MONITORING AND EVALUATION

Overview

The Global Development Assistance (GDA) Programme dedicates special focus on setting up a robust measurement system to articulate, track, and amplify impact of the cooperation framework jointly implemented with World Bank and Asian Development Bank – Space for International Development Assistance (Space for IDA). This includes defining the measurement framework with a Theory of Change and aligned indicators. This framework enables tracking of progress towards intended impacts (Impact Pathway) and facilitates continuous learning to flexibly optimise the implementation of the Initiative. Below is the GDA Theory of Change video and infographic which is an illustration of the change and impact pathway that could be catalysed by the three-pronged strategy of the Space for IDA cooperation framework:

1. Knowledge Development,
2. Capacity Building, and
3. Skills Transfer.

A third-party specialist consortium, led by Caribou, is leading on the design and execution of the measurement system. The consortium has extensive, related experience on similar programmes with ESA and the UK Space Agency.

Publications

Global Development Assistance Year 3 (2025)	GDA Midterm Evaluation (2024)	Global Development Assistance (GDA) Status Review Year 1	Space for IDA Cooperation Framework Review Year 1 (2023)
Space for IDA Roadmap – public excerpt	Wider Economic Benefits from Satellite EO in Developing Countries (2022)	Earth observation for public health (2024)	Earth Observation for Environmental, Social, and Governance Schemes (2023)
Using Earth Observation for Monitoring & Evaluation (2023)	Clean Energy and Earth Observation (2023)	Adoption and Impact of EO for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2020)	Evaluation of EO for Sustainable Development (EO4SD) (2019)
Satellite Environmental Information and Development Assistance: Analysis of Longer-Term Prospects (2018)

Consortium Members