead evaluation officer
Speaker:Hansdeep Khaira
Organization :IFAD
Short Biography :Hansdeep Khaira is an evaluation officer in the Independent Office of Evaluation (IOE). Since joining IOE in 2016, he has led impact evaluations in Georgia and Kenya and project evaluations in Guyana and Sri Lanka
Title :Evaluation Officer
Speaker:Carlos Tarazona
Organization :FAO
Short Biography :Carlos Tarazona is an evaluation specialist with more than 15 years of experience in the evaluation of agricultural and rural development programmes. He is currently Evaluation Officer at OED, where he is responsible for coordinating selected thematic and country evaluations.
Title :Senior Evaluation Officer
Speaker:Yumiko Kanemitsu
Organization :World Food Programme
Short Biography :Yumiko Kanemitsu s a regional evaluation officer working for WFP across Asia and the Pacific.
Title :Regional Evaluation Officer
Speaker:Keisuke
Organization :Taketani
Short Biography :Facilitator and graphic designer, assists groups in visualising issues and bringing creative design to organisations as a problem solving tools. Currently supporting WFP in visual facilitation for evaluation workshops.
Title :Graphic Facilitator