Publikationen

Deutschland hat sich im Rahmen der Agenda 2030 und des Globalen Migrationspakts zu Maßnahmen im Bereich "Migration und nachhaltige Reintegration" bekannt. Ziel dieser Evaluierung ist es, die durch das BMZ beauftragten Maßnahmen zur Unterstützung nachhaltiger Reintegration von Rückkehrer*innen aus Deutschland rückblickend zu bewerten und so die Grundlagen für eine evidenzbasierte Politikgestaltung in diesem Themenfeld zu verbessern. Die Evaluierung geht der Frage nach, ob und in welchem Maß die deutsche Entwicklungszusammenarbeit dazu beigetragen hat, die wirtschaftliche und soziale Teilhabe von Rückkehrer*innen in ihren Herkunftsländern zu verbessern und dadurch die Chancen auf eine nachhaltige Reintegration zu steigern.

• Deutsche Zusammenfassung (PDF, 752 KB)  Barrierefrei
• Résumé (Französisch) (PDF, 203 KB)
• Zusammenfassung in Leichter Sprache (PDF, 2.13 MB)  Barrierefrei
• Online-Anhang (PDF, 1.51 MB)  Barrierefrei
• Stellungnahme des BMZ

• Erler. J., L. Heller, L. Jechel, F. Leßke, G. Camacho Garland und M. Bruder (2025), Rückkehr und Reintegration. Evaluierung der Unterstützung des BMZ für die nachhaltige Reintegration im Herkunftsland nach einer Rückkehr aus Deutschland, Deutsches Evaluierungsinstitut der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (DEval), Bonn.

This discussion paper is dedicated to the question of how human rights and gender equality can be systematically integrated into the evaluation practice of development cooperation. Based on the observation that, despite far-reaching frameworks and political guidelines, the de-facto implementation of human rights-based approaches in evaluations remains incomplete. The aim of the paper is therefore to promote a conceptual understanding of human rights-based evaluation and to provide practical guidelines for its implementation.

• Taube, L., M. Bruder, I. Worm and M. Hanitzsch, (2025), Progressively Implementing Human Rights and Gender Equality in Evaluation. Challenges and next steps, DEval Discussion Paper 1/2025, German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval), Bonn, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19730639.

Small enterprises are important contributors to economic development and local employment in low- and middle-income countries. However, they are often highly vulnerable to climate risks and have limited capacity to adapt to them. This study assesses the preferences of micro-enterprises in the Philippines for risk management strategies in response to climate risks and environmental hazards. 

• Becker, A., G. Leppert und A. Köngeter (2025), Vulnerable Entrepreneurs’ Preferences for Climate Risk Management: A Discrete Choice Experiment with Micro-Enterprises in the Philippines. Journal of Environmental Management, Volume 392.

The rapid advancement of digital technologies, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the emergence of accessible artificial intelligence tools, has fundamentally transformed the evaluation landscape. This transformation presents both unprecedented opportunities and significant challenges for the evaluation community. Evaluators face critical questions about the appropriate use of digital technologies: How can we ensure proper application while maintaining established evaluation standards? How do we address issues of data ownership, algorithmic transparency, and ethical considerations? What knowledge and skills do evaluators need to navigate this digital transformation effectively? This special issue addresses three interconnected challenges in the digitalization of evaluation: methodological knowledge gaps, data and technology ownership issues, and ethical considerations. While digital technologies offer powerful tools for data collection, analysis, and stakeholder engagement, human oversight remains essential to ensure rigorous, ethical, and equitable evaluation practices.

• Potluka, O., Dr. S. Harten, Dr. A. Kocks, J. Dvorak (2025). Digitalization in evaluations and evaluations of digitalization: The changing landscape of evaluations, in: Evaluation, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 289-302. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/13563890251357650

This report provides a summary of the evidence available on the effects of development cooperation in the area of food and nutrition security. It presents new insights into the findings of the living Food systems and nutrition (FSN) Evidence and Gap Map (EGM) that was initially commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit’s (GIZ) “Knowledge for Nutrition” Programme. It also presents a protocol for a Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) that aims to synthesise and appraise the evidence available on the effects of Information, Capacity Strengthening, and Behaviour Change interventions (ICSBC) on food security, nutrition, and environmental food system resilience in Sub-Sahara Africa. 

• Rapid Evidence Assessment Protocol

• Lwamba, E., I. Storhaug, S. Pande, P. Marion, D. Cordova-Arauz, S. Shisler, E. J. Quiñones, A. Sting, and C. Roemling (2025) Development Cooperation in the Area of Food Security and Nutrition: Protocol for a Rapid Evidence Assessment on the Effects of Information, Capacity Strengthening, and Behaviour Change Interventions on Food Security, Nutrition and Environmental Food System rRsilience in Sub-Sahara Africa. London: International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie).

Multilateral development cooperation makes an essential contribution to overcoming current global challenges. Against this background, this evaluation analyzes the multilateral engagement of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Taking into account the evaluation criteria of “relevance”, ‘coherence’ and “efficiency”, the focus is on financing modalities, portfolio design and the interplay of bilateral and multilateral development cooperation.

• BMZ Response
• Executive Summary (PDF, 366 KB)
• DEval Discussion Paper 02/2025 (PDF, 1.83 MB)  Barrierefrei

• Heucher, A., J. Ihl and I. Reinstädtler (2025), The BMZ's Multilateral Engagement. Financing and Interplay, German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval), Bonn.