Managing for Sustainable Development Impact 
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Managing for Sustainable Development Impact
The Managing for Sustainable Development Impact (M4SDI) approach is an integrated, results-oriented management approach, which can be used across a range of sectors and domains
Tools & Methods
Problem tree
Aim of the tool
To analyse problems, i.e. identifying the cause of the problems and their effects
When to use it?
Use the tool when designing a project, at the beginning of the planning process, and to identify the core issues and their root problems
Case studies
Joint MFS II evaluations at country level (Ethiopia, Liberia, India & Indonesia), for DGIS
Impact evaluation of MFS-II (Co-Funding Framework of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs); assess the contribution of (1) the selected projects on their beneficiary populations, (2) the Dutch MSF organisation on the capacity of the selected southern partners and (3) the selected southern partner organisations on the civil society organisations with whom they have collaborated.
A short overview of some of the benefits of program evaluation for public health leaders and decision-makers. Part of the 'Evaluation For Leaders' mobile learning course at www.evaluationforleaders.org. Produced by Chris Lovato and Kylie Hutchinson. Check out other videos and resources at www.communitysolutions.ca.
Resources
Consensus Building with Participatory Action Plan Development
This facilitator's guide is designed to:
• Assist consensus building among natural resource users
• Follow a six stage process for Participatory Action Plan Development
• Identify problems and constraints, and opportunities to address them
