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Stefano D’Errico
July 2017
1
Author name
Date
Stefano D’Errico
Evaluation
and voluntary
national teviews
Joint webinar: EVALSDGs - Unicef
Stefano D’Errico
Thursday, 13 July 2017, 9-10.30am EST
Stefano D’Errico
July 2017
2
VNRs and evaluation
 The 6th IIED briefing paper on
evaluation and VNRs has been
co-authored by 11 evaluation
experts and led by Benoit Simon
 The paper has analysed all 22
reviews submitted to the HLPF in
2016
 The full series can be
downloaded at:
https://www.iied.org/effective-evaluation-
for-sustainable-development-goals
The 6th EVALSDGs paper: an international collaboration
Stefano D’Errico
July 2017
3
Voluntary national
reviews
 Every country has to present
a voluntary national review
once every four years to
the High Level Political
 However the VNR to the
HLPF is only one piece of
the jigsaw
 Agenda 2030 encourages all
countries to conduct regular
reviews, assessments and
evaluations to accelerate
implementation of the SDGs
Voluntary national reviews, one piece of the jigsaw
Stefano D’Errico
July 2017
4
Voluntary national
reviews
 The real change will happen only
when reviews will be used locally
to accelerate the implementation of
the SDGs
 Eventually, this means
understanding national politics as
much as fuelling movements for
social and environmental action
 Ultimately for evaluators this means
brokering the values, views and
needs of different stakeholders
while new knowledge is generated Source: https://grassrootsfund.org/groups/gala-global-
awareness-local-action
Voluntary national reviews, the other pieces of the jigsaw
Stefano D’Errico
July 2017
5
Evaluators and VNRs
As evaluators, we can serve
Agenda 2030 by facilitating the
co-generation of judgements of
value. These must be based on
varied sources of rigorous
evidence. Equally, they must be
based on processes that enable
different stakeholders to interpret
data and unpack the complexity
of the real world
The role of evaluators in VNRs
Stefano D’Errico
July 2017
6
Evaluators have a responsibility to
challenge monopolies of problem
definition, of issue formulation, of data
control, of information utilisation. For
example, the interaction of the SDGs
often implies clashes between
conservation policies and economic
growth. Evaluators must mediate
different interests in the processes
of value definition
The role of evaluators in VNRs
Evaluators and VNRs
Stefano D’Errico
July 2017
7
Agenda 2030 and
complexity
Agenda 2030 is a massive step
forward because it recognises the
inter-relationships between
human, economic development
and the environment. However,
in its complexity, it can become a
huge burden for national
governments
Digesting complexity
Stefano D’Errico
July 2017
8
Digesting complexity
We need to find ways to digest the
agenda by developing simple
messages around its key
principles:
- Country ownership
- Universality
- Sustainability
- Partnerships, and
- No one left behind
Agenda 2030 and
complexity
Stefano D’Errico
July 2017
9
Findings of EVALSDGs – IIED
Briefing paper
Evaluation: a missed
opportunity in the first set of
voluntary national reviews
Stefano D’Errico
July 2017
10
Country ownership
 22 pioneer countries presented
reports on their respective VNR at
the High-Level Political Forum
(HLPF), and a further 44 countries
are presenting their VNRs this year
 16 of the first 22 countries have
already established a governance
system for M&E at a government
level. In 8 countries, inter-
ministerial agencies coordinate
exchanges between ministries
A few countries are taking ownership
Stefano D’Errico
July 2017
11
Universality
 However, some important states,
including Australia, Canada,
Russia, South Africa, UK and the
USA, have not yet announced any
plans for reporting on their VNRs
 Some developed countries see
Agenda 2030 mostly as related to
their overseas development
assistance
Agenda 2030 is everybody’s concern! Though not yet…
Stefano D’Errico
July 2017
12
Sustainability
Very few of the 22 reporting countries
are considering developing a specific
M&E system for SDGs. Many are
relying on systems already put in
place for the MDGs. Three situations:
 Countries adapting the framework
of the MDGs
 Countries with advanced
frameworks on sustainable
development, and
 Countries starting from scratch
Adapting M&E systems without forgetting sustainability
Stefano D’Errico
July 2017
13
Partnerships
Partnerships to oversee the agenda at national level
Many of the 22 countries have
implemented Special
Committees to consult, guide
or oversee their SDGs national
processes. These institutions
often include civil society
organisations and people from
the private sector
Stefano D’Errico
July 2017
14
No one left behind
 Many countries noted that they lack
data and need to improve their
statistical system
 The more data get disaggregated
the more it becomes unreliable
 Only 2 countries reported use of
qualitative data
 The answer to understand
progresses on equity and equality,
cannot come only from numbers
and survey data
Which data to understand equity and equality?
