Resources

Publications

Monitoring & Evaluation

• Kristof De Witte, Rui C. Marques, Designing incentives in local public utilities, an international comparison of the drinking water sector
  (See attached file: International comparison water 17-01.pdf)
• Shandong Province IBNET Urban Water Assessment
  (See attached file: Final Shangdong IBNET Report 230407.2.pdf)
• Baker, Judy.  Evaluating the Impact of Development Projects on Poverty: A Handbook for Practitioners. Directions in Development, World Bank, Washington DC, 2000.
• Donnelly, Janet (editor). Who are the Question-makers? A Participatory Evaluation Handbook.  Office of Evaluation and Strategic Planning, UNDP, New York, 1997.
• Hatry, Harry P. Performance Measurement: Getting Results. Washington, D.C.: The Urban Institute Press, 1999
• Khan, M. Adil. A Guidebook on Results Based Monitoring and Evaluation: Key Concepts, Issues and Applications. Monitoring and Progress Review Division, Ministry of Plan Implementation, Government of Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2001
• Kusek, J. Z. and R. C. Rist.  Building a Performance-Based Monitoring and Evaluation System: The Challenges Facing Developing Countries. Evaluation Journal of Australasia. 1(2): 14–23, 2001.
• Kusek, Jody Zall and Ray C. Rist. Ten Steps to a Results Based Monitoring and Evaluation System. The World Bank, Washington, D.C, 2004
• Prennushi, G., G. Rubio, and K. Subbarao. Monitoring and Evaluation. In Sourcebook for Poverty Reduction Strategies . Washington, D.C. The World Bank, 2000.
• Ravallion, Martin. The Mystery of the Vanishing Benefits: Ms. Speedy Analyst's Introduction to Evaluation. Policy Research Working Paper 2153, World Bank, Development Economics Research Group, Washington, D.C., 1999.
• United Nations Development Programme, Handbook on monitoring and evaluating on results. Office of Evaluations and Strategic Planning. New York, 2002.
• Worthen, Blaine R., James R. Sanders, and Jody Fitzpatrick. Program Evaluation: Alternative Approaches and Practical Guidelines, 2nd Edition, White Plains, NY, 1997.

Website based Tools and Manuals

• The Gateway to Development Information (eldis), Methods, Tools and Manuals. This site contains range of guidelines and manuals to help development practitioners in carrying out participatory M&E.
• The M and E News – the M and E News is a news service focusing on developments in monitoring and evaluation methods relevant to development projects with social development objectives.
• USAID, Center for Development Information and Evaluation – USAID's Center for Development Information and Evaluation (CDIE) publishes a wide range of impact evaluations, program and operational assessments, managing for results reports, performance monitoring tips and the USAID Evaluation News.
• World Bank, Impact Evaluation – This site aims at disseminating information and providing resources for people and organizations working to assess and improve the effectiveness of projects and programs aimed at reducing poverty.