The Evaluation Salary Trends Report by EvalCommunity provides a comprehensive data-driven analysis of the global Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) sector, drawing on insights from over 38,000 professionals. The document is structured to examine workforce demographics, compensation disparities, and the shifting landscape of professional life, highlighting how factors like gender, geography, and advanced education significantly impact earning potential. Beyond mere statistics, the report explores transformative industry drivers such as the 

... And How to Join the Global Learning Community The international development sector is built on a fundamental paradox. We design programs with the best intentions, set clear targets, and monitor outputs rigorously, yet real change in complex systems rarely follows our carefully drawn logic models. Communities resist or reinterpret interventions. Policy windows shift. Beneficiaries themselves become agents of unexpected transformation.

The Humanitarian AI Working Group recently convened the latest installment of their “Humanitarian AI Countdown” series, a weekly initiative designed to bridge the gap between cutting-ed…

The Humanitarian AI Working Group recently convened the latest installment of their "Humanitarian AI Countdown" series, a weekly initiative designed to bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and humanitarian decision-making. This session focused on a critical and evolving topic: how artificial intelligence is fundamentally destabilizing and reshaping the way humanitarians produce knowledge. The event provided a platform to discuss the unknown implications of these shifts for the sector’s functioning, moving beyond the hype to address the structural changes AI imposes on aid work.

Die DIHK verbreitet in ihren Pressemeldungen irreführende Informationen über angeblich zu hohe Kosten der Energiewende: "Energiewende oder Energiewende-Politik kostet 5,4 Billionen Euro" heißt es dort...

Die DIHK verbreitet in ihren Pressemeldungen irreführende Informationen über angeblich zu hohe Kosten der Energiewende: "Energiewende oder Energiewende-Politik kostet 5,4 Billionen Euro" heißt es dort...

By Will LaFleur What is the relationship between extractivism, agriculture, and a sustainable future? As I started the fieldwork for my doctoral studies, this question sat at the heart of my inquir…

Facing steep budget cuts and rising political pressure, BMZ unveils a strategy to prioritize high-impact regions and private sector partnerships

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But American officials insist the strip has a bright future

The evaluation community is increasingly recognizing that traditional, often Western-centric, methodologies fail to capture the complexity and inherent inequalities within global development, particularly concerning sustainable food and environment systems. EvalforEarth, a critical community of practice supported by organizations like FAO, WFP, CGIAR, and GEF, recently hosted a timely webinar on "Decolonial Approaches in Evaluation: Advancing evidence, equity and innovation". As evaluators striving for impactful and equitable results, the discussion provided concrete, practical methods for shifting our mindset and practice.

UK's aid department defends major staff cuts as MPs fear brain drain

Donald Trump’s court squabbles over the future of American power

Key Takeaways from the UK Evaluation Society Mini-Conference The UK Evaluation Society, in partnership with the Policy Evaluation and Research Unit (PERU) at Manchester Metropolitan University, rec…

Insights from the Latest Causal Map Team Validation Study Qualitative data analysis stands at a turning point. Whilst evaluators have spent decades painstakingly extracting causal claims from inter…

New Flagship Report shows how to align jobs, skills, and climate goals for a people-centred transition to a low-carbon economy.

By Amitabha Sarkar / part of our “Share your Decolonising Story” project I grew up in a family shaped by the complexities of colonial misadventure in Calcutta, a refugee past marked by economic har…

Key Takeaways from the UK Evaluation Society Mini-Conference The UK Evaluation Society, in partnership with the Policy Evaluation and Research Unit (PERU) at Manchester Metropolitan University, rec…

On September 22, 2025, the #EvalforEarth community hosted a timely and insightful training session titled “AI in Evaluation: Lessons from IFAD IOE and Practical Skills for Evaluators”. …

Monitoring and evaluation specialist Gertrude Matsika discusses why an ability to influence people is key to the role.