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Parallel Session 17 - One size does not fit all: Adapting and adopting international evaluation norms in the Asia-Pacific region

01:30 pm - 03:00 pm
Pinnacle Rooms 1-3

Shared international evaluation norms and standards can create common language and facilitate collaboration – at the same time, evaluation must be locally owned and contextualised to the priorities and needs of local communities.

Panelists:  
Ana Erika Lareza, Board Member, APEA 
Ahmed Abdelgawad, Evaluation Specialist, Islamic Development Bank (ISDB)  
Erdenechimeg (Chimgee) Ulziisuren, Founder & President, Mongolian Evaluation Association (MEA)  
Jane Mwangi, Regional Advisor, Evaluation, United Nations Children's Fund East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (UNICEF EAPRO) 
Xin Xin Yang, Multi-Country Evaluation Specialist (China, DPRK and Mongolia), UNICEF, China

Moderator:  
Megan Kennedy-Chouane, Head of Evaluation Unit, Development Cooperation Directorate, OECD

Note: With simultaneous translation

Speakers

Ahmed Abdelgawad

Evaluation Specialist

Islamic Development Bank (ISDB)

Ana Erika Lareza

Board Member

Asia Pacific Evaluation Association (APEA)

Erdenechimeg (Chimgee) Ulziisuren

Founder and President

Mongolian Evaluation Association (MEA)

Jane Mwangi

Regional Advisor, Evaluation

United Nations Children's Fund East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (UNICEF EAPRO)

Megan Grace Kennedy-Chouane

Head of Evaluation Unit, Development Cooperation Directorate

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Xin Xin Yang

Multi-Country Evaluation Specialist (China, DPRK and Mongolia)

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), China

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