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Enhancing evidence informed decision making in nutrition

The Knowledge and Research for Nutrition (K&R4Nut) project of the European Commission aims to provide improved knowledge and evidence for policy and programme design, management and monitoring & evaluation in order to reach better nutrition outcomes.

Carefully planning, monitoring, evaluating and drawing lessons from actions designed to improve nutrition is of utmost importance to increase the efficiency and impact of such actions. In order to support sound monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of nutrition-related policies and programmes, the Nutrition Research Facility (NRF) has developed this webpage to provide an overview of the main tools available for that purpose.

These tools are presented and analysed according to different criteria: the type of tool (framework, indicator or index, method or integrated tool, database or dashboard, initiative); the context in which the tool can be used (humanitarian or development); the relevant level of application of the tool (programme, national, global) and the stage of policy or programme development at which the tool is most useful (planning, implementation, learning).

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June 2023 Fill the Nutrient Gap | WFP Methods & integrated tools National or sub-national level Development Planning Diet quality Food security
December 2022 INDDEX24 Dietary Assessment Platform | INDDEX Project Methods & integrated tools Programme level National or sub-national level Development Implementation Diet quality Food security
August 2022 Results and indicators framework for nutrition | EU Frameworks Programme level Development Planning Multidimensional
June 2022 Integrated Food Security Phase Classification | IPC Indicators and indices Programme level National or sub-national level Global level Humanitarian/Emergency Planning Undernutrition
June 2022 Resilience capacity score (RCS) | WFP Indicators and indices Programme level Humanitarian/Emergency Implementation Resilience
March 2022 The Nutrition Equity Framework in theory and practice | IDS Frameworks National or sub-national level Development Planning Multidimensional
January 2022 Global Individual Food consumption data Tool (GIFT) | FAO/WHO Databases & dashboards National or sub-national level Global level Development Learning Diet quality
January 2022 Cost-Benefit Analysis and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis | World Bank Methods & integrated tools Programme level Development Implementation Learning Multidimensional
December 2021 Minimum dietary diversity for women (MDD-W) | FAO Indicators and indices Programme level National or sub-national level Global level Development Implementation Diet quality
December 2021 School Meals Coalition | WFP Initiatives National or sub-national level Development Learning Diet quality
November 2021 Citizen-driven Individual/ Household Dietary Diversity Dynamics (Citizen H2D3) | IITA Methods & integrated tools Programme level National or sub-national level Development Implementation Diet quality
August 2021 Measuring and Monitoring Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Collaboration | USAID Frameworks National or sub-national level Development Implementation Multidimensional
July 2021 Child Growth Monitor | WWH Methods & integrated tools Programme level National or sub-national level Humanitarian/Emergency Planning Implementation Undernutrition
April 2021 The Global Diet Quality Score (GDQS) | intake Indicators and indices Global level Development Planning Diet quality
January 2021 HungerMap LIVE | WFP Databases & dashboards Global level Humanitarian/Emergency Planning Learning Food security
October 2020 Compendium of indicators for food systems assessment | Allince CIAT-Bioversity Indicators and indices Programme level National or sub-national level Development Planning Implementation Multidimensional
May 2020 Monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning | SUN Databases & dashboards National or sub-national level Global level Development Implementation Learning Multidimensional
January 2020 Access to Nutrition Initiative | Access to Nutrition Foundation Initiatives Programme level Development Implementation Multidimensional
January 2020 Conceptual Framework on Maternal and Child Nutrition | UNICEF Frameworks National or sub-national level Global level Development Humanitarian/Emergency Planning Multidimensional
December 2019 Hunger and Nutrition Commitment Index (HANCI) | IDS Indicators and indices National or sub-national level Global level Development Humanitarian/Emergency Planning Undernutrition
October 2019 Food Consumption Score (FCS) | FAO Indicators and indices Programme level National or sub-national level Global level Development Humanitarian/Emergency Implementation Diet quality Food security
April 2019 Food Data Collection in Household Consumption and Expenditure Surveys (HCES) | World Bank Methods & integrated tools National or sub-national level Development Planning Implementation Food security
February 2019 Optima Nutrition Learning Tool | World Bank Methods & integrated tools National or sub-national level Development Planning Multidimensional
January 2019 Global Dietary Database | Tufts University Initiatives Programme level National or sub-national level Global level Development Learning Diet quality
December 2018 Real Accountability: Data Analysis for Results (RADAR) | JHU Methods & integrated tools Programme level Development Planning Multidimensional
December 2018 Diet Quality Questionnaire (DQQ) | Harvard School of Public Health Methods & integrated tools Programme level National or sub-national level Development Humanitarian/Emergency Implementation Diet quality
