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Evaluation reports present the key results of an evaluation in written form. They are intended for use by:

• the stakeholders of an evaluation, in particular decision-makers, including those from BMZ, the development partners, and the German development cooperation agencies concerned;
• interested members of the public.

The executive summaries available on this website have been published as part of the series "BMZ Evaluation Reports" since 2005. Full reports are available upon request though usually in German except for international joint evaluations (eval@bmz.bund.de). The evaluation reports supply information on the strengths and weaknesses of the development interventions supported by BMZ. Furthermore, they provide decision-oriented recommendations and are thus an essential input for management deciding how to proceed in future.

BMZ evaluations are managed by an independent unit focussing on cross-cutting issues. These strategic evaluations serve the purpose of further developing or improving instruments, policies, and geographical and thematic strategies or programmes. Evaluations of an adequate sample of projects have been delegated to development cooperation agencies under their own responsibility. The quality, independence and utility of these evaluations are reviewed periodically.

In joint evaluations, BMZ cooperates with different partners in order to jointly assess specific aspects of development cooperation. Usually, BMZ's partners are other donors but also the governments of BMZ's partner countries are becoming increasingly involved. The degree of participation of BMZ varies: Sometimes it has a leading role (either alone or as member of the management group), in other cases other donors or partner countries have the lead with BMZ participating in the steering group.

BMZ evaluation reports in German can be found at Evaluierungsberichte.

BMZ Evaluation Reports (since 2006)

Evaluations (before 2006)

The following list contains strategic and project evaluations in English, which were managed by either BMZ or the implementing implementing organisations KfW Entwicklungsbank and GTZ up to 2005 with participation of BMZ's independent evaluation unit. Since 2005, project evaluations have been solely conducted and published by the implementing agencies. International joint evaluations are listed separately.

BMZ evaluation reports issued in German before 2005 can be found at Evaluierungsbericht vor 2006.

Joint Evaluations

In joint evaluations, BMZ cooperates with different partners in order to jointly assess specific aspects of development cooperation. Usually, BMZ's partners are other donors but also the governments of BMZ's partner countries are becoming increasingly involved. The degree of participation of BMZ varies: Sometimes it has a leading role (either alone or as member of the management group), in other cases other donors or partner countries have the lead with BMZ participating in the steering group.