by Geeta Batra, Dan Runfola, Heather Baier

Introduction -

The COVID-19 crisis has turned impact evaluators' lives upside down: suddenly, we can't visit the sites we are responsible for, interview participants in person, or otherwise conduct assessments as we normally would. As with much of the world economy, this necessitates a period of unprecedented creativity to ensure that the critical role impact evaluation serves is not left by the wayside for the duration of the crisis. In this brief overview of an…

By: Amanda Woomer, Associate Director, MEAL, Habitat for Humanity International

When you first hear the phrase "environmental peacebuilding," you may think that these two words are not directly linked. Think again. Many conflicts around the world affect and are affected by, at least indirectly, the environment and natural resources. For example, the extraction of minerals like cobalt, coltan, and gold in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has both decimated the natural environment and fueled ongoing conflict between the national military and various militias…