Completed evaluations Foreign Affairs
Evaluations by the ministry of Foreign Affairs can be divided into central evaluations and decentral evaluations. Central evaluations are carried out by the Policy and Operations Evaluation Department (IOB) of the ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Evaluations of 2012-2015 can be found below. Evaluations of 2019 and onwards and can be found on the English website of IOB. Decentral evaluations are carried out by other departments of the ministry and can be found on the page Decentral evaluations Foreign Affairs of government.nl where these are published.
Documents
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IOB Evaluation Newsletter # 15 07 – Key lessons from an evaluation of support for Policy Influencing, Lobbying and Advocacy (PILA)
An increasing number of donors have rediscovered the important role civil society plays in creating the political conditions for ...
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IOB Evaluation – The Matra programme in the Eastern Partnership countries 2008-2014
The Dutch Matra programme was launched in 1993 to support democratisation in Central and Eastern Europe. Since then, it has ...
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IOB – Renewable energy – Policy review on the Dutch contribution to renewable energy and development (2004-2014) – Summary report
For decades, Dutch development cooperation has paid attention to renewable sources of energy in the context of development ...
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IOB – Policy Review of Dutch Humanitarian Assistance, 2009-2014
The overall objective for Dutch humanitarian assistance is to contribute to the relief of life-threatening human needs among the ...
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IOB - Gender sense & sensitivity - Policy evaluation on women's rights and gender equality (2007-2014)
This policy evaluation of the Dutch international gender policy covers the period 2007-2014. One of the key foundations of this ...
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IOB - Work in Progress - Evaluation of the ORET Programme: Investing in Public Infrastructure in Developing Countries
Public infrastructure is at the core of structural transformation in developing countries. It is also crucial to support social ...
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IOB - Premises and promises - A study of the premises underlying the Dutch policy for women's rights and gender equality
The Dutch international policy for women's rights and gender equality is based on both rights-based arguments - women have the ...
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IOB - Evaluation of the MDG3 Fund - 'Investing in Equality' (2008-2011)
Following the Schokland agreements of 2007, the Netherlands' Government set up a special Fund to speed up the achievement of ...
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IOB - Gender, peace and security - Evaluation of the Netherlands and UN Security Council resolution 1325
This evaluation report aims to assess what progress the Netherlands has achieved in putting United Nations Security Council ...
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IOB – The Only Constant is Change: Evaluation of the Dutch contribution to transition in the Arab region (2009-2013)
This report presents the findings of an evaluation of the response of the Dutch government to the Arab uprisings and its support ...
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IOB - Navigating a sea of interests: Policy evaluation of Dutch foreign human rights policy 2008-2013
This report presents the findings of a policy evaluation of Dutch involvement in human rights during the period 2008-2013. It ...
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IOB – IOB Evaluation Newsletter # 14 07 – A strategic approach? Dutch coalitionbuilding and the ‘multi-bi approach’ to influencing EU decision-making (2008-2012)
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IOB – IOB Evaluation Newsletter # 14 08 – Renewable energy in Rwanda: benefits for households, yet limited impact on CO2 reduction
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IOB – A strategic approach? Dutch coalition-building and the ‘multi-bi approach’ in the context of EU decision-making (2008-2012) – Summary, main findings and issues for consideration
With a view to promoting Dutch interests as effectively as possible in the decision-making process of the European Union (EU), ...
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IOB – Riding the wave of sustainable commodity sourcing – Review of the Sustainable Trade Initiative IDH 2008-2013
The Sustainable Trade Initiative IDH (Initiatief Duurzame Handel) was set up in 2008 on the initiative of the Dutch government, ...
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IOB – Access to Energy in Rwanda: Impact evaluation of activities supported by the Dutch Promoting Renewable Energy Programme
In 2008 the Promoting Renewable Energy Programme was launched in order to promote access to renewable energy in developing ...
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IOB – Autonomy, partnership and beyond: A counterfactual analysis of policy coherence for Ghana
Over the past decades, awareness has increased among OECD countries that non-aid policies might conflict with aid policies. This ...
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IOB – Good things come to those who make them happen – Return on aid for Dutch exports
IOB commissioned a study on the impact of Dutch bilateral development cooperation on Dutch exports.
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IOB Study - Achieving universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights
This report presents the findings of a desk-study of the results of multilateral organisations in the field of sexual and ...
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IOB Study - Linking Relief and Development - More than old solutions for old problems?
The need to link relief, rehabilitation and development (LRRD) has been discussed for decades. Yet, in practice, there is little ...
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IOB - Impact Evaluation of Improved Cooking Stoves in Burkina Faso
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IOB Study - NGOs in action: a study of activities in sexual and reproductive health and rights by Dutch NGOs
This report presents the findings of a desk-study of the work of Dutch non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the field of ...
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IOB - Avaliação da política externa dos Países Baixos para a América Latina
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IOB - Evalución de la política de los Países Bajos en Américan Latina
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IOB-study - Corporate Social Responsibility: the role of public policy
A systematic literature review of the effects of government supported interventions on the corporate social responsibility (CSR) ...
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IOB - Working with the World Bank - Evaluation of Dutch World Bank policies and funding (2000-2011)
This report presents the findings of an assessment of the Dutch engagement with the World Bank over the period 2000 – 2011.
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IOB Study - Renewable Energy. Access and Impact. A systematic literature review of the impact on livelihoods of interventions providing access to renewable energy in developing countries.
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The Evaluation Function of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
The evaluation function in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has seen some developments over ...