The Importance of Monitoring and Evaluation for Decision-Making

With a rich discussion of the role of monitoring and evaluation (M&E), the differences between monitoring and evaluation, and the various types of evaluations that can be undertaken, this chapter provides a rich assessment of the tools that evaluators can use to assess advancements in the SDGs, lessons learned, accountability, and the power of the interconnected nature of the SDGs. It also provides a critical assessment of the challenges that the evaluation domain faces.

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1. University of the West Indies, St. Michael, Barbados Nadini Persaud
2. University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada Ruby Dagher

1. Nadini Persaud