Impact Assessment

Impact assessment is an essential part of Bioversity's work. Photo: E.Gotor/Bioversity

Assessing the impact of our research is an essential part of Bioversity International's work. It ensures we are delivering on our commitments and enables us to plan our future research effectively. It also allows us to engage and inform development agencies and policymakers, and be accountable to our donors and partners.

The very nature of Bioversity International’s research mandate, the conservation and use of agricultural biodiversity to improve people's lives, creates complex operational challenges [1] as well as scientific and technical ones [2] for impact assessment. Results can be indirect and intangible while appointing credit can be difficult in the context of contributions made by our partners.

Bioversity International's assessment system [3] takes these complexities into account by placing strong emphasis on the identification and development of impact pathways [4]. These pathways link the research process with any measurable change created by the generation, dissemination and uptake of any outputs from the research. They also help the scientist to plan ahead for likely changes generated by the research that will subsequently create measurable impact.

For more information contact;
Elisabetta Gotor, Impact Assessment Specialist
e.gotor(at)cgiar.org [5]

Impact studies series:
1. African Leafy Vegetables Programme [6]
2. Placing Biodiversity 'In Trust' for the future [7]
3. Capturing and sharing information on genetic resources [8]
4. The impact of the Musa International Transit Centre [9]
5. The impact of diversity field forums: Improving farmer management of millet and sorghum in Mali [10]
6. Is cryopreservation a viable method for long-term conservation of coffee biodiversity? [11]
7. The impact of organic bananas in Alto Beni, Bolivia [12]
8. Evaluating the impact of the Vavilov-Frankel Fellowship Programme [13]
9. Medicinal and aromatic plants improve livelihoods in Yemen [14]

How Bioversity conducts impact assessment [3]
Scientific and technical challenges [2]
Operational challenges [1]

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http://www.bioversityinternational.org/impact.html?tx_wecdiscussion[sub]=1

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[1] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/impact/operational_challenges.html
[2] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/impact/scientific_challenges.html
[3] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/impact/conducting_impact_assessment.html
[4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Participatory_Impact_Pathways_Analysis
[5] mailto:e.gotor@cgiar.org
[6] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/impact/african_leafy_vegetables_programme_bioversity_impact_assessment.html
[7] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/impact/placing_biodiversity_in_trust_for_the_future_bioversity_impact_assessment.html
[8] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/impact/capturing_and_sharing_information_on_genetic_resources.html
[9] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/impact/the_musa_international_transit_centre_bioversity_impact_assessment.html
[10] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/impact/the_impact_of_diversity_field_forums.html
[11] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/impact/the_impact_of_cryopreservation.html
[12] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/impact/the_impact_of_organic_bananas_in_alto_beni_bolivia.html
[13] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/impact/evaluating_the_impact_of_the_vavilov_frankel_fellowship_programme.html
[14] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/impact/medicinal_and_aromatic_plants_improve_livelihoods_in_yemen.html
[15] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/announcements/archived/the_challenge_of_impact_assessment.html
[16] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/browse_by/category/research/impact assessment/
[17] http://www.bioversityinternational.org/browse_by/tag/impact assessment

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