Made by Andrew, a Facebook user in Canada
Stefano D’Errico
July 2017
15
Use of evaluation and
M&E in VNRs
Most of the reviews lack detail about how evaluation could
be used to inform the reporting processes
In almost all national reports, it was not entirely clear how the
proposed M&E system would support implementation of the
2030 agenda.
There appears to be very little awareness about just what
evaluation is and how it could be used to support the 2030
agenda
Stefano D’Errico
July 2017
16
Recommendations
1. The evaluation community should convince senior politicians
that evaluation is useful, and thus that national evaluation
policies for the 2030 Agenda should be designed
2. VNRs should make clear that macro indicators have limits.
VNRs should also be clear on evaluation’s role as an
essential complement to indicators when judging the effects of
policies and attributing these to implemented measures
3. VNRs should complement the focus on quantitative
indicators with more qualitative methodologies. This is an
opportunity to include different data sources and tools for
analysing and reporting progress
Stefano D’Errico
July 2017
17
Recommendations
4. Countries should organise evaluation processes using a
four-year pattern that fits the HLPF’s thematic cycle and
focusing on three main aspects:
a) Assessing causes and effects in complex and
interdependent systems by looking at what has changed, for
whom, how and why
b) Paying attention to vulnerable populations and
environments
c) Assessing the roles and responsibilities of different
stakeholders through a ‘co-responsibility lens’, i.e. taking
an approach that expects sustainable development
strategies to be co-designed and co-implemented by all
stakeholders (public, private, NGOs and citizens)
Stefano D’Errico
July 2017
18
Recommendations
5. There should be a standard requirement for all countries to
explain in their VNR what role their M&E system plays in
reviewing progress towards the SDGs. UNEG could help
develop this.
6. As the SDGS are strongly interlinked, it is crucial to both avoid
counterproductive interactions between different objectives
and targets (ie ensure internal coherence), and to reinforce
synergies between stakeholders (external coherence). VNRs
should strongly focus on building an interlinked picture at
national and local levels..

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Evaluation and voluntary national reviews

  • 1. Stefano D’Errico July 2017 1 Author name Date Stefano D’Errico Evaluation and voluntary national teviews Joint webinar: EVALSDGs - Unicef Stefano D’Errico Thursday, 13 July 2017, 9-10.30am EST
  • 2. Stefano D’Errico July 2017 2 VNRs and evaluation  The 6th IIED briefing paper on evaluation and VNRs has been co-authored by 11 evaluation experts and led by Benoit Simon  The paper has analysed all 22 reviews submitted to the HLPF in 2016  The full series can be downloaded at: https://www.iied.org/effective-evaluation- for-sustainable-development-goals The 6th EVALSDGs paper: an international collaboration
  • 3. Stefano D’Errico July 2017 3 Voluntary national reviews  Every country has to present a voluntary national review once every four years to the High Level Political  However the VNR to the HLPF is only one piece of the jigsaw  Agenda 2030 encourages all countries to conduct regular reviews, assessments and evaluations to accelerate implementation of the SDGs Voluntary national reviews, one piece of the jigsaw
  • 4. Stefano D’Errico July 2017 4 Voluntary national reviews  The real change will happen only when reviews will be used locally to accelerate the implementation of the SDGs  Eventually, this means understanding national politics as much as fuelling movements for social and environmental action  Ultimately for evaluators this means brokering the values, views and needs of different stakeholders while new knowledge is generated Source: https://grassrootsfund.org/groups/gala-global- awareness-local-action Voluntary national reviews, the other pieces of the jigsaw
  • 5. Stefano D’Errico July 2017 5 Evaluators and VNRs As evaluators, we can serve Agenda 2030 by facilitating the co-generation of judgements of value. These must be based on varied sources of rigorous evidence. Equally, they must be based on processes that enable different stakeholders to interpret data and unpack the complexity of the real world The role of evaluators in VNRs
  • 6. Stefano D’Errico July 2017 6 Evaluators have a responsibility to challenge monopolies of problem definition, of issue formulation, of data control, of information utilisation. For example, the interaction of the SDGs often implies clashes between conservation policies and economic growth. Evaluators must mediate different interests in the processes of value definition The role of evaluators in VNRs Evaluators and VNRs
  • 7. Stefano D’Errico July 2017 7 Agenda 2030 and complexity Agenda 2030 is a massive step forward because it recognises the inter-relationships between human, economic development and the environment. However, in its complexity, it can become a huge burden for national governments Digesting complexity
