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CBCRM RC and NFR statement on the oil spill: The Petron/Solar 1 oil spill shows the failure of corporations to concretize their social responsibility and of government to perform its regulatory functions. read...
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W-T-O spells emptier oceans: Resource Center's statement on the WTO HK Ministerial Meeting. read...
Post-tsunami regional consultation: Report on the Colombo post-tsunami regional consultation, 15-17 June 2005. read...
OD Research Report: Survey of frameworks and experiences of OD work in the Philippines. read...
Welcome to the CBNRM LC Resource Guide on Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation
Featured resource
Who Counts Reality? Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation: A Literature Review
by Marisol Estrella and John Gaventa, IDS 1998, 70 pp.
There has been a growing recognition in recent years that monitoring and evaluation, as with any development processes, should likewise be participatory. This paper presents a review of various PM&E experiences from around the world, implemented in varying contexts by different stakeholders including NGOs, donors, research institutions, government, people's organizations, and local communities. It introduces the key principles of PM&E, its different applications, and some of the methods and tools used. The paper also raises some issues and challenges, as well as questions for future inquiries. A PDF copy is available for downloading on the Eldis website (www.eldis.org). read full text...
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Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation for Natural Resource Management and Research
by Irene Guijt, NRI 1999, 22 pp.
Participatory monitoring and evaluation (PM&E) entails assessment of change through processes that involve many people or groups, each of whom is affecting or affected by the impacts being assessed. Included in the Socio-Economic Methodologies for Natural Resources Research Best Practice Guidelines series, the paper discusses the various trends that have stimulated the growing interest on PM&E in development work, some selected issues in PM&E as applied to NRM and research initiatives, and the steps in carrying out a participatory M&E process. Available in PDF on the Natural Resources Institute website (www.nri.org). read full text...
List of resources
Guidance Note: Monitoring and Evaluation
by Ian Mowatt, BOND 2005, 8 pp.
Monitoring and evaluation offer an exciting opportunity to prove the impact of an organization's work or interventions. This short paper discusses basic points to consider in planning and implementing a monitoring and evaluation programme for organizations. Part of the BOND Guidance Note Series that aim to provide "how-to" information on a variety of topics for the development sector. PDF and MSWord copies of the paper are available for downloading on the BOND network website (www.bond.org.uk). read full text ...
