Publications

Literature study – European development cooperation with Sub-Saharan Africa

In an annual letter to parliament, the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation informs the House of ...

Report | 25-05-2020 | Consultant

A synthesis study on climate change in development cooperation – Monitoring and Evaluating Mainstreamed Adaptation to Climate Change

Worldwide climate change puts an unequally large burden on people in developing countries. Under the Paris Climate Agreement ...

Report | 01-09-2018

An analysis of poverty and inequality in the context of transition – Transition and inclusive development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Development in sub-Saharan Africa is still not inclusive. This is the conclusion drawn by IOB’s report ‘ Transition and inclusive ...

Report | 01-04-2018

Policy review of Dutch development aid policy for improved water management – Tackling major water challenges

Improved water management is a priority of the development aid policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. It ...

Report | 01-12-2017

Review of Dutch food security policy – Food for thought

In the policy review, the Policy and Operations Evaluation Department (IOB) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs assessed the ...

Report | 01-10-2017

Evaluation of the impact of ending aid – The gaps left behind

At the request of the House of Representatives, IOB studied the impact of the cutbacks on development cooperation. The findings ...

Report | 01-07-2016 | IOB

Policy review on the Dutch contribution to renewable energy and development

Report | 01-08-2015 | IOB

Impact evaluation of activities supported by the Dutch Promoting Renewable Energy Programme – Access to Energy in Rwanda

The promotion of renewable energy in Rwanda was part of a broader programme dating from 2008 to stimulate renewable energy in ...

Report | 01-08-2014 | IOB

Counterfactual analysis of policy coherence for Ghana – Autonomy, partnership and beyond

IOB studied a pilot scheme on the opportunities for coherence in the policy of the Netherlands and the EU concerning development ...

Report | 01-05-2014 | IOB

Impact evaluation of improved cooking stoves in Burkina Faso

An IOB evaluation of the impact of improved cooking stoves for domestic use and for use in artisanal beer breweries in two towns ...

Report | 01-11-2013 | IOB