Monitoring & Evaluation

This policy briefing is based on a study that compares the formulation and implementation of government nutrition strategies in six countries (Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Peru and Zambia). To identify the drivers of governance, the authors used a framework which focuses on four key factors...

This report examines the levels of donor investment in disaster risk reduction (DRR) in the top 40 humanitarian recipients over the last 10 years, and compares and contrasts these totals with overall aid figures. The paper highlights how prevalent disasters are in these countries, and their...

Drawing on case studies in Kenya, Malawi and Zambia, this paper explores the affordability and sustainability of providing cash transfers to alleviate poverty. The paper reviews cash transfer programme coverage and costs, the fiscal implications of programme extension to cover all eligible...

This study examines the impact of cash transfers on nutrition in emergency and transitional settings. It was commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Drawing on 54 evaluations and project documents from humanitarian programmes since 2004,...