Publications

This policy brief summarises the results of a representative survey on international solidarity during the coronavirus pandemic among 1,000 individuals in Germany conducted in November 2021. These show that despite the acute coronavirus situation in Germany, the high level of public support for measures to tackle the pandemic in the Global South provides a solid basis for development cooperation. 

• Eger, J., S. H. Schneider, N. Sassenhagen and M. Bruder (2022), COVID-19: The General Public's Attitudes towards Development Policy Measures and Vaccine Distribution. Results of a Survey on International Solidarity during the Coronavirus Pandemic, DEval Policy Brief 2/2022, German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval), Bonn.

Eine systematische Nutzung von RS-Daten ermöglicht durch Hinzunahme einer räumlichen Dimension eine bessere Beantwortung der Evaluierungsfragen. In diesem Policy Brief wird der methodische Ansatz von DEval zur Analyse von hochauflösenden RS-Daten unter Anwendung von Bildklassifizierungstechniken und Techniken des maschinellen Lernens (ML) vorgestellt. DEval hat den Ansatz in enger Zusammenarbeit mit RS-Fachleuten der Fakultät für Geoinformationswissenschaften und Erdbeobachtung (ITC) an der Universität Twente in den Niederlanden entwickelt.

• Leppert, G., M. Lech, S. Ghaffarian and N. Kerle (2022), Policy Brief: Evaluierung aus der Vogelperspektive: Innovativer Einsatz von Fernerkundungstechniken, DEval Policy Brief 4/2022, Deutsches Evaluierungsinstitut der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (DEval), Bonn.

'Residual climate risks' are those climate risks that remain after risks have been reduced through mitigation and adaptation. To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, residual climate risks need to be managed effectively. So far, only sporadic evidence is available on the effectiveness of instruments for managing these risks. Against this background, the present evaluation module report fills the knowledge and evaluation gap on the relevance and effectiveness of the instruments applied so far to manage residual climate risks.

• Executive Summary (PDF, 1.03 MB)
• Online Appendix: Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change and Development Cooperation (PDF, 490 KB)
• Online Appendix: Eliciting Entrepeneurs' Preferences on Climate Risk Management Strategies. A Discrete Choice Experiment with Micro-Sized Enterprises in the Philippines (PDF, 0.91 MB)
• Online Appendix (in German) (PDF, 598 KB)
• To the BMZ response
• To the Climate Change Adaptation Report Series This Publication is Part of the Climate Change Adaptation Report Series

• Leppert, G. et al. (2021), Evaluation of Interventions for Climate Change Adaptation. Instruments for Managing Residual Climate Risks. German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval), Bonn.

The reason for the present institutional evaluation was the increasing political relevance of civic, civil society and municipal development policy engagement, which has also been reflected in a strong increase in funding in recent years. The subject of the evaluation was Engagement Global as an organisation with its structures, processes and portfolio of different programmes and their outcomes. The evaluation thus contributes to the institutional development of Engagement Global. The recommendations are intended to strengthen its capacity to act and to improve its support services.

• Executive Summary (PDF, 676 KB)
• To the BMZ response

• Schwedersky, T.; K. Hermanns, H. Steckhan, L. Kunert (2020), Institutional Evaluation of Engagement Global, German Institute for Development Cooperation (DEval), Bonn.

A systematic use of Remote Sensing (RS) data opens a door for evaluators to better address evaluation questions by adding a spatial dimension. This policy brief highlights DEval’s methodological approach to the analysis of high-resolution RS data through the application of image classification and machinelearning (ML) techniques. DEval has been developing this approach in close cooperation with RS experts from the Faculty of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) at the University of Twente in the Netherlands.

• Leppert, G., M. Lech, S. Ghaffarian and N. Kerle (2022), Evaluation from the Bird´s-Eye View: Innovative Use of Remote Sensing Techniques, DEval Policy Brief 4/2022, German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval), Bonn.

Die Entwicklungszusammenarbeit verspricht sich von der Kooperation zwischen privaten und öffentlichen Stellen die Mobilisierung zusätzlich benötigter Gelder zur Finanzierung der Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung (Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs). Inwieweit diese und andere entwicklungspolitische Ziele der Zusammenarbeit mit der Privatwirtschaft erreicht werden, wurde bisher aber nur in Evaluierungen und Studien zu einzelnen Vorhaben und Instrumenten untersucht. In der Evaluierungssynthese des DEval wird die bestehende Evidenz zum Thema erstmals systematisch aufgearbeitet. Dieser Policy Brief fasst die wichtigsten Erkenntnisse aus dem DEval-Bericht zusammen. 

• Habbel, V. und A. G. zu Eulenburg (2022), Was wissen wir über die Effekte der Zusammenarbeit mit der Privatwirtschaft? Evidenz und Lücken, DEval Policy Brief 3/2022, Deutsches Evaluierungsinstitut der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (DEval), Bonn.