Publications

• Polak, J. T., L. Smidt and L. Taube (2021), Human Rights in German Development Cooperation. Aspirations and Implementation, DEval Policy Brief 7/2021, German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval), Bonn.

• Lücking, K., M. Eppler (2022), Ende ohne Schrecken. Ausgestaltung von Exit-Prozessen in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, DEval Policy Brief 1/2022, Deutsches Evaluierungsinstitut der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (DEval), Bonn.

This report presents the findings of a research project on rigorous impact evaluation (RIE) in German development cooperation funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. The research project examined the status quo of RIE, relevant barriers and potential measures to increase both the initiation of RIEs and the take-up of (rigorous) evidence.

• Executive Summary (PDF, 3.03 MB)
• Executive Summary (German) (PDF, 1.81 MB)
• Zusammenfassung in Leichter Sprache (PDF, 666 KB)
• Online Appendix (PDF, 758 KB)
• Guidance tool: When to do a Rigorous Impact Evaluation? (PDF, 604 KB)

• Krämer et al. (2021), Rigorous Impact Evaluation: Evidence Generation and Take-up in German Development Cooperation, German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval), Bonn.

In the strategy paper ‘Human Rights in German Development Policy’, published in 2011, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) defined human rights as a guiding principle of its work. The strategy paper formulates a human rights-based approach (HRBA) for the realisation of this guiding principle. The current DEval evaluation comprehensively assesses the HRBA for the first time since it was adopted.

• Executive Summary (PDF, 820 KB)
• Executive Summary in German (Leichte Sprache) (PDF, 2.43 MB)
• Online Appendix (in German) (PDF, 1.02 MB)
• To the BMZ Responses
• To the Human Rights Report Series This Publication is Part of the Human Rights Report Series

• Polak, J. T., L. Smidt, L. Taube (2021), Human Rights in German Development Policy. Part 1: The Human Rights Strategy and its Implementation, German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval), Bonn.

This evaluation examines the extent to which the processes of German bilateral official development cooperation are suited to the purpose of supporting gender equality in post-conflict contexts. To this end, alongside other types of data collection, case studies were conducted in Colombia, Liberia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

• Executive Summary (English) (PDF, 825 KB)
• Executive Summary (German) (PDF, 622 KB)
• To the BMZ responses

• Brüntrup-Seidemann, S., V. Gantner, A. Heucher, and I. Wiborg (2021), Supporting Gender Equality in Post-conflict Contexts, German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval), Bonn.

Der Evaluierungsbericht ist Teil der modularen Evaluierung von Maßnahmen zur Anpassung an den Klimawandel. Die Evaluierung bewertet die Relevanz und Wirksamkeit von Instrumenten im Umgang mit residualen Klimarisiken. Residuale Klimarisiken sind solche Klimarisiken, die nach Risikoreduzierung durch Anpassung und Klimaschutz verbleiben.

• Deutsche Zusammenfassung (PDF, 1.28 MB)
• Onlineanhang: Baseline-Studie zu Klimarisikomanagement auf den Philippinen (PDF, 598 KB)
• Eliciting Entrepeneurs' Preferences on Climate Risk Management Strategies. A Discrete Choice Experiment with Micro-Sized Enterprises in the Philippines (PDF, 0.91 MB)
• Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change and Development Cooperation (PDF, 490 KB)
• Stellungnahme des BMZ
• Report: Evaluation of interventions for climate change adaptation. Instruments for managing residual climate risks (PDF, 4.73 MB)
• Zur Berichtsreihe "Klimaanpassung" Diese Publikation ist Teil der Berichtsreihe "Anpassung an den Klimawandel"

• Leppert, G. et al. (2021), Evaluierung von Maßnahmen zur Anpassung an den Klimawandel. Instrumente zum Umgang mit residualen Klimarisiken. Deutsches Evaluierungsinstitut der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (DEval), Bonn