The Role of Monitoring and Evaluation in the UN 2030 SDGs Agenda

This book examines the UN 2030 SDGs Agenda and its comprehensive, multi-stakeholder approach to achieving a more human rights-based and environmentally sustainable development process. More crucially, it provides a much needed and innovative analysis of the role of Monitoring and Evaluation in this Agenda and the challenges that evaluators will face due to the Agenda's inherent weaknesses, coupled with the practice and limited culture of evaluation in general. The authors look to actively help evaluators and other interested parties to develop their capacity to evaluate this ambitious Agenda and develop mitigating strategies for the inherent challenges that will be encountered whilst implementing and evaluating this Agenda.

highlights the central role of monitoring and evaluation to making positive change under the SDGs Agenda. underlines the importance of evidence-based decision making inspired by M&E. pays specific attention to the role of M&E in promoting equity and inclusiveness in policies that influence societies.

Autorentext

Nadini Persaud Ph.D. is Lecturer in Evaluation at the University of West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados.

Ruby Dagher Ph.D. is Adjunct Professor of Development and Global Studies at the University of Ottawa, Canada.

Inhalt
Chapter 1. The United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Agenda.- Chapter 2. Major Challenges Confronting Sustainable Development of Countries and the Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.- Chapter 3. DataThe Lifeblood of Decision Making.- Chapter 4. The Importance of Monitoring and Evaluation for Decision-Making.- Chapter 5. Making Monitoring and Evaluation a Part of National and Organizational Culture.- Chapter 6. The Implication of Major Shocks and Changing Global Dynamics on the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, Data Collection, and Monitoring and Evaluation.- Chapter 7. Policy Frameworks Needed to Achieve Sustainable Development.- Chapter 8. Measuring the Progress Towards the Sustainable Development Goals.<p