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Impact Assessment and Evaluation Guide

1 March 2025
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Publisher : ISDM

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The guidebook will serve as a valuable resource, equipping our target audience with a comprehensive understanding of key concepts, processes and knowledge. In the landscapoe of development initiatives, the terms Monitoring and Evaluation and Impact Assessment (MEIA) are often used interchangeably, leading to confusion and inefficiency. This guidebook serves to provide clarity by defining each concept distinctly as recognising these nuances is essential for effective decision-making and resource allocation in the development sector.

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Tenzin Choran, Tanya Gunjan

Contact Author : scb@groups.isdm.org.in

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