UN Environment's evaluations apply a theory-based approach to first establish the causal logic of our interventions by reviewing or reconstructing a project's Theory of Change and then assessing the project's performance along the confirmed causal pathways. This approach allows us to make explicit the assumptions and drivers that underpin causal chains from inputs to outputs and through to outcomes, intermediate states and impact.
As far as possible we apply common approaches across our evaluations in order to promote transparency and comparability across evaluation findings. This section provides guidance on the evaluation process as well as tools, templates and evaluation approaches commonly used in the Evaluation Office. Up-to-date versions of the items listed below are available from the Evaluation Office.
UN Environment Programming
Evaluation Criteria and Ratings
Template and Tools
Theory of Change
Human Rights and Gender Equality
Sustainable Development Goals
Guidance for Consultants
Guidance for Evaluation Managers
Guidance for Project Managers
Samples of Evaluation Deliverables
