On 11 May 2023, Dr S. Nanthikesan, Lead Evaluation Officer at the Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD (IOE), will participate in the 2023 edition of the EvalXchange event. The event will bring together experiences of different organizations and experts to take stock of the current evaluation practices and tools to assess country capacity strengthening (CCS) to implement the SDGs, and the challenges that remain.

In his presentation, Dr S. Nanthikesan will focus on how adaptive, absorptive and transformative capacities to adapt to climate change effects are necessary for enhanced resilience at both the individual and institutional levels.