Jan de Graaff – författare

This book provides diverse information and critical know-how to implement appropriate methodology and cost-efficient monitoring and evaluation systems better suited to assess the impacts of soil conservation and wastershed multi-sectoral development activities. It draws on a worldwide experience of specialists and a large array of ground-truthing projects and programmes. This book will meet its objective if it contributes to convince financing institutions and project managers that integrated watershed management activities have the potential to generate highly desirable impacts for the society at large, which have to be accurately measured by adequate M&E systems.

This book provides an overview of how monitoring and evaluation systems have been applied and can be applied in various types of soil conservation and watershed development projects in many different countries. It focuses on both physical and socioeconomic factors and indicators.