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We spoke with Cristiano Rossignoli from WorldFish and who is based in Florence and Mooghdo Mahzab from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Dhaka to explore their insights from their participation at the Asian Evaluation Week (AEW) 2024, their work, and their perspectives on CGIAR’s evaluation systems. They highlighted the importance of strengthening Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Impact Assessment (MELIA) processes and shared how evaluations

CGIAR is a vast and complex organization and understanding its different bodies can sometimes feel overwhelming. The Independent Science for Development Council (ISDC) plays a crucial role within this system as an independent science advisory body. Comprising of eight diverse experts, ISDC provides strategic advice to the System Council, the funders and country representatives of CGIAR. ISDC is also one