Emphasis is always placed on the “success” of development projects. Donors, stakeholders and critics tend to look for achievements that can be difficult to measure. This desire for measuring projects in an easy and quantitative method has lead to Monitoring and Evaluating (M&E) systems. M&E systems address the challenge of measuring program success in cost-effective, practical ways. This document is a guide to effective M&E of integrated projects and serves as a reference for the entire international development community.

This document consists of three parts covering the conceptual framework, guidance on monitoring and evaluation in programs, and a detailed discussion of indicators for population, health, environment, integration and value-added. It demonstrates the effective way of putting M&E to use for a Population, Health and Environment (PHE) project. Starting with an overview and then the technical information, the document looks at types of evaluations, data quality and sources, and terminology. Indicators are provided and organized into categories to incorporate all parts of the development project: population, health, environment, indicators of integration, and value-added. These indicators are presented so that they can be adapted to and used for different projects.