October 2018 Nutrition-sensitive value chains | IFAD Frameworks Programme level Development Planning Multidimensional
May 2018 Framework for applying systems thinking to nutrition | SPRING Frameworks National or sub-national level Development Planning Multidimensional
December 2017 Datadent | JHU Initiatives Programme level National or sub-national level Global level Development Learning Multidimensional
December 2017 Food Systems Dashboard | GAIN Databases & dashboards National or sub-national level Global level Development Planning Multidimensional
December 2017 The Data4Diets framework | INDDEX Project Methods & integrated tools Programme level National or sub-national level Development Implementation Diet quality Food security
December 2017 Criteria and characteristics of ‘good’ national nutrition plans | SUN Frameworks National or sub-national level Development Planning Multidimensional
September 2017 Nutrition and food systems conceptual framework | CFS/HLPE Frameworks National or sub-national level Development Planning Multidimensional
May 2017 Theory of change - Guidance and methodology | USAID Methods & integrated tools Programme level National or sub-national level Global level Development Humanitarian/Emergency Planning Implementation Learning Multidimensional
May 2017 Framework on Linking nutrition and the SDGs | SUN Frameworks National or sub-national level Development Planning Multidimensional
March 2017 Cost of the Diet | BMC Nutrition Methods & integrated tools National or sub-national level Development Planning Diet quality Food security
December 2016 National Information Platforms for Nutrition (NIPN) | EU Initiatives National or sub-national level Development Planning Implementation Learning Multidimensional
June 2016 Food Affordability Index | WFP Indicators and indices Programme level National or sub-national level Development Humanitarian/Emergency Implementation Food security
December 2015 The INDDEX Project | Tufts University Initiatives Programme level National or sub-national level Global level Development Learning Diet quality
December 2015 Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis (RIMA) | FAO Methods & integrated tools Programme level Humanitarian/Emergency Planning Food security Resilience
December 2015 LinkNCA (Nutrition Causal Analysis) | Action Against Hunger Methods & integrated tools Programme level National or sub-national level Development Humanitarian/Emergency Planning Implementation Multidimensional
November 2015 Consolidated Approach for Reporting Indicators of Food Security (CARI) | WFP Methods & integrated tools Programme level Humanitarian/Emergency Implementation Food security
November 2015 Child malnutrition: Wasting among children under 5 years of age | WHO Indicators and indices Programme level National or sub-national level Global level Development Humanitarian/Emergency Implementation Undernutrition
November 2015 Child malnutrition: Stunting among children under 5 years of age | WHO Indicators and indices Programme level National or sub-national level Global level Development Humanitarian/Emergency Implementation Undernutrition
October 2014 Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) | FAO Indicators and indices Programme level National or sub-national level Global level Development Humanitarian/Emergency Implementation Food security
December 2013 Scaling-up nutrition movement | SUN Initiatives Programme level National or sub-national level Global level Development Humanitarian/Emergency Learning Multidimensional
December 2013 The Lives Saved Tool (LiST) | JHU Methods & integrated tools Programme level National or sub-national level Development Planning Implementation Learning Multidimensional
June 2013 Framework for action to achieve optimum foetal and child nutrition and development | Lancet Frameworks Programme level National or sub-national level Global level Development Humanitarian/Emergency Planning Multidimensional
December 2012 Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) | IFPRI Indicators and indices National or sub-national level Development Implementation Resilience
December 2011 POSHAN | IFPRI Initiatives National or sub-national level Development Planning Implementation Learning Multidimensional
December 2011 Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS) | FAO Indicators and indices Programme level National or sub-national level Global level Development Implementation Diet quality
December 2010 Food Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) | FAO Methods & integrated tools National or sub-national level Global level Development Planning Food security
December 2010 Evaluation Research | International Encyclopedia of Education Methods & integrated tools Programme level Development Implementation Learning Multidimensional
January 2010 Food-based dietary guidelines | FAO Databases & dashboards Programme level Development Implementation Learning Diet quality
January 2009 Comprehensive Food Security & Vulnerability Analysis (CFSVA) | WFP Methods & integrated tools Programme level National or sub-national level Humanitarian/Emergency Implementation Food security Resilience
November 2003 Data Quality Index - International (DQI-I) | University of North Carolina Indicators and indices Programme level National or sub-national level Global level Development Humanitarian/Emergency Implementation Diet quality
January 2000 Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) | UNICEF Methods & integrated tools Programme level National or sub-national level Humanitarian/Emergency Planning Food security Multidimensional
December 1996 Emergency Nutrition Network | ENN Initiatives Programme level National or sub-national level Global level Development Humanitarian/Emergency Learning Multidimensional