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Climate change has become one of the most important global issues of our time, with far-reaching natural, socio- economic, and political effects. To address climate change and development issues from the perspective of evaluation, an international conference was held in Alexandria, Egypt. This book distills the essence of that conference.

The rapid loss of tropical forests has been a global concern since the 1980s and has prompted a variety of international initiatives. This work offers insights into the global/national interactions relating to forest conservation and development, along with lessons for future strategies.

This volume builds upon earlier studies and field work to offer a broad look at dam-building projects in six countries and to review the outcome of Bank policy, learn from experience and assess outside criticism.

Evaluation is a central aspect of poverty reduction endeavours. This collection of papers illustrates this, exploring methodological and policy concerns with respect to participatory evaluation, poverty-reducing growth, macro and micro levels of intervention, health programmes, and more.

This study illustrates the social and political principal that institutions matter. It explores not only how to get institutions to work efficiently, but also how to assess the proper relationship between institutions and development challenges through evaluative techniques.