Table A1.

Outcomes

Outcomes	Related OECD–DAC criteria	Definition and online sources	Codes
Beneficiary needs	Appropriateness beneficiaries∗	The extent to which the aid activity fits the priorities and policies of the target group or recipients. Sources: https://www.alnap.org/system/files/content/resource/files/main/eha-2006.pdf; and http://www.netpublikationer.dk/um/7571/html/chapter05.htm (last accessed on 21 April 2020).	Appropriateness beneficiaries positive Appropriateness beneficiaries negative Appropriateness beneficiaries neutral
	Coverage∗	The question of who was supported and reached by humanitarian action, and who was not. Source: adapted from https://www.alnap.org/system/files/content/resource/files/main/eha-2006.pdf (last accessed on 21 April 2020).	Coverage positive Coverage negative Coverage neutral
Organisational demands	Coherence∗	The extent to which policies (humanitarian, developmental, trade, and military) are consistent, and that all policies take into account humanitarian and human rights considerations. Also related to policy, plans, and procedures. Source: https://www.alnap.org/system/files/content/resource/files/main/eha-2006.pdf (last accessed on 21 April 2020).	Coherence positive Coherence negative Coherence neutral
	Effectiveness∗∗	The extent to which the activity/programme achieves its purpose or objectives (also in terms of timeliness and cost effectiveness). Sources: https://www.alnap.org/system/files/content/resource/files/main/eha-2006.pdf (last accessed on 21 April 2020); see also Chianca (2007).	Effectiveness positive Effectiveness negative Effectiveness neutral

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