Emerging trends in evaluation reflect today’s main development issues Profile
Massiel Jiménez Evaluation Research Analyst, IOE
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he emerging trends in evaluation topics are linked to the main development themes of our time. These include issues related
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to climate change, forced migration, humanitarian development nexus, conflict and availability of resources for production and food consumption. The latest session of the ‘Peer-to-Peer Career Advisory Sessions for Young and Emerging Evaluators’ (p2p) put these issues on the discussion table, as representatives of the Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD (IOE) offered career insights into the evaluation profession. Held on 8 June 2023, the p2p session featured Mikal Khan and Massiel Jiménez, Evaluation Officer and Evaluation Research Analyst respectively, as
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Mikal Khan Evaluation Officer IOE
guest speakers. Titled ‘Career spotlight on IFAD’, the learning event focused on what it means to work in an evalua-
