i-eval Flash News, No. 8 - Aug/Sep 2013

This newsletter presents new EVAL efforts to improve the quality of evaluation reports, including meta analyses at the project and DWCP level, as well as a new study on the evaluability of DWCP outcomes. Our regional focus in this issue is the Americas and the departmental feature is on the STEP/Portugal Phase II evaluation dealing with the extension of social protection in vulnerable countries. There are new links to evaluation blogs and lots of news from the international evaluation community.