  • 8. Stefano D’Errico July 2017 8 Digesting complexity We need to find ways to digest the agenda by developing simple messages around its key principles: - Country ownership - Universality - Sustainability - Partnerships, and - No one left behind Agenda 2030 and complexity
  • 9. Stefano D’Errico July 2017 9 Findings of EVALSDGs – IIED Briefing paper Evaluation: a missed opportunity in the first set of voluntary national reviews
  • 10. Stefano D’Errico July 2017 10 Country ownership  22 pioneer countries presented reports on their respective VNR at the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), and a further 44 countries are presenting their VNRs this year  16 of the first 22 countries have already established a governance system for M&E at a government level. In 8 countries, inter- ministerial agencies coordinate exchanges between ministries A few countries are taking ownership
  • 11. Stefano D’Errico July 2017 11 Universality  However, some important states, including Australia, Canada, Russia, South Africa, UK and the USA, have not yet announced any plans for reporting on their VNRs  Some developed countries see Agenda 2030 mostly as related to their overseas development assistance Agenda 2030 is everybody’s concern! Though not yet…
  • 12. Stefano D’Errico July 2017 12 Sustainability Very few of the 22 reporting countries are considering developing a specific M&E system for SDGs. Many are relying on systems already put in place for the MDGs. Three situations:  Countries adapting the framework of the MDGs  Countries with advanced frameworks on sustainable development, and  Countries starting from scratch Adapting M&E systems without forgetting sustainability
  • 13. Stefano D’Errico July 2017 13 Partnerships Partnerships to oversee the agenda at national level Many of the 22 countries have implemented Special Committees to consult, guide or oversee their SDGs national processes. These institutions often include civil society organisations and people from the private sector
  • 14. Stefano D’Errico July 2017 14 No one left behind  Many countries noted that they lack data and need to improve their statistical system  The more data get disaggregated the more it becomes unreliable  Only 2 countries reported use of qualitative data  The answer to understand progresses on equity and equality, cannot come only from numbers and survey data Which data to understand equity and equality? Made by Andrew, a Facebook user in Canada
  • 15. Stefano D’Errico July 2017 15 Use of evaluation and M&E in VNRs Most of the reviews lack detail about how evaluation could be used to inform the reporting processes In almost all national reports, it was not entirely clear how the proposed M&E system would support implementation of the 2030 agenda. There appears to be very little awareness about just what evaluation is and how it could be used to support the 2030 agenda
  • 16. Stefano D’Errico July 2017 16 Recommendations 1. The evaluation community should convince senior politicians that evaluation is useful, and thus that national evaluation policies for the 2030 Agenda should be designed 2. VNRs should make clear that macro indicators have limits. VNRs should also be clear on evaluation’s role as an essential complement to indicators when judging the effects of policies and attributing these to implemented measures 3. VNRs should complement the focus on quantitative indicators with more qualitative methodologies. This is an opportunity to include different data sources and tools for analysing and reporting progress
  • 17. Stefano D’Errico July 2017 17 Recommendations 4. Countries should organise evaluation processes using a four-year pattern that fits the HLPF’s thematic cycle and focusing on three main aspects: a) Assessing causes and effects in complex and interdependent systems by looking at what has changed, for whom, how and why b) Paying attention to vulnerable populations and environments c) Assessing the roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders through a ‘co-responsibility lens’, i.e. taking an approach that expects sustainable development strategies to be co-designed and co-implemented by all stakeholders (public, private, NGOs and citizens)
  • 18. Stefano D’Errico July 2017 18 Recommendations 5. There should be a standard requirement for all countries to explain in their VNR what role their M&E system plays in reviewing progress towards the SDGs. UNEG could help develop this. 6. As the SDGS are strongly interlinked, it is crucial to both avoid counterproductive interactions between different objectives and targets (ie ensure internal coherence), and to reinforce synergies between stakeholders (external coherence). VNRs should strongly focus on building an interlinked picture at national and local levels..

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