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Evaluation Budgeting

Washington, DC: Adaptation Fund, Technical Evaluation Reference Group (AF-TERG) (2024), 24 pp.

Series: Guidance in Support of the Operationalization of the Evaluation Policy

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"This guidance note covers budgeting guidance for all levels and types of evaluation activity outlined in the Adaptation Fund’s Evaluation Policy. Because these activities include baseline studies that contribute to both evaluation and monitoring,1 this guidance note may be useful when budgeting for operational research, which may also feature data collection, analysis, and reporting methods." (Page 3)
1 What is this guidance note? 2
2 What is an evaluation budget? 3
3 When to develop an evaluation budget? 6
4 How much to budget for evaluation? 8
5 How to develop an evaluation budget? 10
Annex 1 – Evaluation Budget Checklist, 14
Annex 2 – Illustrative Evaluation Budget Template, 19
Annex 3 – Illustrative Organizational Evaluation Budget Template, 21
Annex 4 – Resources, 24