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Publications by Elias Sagmeister
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Evaluation report 25 Mar 2025
IAHE: Lessons from the Scaled-Up Humanitarian Response in Somalia
In this evaluation, GPPi analyzed the scaled-up humanitarian response in Somalia launched to mitigate the effects of a severe drought in 2021-2023, and distilled lessons for future scale-ups.… -
Evaluation report 06 May 2024
Evaluation of the ICRC’s Community Contact Centres
The way the ICRC is currently managing feedback is clearly contributing to strengthening accountability to affected people – at a limited cost and with manageable risks.… -
Commentary 18 Jan 2024
Why Humanitarians Should Tell a More Hopeful Story
Today’s crises are urgent, and the climate emergency will indeed bring unprecedented challenges. But for its long-term credibility and sustainability, the humanitarian sector should get past its hyperbole and take a closer look at the data.… -
Commentary 28 Mar 2019
„Mehr Hilfe vor Ort“: Wie zukunftsfähig ist Österreichs humanitäres Engagement?
Während es in Österreich reicht, von mehr Hilfe vor Ort zu erzählen, zählt für Menschen vor Ort nur, was sie wirklich erreicht.… -
Commentary 18 Oct 2017
Perception of NGOs in Afghanistan Isn’t Great. Here’s How to Make It Better.
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Toolkit 09 Nov 2016
Technologies for Monitoring in Insecure Environments
Introduction Operating in insecure environments is one of the more critical tests for the humanitarian community. Access constraints, uncertainty, attacks and aid diversion make these unlikely settings for innovation. Yet several new approaches come from highly insecure environments. In these… -
Study 09 Nov 2016
Listening to Communities in Insecure Environments
Background In insecure environments, where humanitarian staff have limited opportunities for face- to-face interactions with communities, achieving accountability to affected populations is more complex and often requires a mix of approaches. Community feedback mechanisms can be a valuable tool to… -
Study 09 Nov 2016
The Use of Third-Party Monitoring in Insecure Contexts
Background Third-Party Monitoring (TPM) describes the practice of contracting third parties to collect and verify monitoring data. In insecure contexts, aid actors primarily use TPM to monitor the activities of partner organizations in places where their own staff faces access restrictions. This… -
Study 01 Oct 2016
Eyes and Ears on the Ground: Monitoring Aid in Insecure Environments
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Commentary 25 Feb 2016
Assessing the Relevance of Development Assistance
For the past two decades, evaluation of development assistance has relied on criteria of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) to assess the merit of development interventions in a structured and comparable way. In thousands of evaluations each year, evaluators thus assess the relevance,… -
Commentary 08 Feb 2016
Are You Really Listening?
Consulting people about the aid they receive is recognized as central to improving the quality of humanitarian assistance. This is particularly valuable in insecure contexts, such as Afghanistan and Somalia, where humanitarian staff have limited opportunities for face-to-face contact with the… -
Journal article 01 Aug 2014
Real-Time Evaluation of Humanitarian Assistance Revisited
The concept of real-time evaluation (RTE) has evolved and spread considerably since its introduction some two decades ago, and since reviews first looked comprehensively at its application. It has formed an integral part of evaluation practice among humanitarian organizations, who are continuing to… -
Commentary 26 Oct 2013
Armutsbekämpfung geht vor!
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Evaluation report 28 Jun 2012
Evaluation and Review of Humanitarian Access Strategies in DG ECHO Funded Interventions
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Commentary 15 Nov 2011
Österreichs Entwicklungspolitik: Kurzsichtig, verfehlt, kümmerlich