Evaluation capacity development (ECD) has been gaining momentum internationally over recent years, whereby capacities can be developed at three levels: individual, organisational and contextual. ECD projects have been implemented in Latin America by the German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval) in partnership with Costa Rica ́s Ministry of National Planning and Economic Policy (Mideplan) since 2015. Parallel to a recent evaluation of the cooperation received by Costa Rica from the perspective of a recipient country, DEval carried out a “systematisation of learnings” of its design and implementation. Lessons extracted from this exercise illustrate how evaluation processes undertaken by evaluation actors of the Global South can foster awareness and debate around the effectiveness of international cooperation in a world that is becoming increasingly interconnected. The aim of this article is to share the results obtained through this evaluation capacity development format, with a special emphasis on lessons learned regarding country-led evaluations in the context of the 2030 Agenda.
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