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nor is it formative, in that it isnorprimarily about settingbaselinedata for a future summative evaluation.23 These high complexity situations have characteristics such as dynamic, emer- gent, non-linear and uncertain24 – a list which also fundamentally characterises climate change, its impacts on communities, andwhat is needed to support adap- tation.Developmental evaluation has applicabilitywhere there is uncertainty, and where the programmight need to change and adapt according to emerging and changing contexts. This is particularly applicable in the case of climate change adaptation, and in the case of theCC-CBAproject, significant path changeswere required in the aftermathofTyphoonHaiyan inDecember 2013. Akey characteristic of developmental evaluation is that it supports continuous learningand innovation throughembeddingevaluators aspart of the teamengaged in project delivery, in a long-term partnering relationship.25 TheCC-CBAdesign integrated the research componentwithin the project and indeed itwas the role of researchers to facilitate evidence-based, systematic reflection on project progress. Strong individual and organisational partnerships were successfully built.26 The practical realities of programbudgetsmeant that evaluative researchers could not be embedded full-timewithin theproject implemented, butwere directly involved in research design and inception and through the course of the evaluative process interactedwith project implementers periodically throughout the 3-year project. 16.4 TheMethod:Details andReflections Theevaluativemethoddescribed in this sectionwas developed through a collabo- rative effort between researchers and project implementers,27 andfield-tested in a participatory fashion through several iterationswith child, youth and adult partic- ipants. Themethod focuses on collecting and analysing evidence against a set of indicators.Theseindicatorswereinitiallydraftedbytheteambasedonthetheoryof change and the experience of project implementers. The indicator setwas revised 23Patton, Michael Quinn. 2011.Developmental Evaluation: Applying Complexity Concepts to Enhance InnovationandUse.NewYork:TheGuilfordPress. 24Ibid. 25Dozois, Elizabeth,MarcLanglois andBlacnhet-Cohen. 2010.APractitioner’sGuide toDevel- opmentalEvaluation: The J.W.McConnell FamliyFoundation and the International Institute for ChildRights andDevelopment, Patton,MichaelQuinn. 2011.DevelopmentalEvaluation:Apply- ingComplexityConcepts toEnhance InnovationandUse.NewYork:TheGuilfordPress. 26Treichel, Pia, JoanneChong andAnnaGero. 2014.APartnership forLearning,Reflection and Evaluation in Action: Exploring Opportunities for Understanding Program Impact: ACFID UniversityNetwork. 27Chong, Joanne, Anna Gero and Pia Treichel. 2015. “What Indicates Improved Reslience to ClimateChange?ALearning andEvaluativeProcessDeveloped fromaChild-Centred,Commu- nity-BasedProject in thePhilippines.”NewDirections forEvaluation. 16 EvaluatingClimateChangeAdaptation inPractice:AChild-Centred. . . 297