Publications

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)  Accessible
• Résumé (Französisch) (PDF, 203 KB)
• Zusammenfassung in Leichter Sprache (PDF, 2.13 MB)  Accessible
• Online-Anhang (PDF, 1.51 MB)  Accessible
• 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.

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)  Accessible

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

Amid pressing global challenges, multilateral organisations are delivering a substantial and increasing part of official development assistance. They receive funding from member states via two different financing modalities: core funding and earmarked funding, including trust funds. In these times of tightened spending and budgetary cuts, questions regarding the effectiveness of different financing modalities have become highly relevant. Yet, current research and policy discussions on these questions do not provide a clear overall picture, and empirical evidence on different financing modalities is scattered. Therefore, this systematic review analyses the state of knowledge on the effectiveness of core and earmarked funding. This entailed a systematic identification of literature that presents empirical evidence on the effectiveness of different financing modalities.

• Ihl, J., R. Singh, I. Malandu Mukali, H. Hede Skagerlind and A. Heucher (2025), The Effectiveness of Core and Earmarked Funding in Multilateral Development Cooperation – Systematic Review, DEval Discussion Paper 2/2025, German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval) and Expert Group for Aid Studies, Sweden (EBA), Bonn, Germany, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19729948.