Publications

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

Evaluation of Technical Assistance for Trade Policy and Regulations – Better Ways of Trading

Aid for Trade (AfT) is defined as technical and financial assistance that helps developing countries, in particular least ...

Report | 01-12-2017 | IOB

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

Policy review of Dutch cooperation with UN development agencies

Report | 01-07-2017

Policy review of Dutch support to civil society development – Shifting Interests, Changing Relations, Support Under Pressure

Policy review of Dutch support to Southern civil society development: MFS II, TUCP and SNV.

Report | 01-04-2017

Policy review of Public diplomacy

Public diplomacy (PD) is a form of diplomacy aimed at fostering cooperation and dialogue with non-state actors abroad. Dutch PD ...

Report | 01-11-2016

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

Evaluation of the Netherlands and WHO – Prevention is better than cure

Report | 01-04-2016

Evaluation of Dutch Development Cooperation in the Palestinian Territories – How to Break the Vicious Cycle

Evaluation of the Dutch development cooperation in the Palestinian Territories 2008-2014.

Report | 01-04-2016 | IOB

Policy review international legal order – Peaceful dispute settlement and combating impunity

IOB published a policy review on the international legal order, in Dutch (Report 410).

Report | 01-12-2015