Evaluating the impact of development projects on poverty

Baker, Judy L.

doi:10.1596/0-8213-4697-0

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“…Still, the OECD's definition of sustainability focuses on the long term effectiveness of development cooperation projects which is included as the temporal aspect. The literature review reveals more methods to evaluate development projects, such as logical framework analysis, objectives-oriented evaluation, cost-benefit analysis, the interpretivism or constructivism approach or indicator-based assessments (cf., e.g., [28][29][30][31]). …”

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Methodological Approach for the Sustainability Assessment of Development Cooperation Projects for Built Innovations Based on the SDGs and Life Cycle Thinking

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This paper describes a methodological approach for a sustainability assessment of development cooperation projects. Between the scientific disciplines there is no agreement on the term of "sustainability". Whereas the definition of sustainability within the context of development cooperation frequently highlights the long-term success of an intervention, the United Nations herald the inclusion of social, economic and environmental aspects. This paper proposes to bridge this gap by providing an analytical framework that uses nine impact category groups based on thematic priorities of sustainable development derived from the Sustainable Development Goals. Additionally, the long-term effectiveness of a project is taken into consideration. These impact category groups comprise the analytical framework, which is investigated by the Life Cycle Assessment and an indicator-based analysis. These data are obtained through empirical social research and the LCA inventory. The underlying concept is based on life cycle thinking. Taking up a multi-cycle model this study establishes two life cycles: first, the project management life cycle; and, second, the life cycle of a project's innovation. The innovation's life cycle is identified to have the greatest impact on the target region and the local people and is consequently of primary interest. This methodological approach enables an ex-post sustainability assessment of a built innovation of a development cooperation project and is tested on a case study on Improved Cooking Stoves in Bangladesh.

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Methodological Approach for the Sustainability Assessment of Development Cooperation Projects for Built Innovations Based on the SDGs and Life Cycle Thinking

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“…Although there are cases in which causation is so obvious that no control is necessary, this is the rare exception rather than the norm. Quasi-experimental methods are not described in detail here, though examples are to be found in the articles in this IDS Bulletin; for further discussion of approaches see IEG (2006), Baker (2000) and Ravallion (2001). Suffice it to note that quasi-experimental approaches are regression-based, so that data collection need cover not only participation and outcomes but also determinants of both participation and outcomes.…”

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Introduction: Impact Evaluation in Official Development Agencies

White¹,

Bamberger²

2009

IDS Bulletin

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“…Evaluations of the impacts of interventions on people are common in development (Baker 2000), but less so in conservation (PCLG, TILCEPA, UNEP-WCMC & WCPA/CEESP taskforce, 2007; Schreckenberg et al 2010). An impact evaluation has three main components (Gertler et al 2011): First, relevant indicators are needed to assess changes in human wellbeing caused by an intervention.…”

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Approaches Used to Evaluate the Social Impacts of Protected Areas

Lange

Woodhouse

Milner‐Gulland

2016

CONSERVATION LETTERS

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Protected areas are a key strategy in conserving biodiversity, and there is a pressing need to evaluate their social impacts. Though the social impacts of development interventions are widely assessed, the conservation literature is limited and methodological guidance is lacking. Using a systematic literature search, which found 95 relevant studies, we assessed the methods used to evaluate the social impacts of protected areas. Mixed methods were used by more than half of the studies. Almost all studies reported material aspects of wellbeing, particularly income; other aspects were included in around half of studies. The majority of studies provided a snapshot, with only one employing a before-after-control-intervention design. Half of studies reported respondent perceptions of impacts, while impact was attributed from researcher inference in 1/3 of cases. Although the number of such studies is increasing rapidly, there has been little change in the approaches used over the last 15 years, or in the authorship of studies, which is predominantly academics. Recent improvements in understanding of best practice in social impact evaluation need to be translated into practice if a true picture of the effects of conservation on local people is to be obtained.

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Evaluating the impact of development projects on poverty

Cited by 250 publications

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Methodological Approach for the Sustainability Assessment of Development Cooperation Projects for Built Innovations Based on the SDGs and Life Cycle Thinking

Methodological Approach for the Sustainability Assessment of Development Cooperation Projects for Built Innovations Based on the SDGs and Life Cycle Thinking

Introduction: Impact Evaluation in Official Development Agencies

Approaches Used to Evaluate the Social Impacts of Protected Areas

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