Evaluation at FAO

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Recognizing Indigenous Knowledge: Lessons from Mindanao’s Communities
09/09/2025

Indigenous Peoples’ food and knowledge systems have sustained communities for generations—producing abundant, nutritious, and culturally appropriate...

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Programme Evaluation Report 2025
09/07/2025

The Programme Evaluation Report 2025 provides a descriptive analysis of 108 evaluations conducted by the Office of Evaluation in the 2023-2024...

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Unpacking FAO’s urban-related portfolio (BE4)
16/06/2025

This brief summarizes key takeaways from the scoping phase for a future evaluation of FAO’s Better Environment Programme Priority Area 4 (BE4), which...

Watch: Evaluation of FAO’s Country Portfolio in Somalia

The evaluation of FAO’s Country Programme in Somalia covered the work of FAO Somalia from 2018 to 2022 to assess the overall contribution to FAO priority areas. It focused on the relevance of the FAO programme in responding to needs and priorities in Somalia, FAO contributions to the country programming framework priority areas, and organizational performance.

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Evaluation of the project “Building Resilience of Syrians under Temporary Protection and Host Communities in Türkiye through Supporting Socio-Economic Integration and Creating Livelihood Opportunities”
09/2025

The project successfully supported Syrians under Temporary Protection (SuTPs) and host communities by addressing labour market needs, strengthening...

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Evaluation of the project "Chile REDD+ results-based payments for results period 2014–2016" - Mid-term report
07/2025

Regarding challenges, the following are highlighted: simplification of procedures and protocols in the areas of safeguards and monitoring, reporting,...

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Terminal evaluation of the project "Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use into Inland Fisheries Practices in Freshwater Ecosystems of High Conservation Value"
07/2025

The evaluation provides the following recommendations: i) widely disseminate results, lessons learned and stories to maintain momentum and enhance sustainability;...

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Evaluation of FAO’s support to the Global Health Security Agenda to address Zoonotic Disease and Animal Health in Africa and Asia
07/2025

This evaluation identifies lessons learned and good practices from FAO’s implementation of the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA-FAO), an eight-year...

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Terminal evaluation of the project “Integrated ecosystem management program for the sustainable human development in Mauritania”
07/2025

The evaluation mainly recommended that the GEF and FAO ensure that future projects are realistic in scale and scope, have flexibility to respond to...

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Evaluation of the project “Responsible use of fisheries and aquaculture resources for sustainable development”
07/2025

The eavluation found that FAO should continue to strategically plan its engagement for similar projects. It is recommended that FAO continues to contribute...