Adaptative management and systems-thinking

Moderator

• Anahit Aghumian, World Bank, Senior Evaluation Officer

Panelists

• Ana Acevedo, National Direction of Information, Monitoring and Evaluation System of Social Policies, Argentina M&E Specialist 
• Anna Maria Augustyn, Independent Evaluator, Poland
• Claudia Maldonado, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Coneval, Mexico
• Millie Begovic, UNDP Strategic Innovation Unit, Team Lead 
• Neema Kilembe, Prime Minister’s Office, Tanzania, Assistant Director, Performance M&E 
• Rui Tao,  China National Center for Science and Technology Evaluation, China, Research Fellow
• Seirah Ngcobo, Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, South Africa, Deputy Director 
• Timothy Lubanga, Office of the Prime Minister, Uganda, Commission for Monitoring and Evaluation 

Discussion Themes

• Systems-thinking is a holistic approach to understanding complex systems by analysing the relationships and interdependencies within the system rather than focusing solely on individual interventions. This is increasingly more relevant to evaluation and decision-making.
• The current context of uncertainty includes some of the world’s most difficult problems, constant policy reforms and changes to national planning frameworks, changes in political leadership, human-made and natural shocks, poverty, high inequity, corruption and unemployment. Overarching all of these problems are the very large global challenges of climate change, pandemia, and the new science and technology revolution.
• We see that many countries have inconsistent and poor data, lack of capacity, inadequate resources and poor inclusion of evaluation into policymaking.
• Key instruments and components of systems-based evaluations and policymaking include the understanding and inclusion of the surrounding political economy, and a holistic approach to evaluations that prioritizes the main interests of the government.