Lahey, Robert2015-06-292015-06-292015-04https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22079This note examines key stages of national monitoring and evaluation systems’ (NMESs) development in different country contexts and argues for tailored approaches to building M and E capacities. The development of NMESs rests on four building blocks - vision of leadership, an enabling environment, capacity to supply and analyze M and E information, and capacity to demand and use M and E information. Developing countries can differ significantly in their performance along these four dimensions - some have virtually no NMES, while others are at a much more advanced stage where reliable and timely M and E information is generated and used. Most developing countries likely fall in between. Using the example of five African countries, this note discusses the differences and similarities in capacity-building needs for countries at different levels of NMES development.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGODEVELOPMENT PLANUSERSHARMONIZATIONRESOURCE DEVELOPMENTRELIABILITYCOUNTRIESRESULTSDATA SOURCESSUSTAINABILITYPUBLIC SECTORE READINESSCAPACITY-BUILDINGCAPABILITYWEB SITESNETWORKSDATA COLLECTIONINFORMATIONMONITORINGNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYAGENCIESINFORMATION SHARINGCAPACITY BUILDINGPRIVATE SECTORDEVELOPMENT AIDCOUNTRYINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYPROJECTSEVALUATION SYSTEMSGAPSPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPERDEVELOPMENT GOALSDEVELOPMENT PROCESSCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSGAPENABLING ENVIRONMENTPOVERTY REDUCTIONDEVELOPMENTCOMMUNICATIONSINSTITUTIONSHUMAN RESOURCELINKDATAHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTAIDEDUCATIONNETWORKBUSINESSTRAININGPERFORMANCE INDICATORSADJUSTMENTPERFORMANCEDONORSTECHNICAL KNOWLEDGEDEVELOPMENT PARTNERSCAPACITYCIVIL SOCIETYINSTITUTIONAL CHANGESSITESDEVELOPMENT PLANSORGANIZATIONSNEEDSNATIONAL MONITORINGINSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTSINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTSTRATEGYAGENCYWEBLINKSMEACTION PLANEVALUATION SYSTEMUSESPOLITICAL SUPPORTE DEVELOPMENTWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/22079