This year’s Annual Report focuses on how IDEV delivered evaluative knowledge; engaged with Bank operations departments, stakeholders and partners to strengthen its products and build a culture of evaluation within the Bank and in African countries; and responded to evaluation needs, demand and…
In response to a call by the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB or the Bank) at its Annual Meeting in May 2018, the Bank launched an independent evaluation of the implementation of its Development and Business Delivery Model (DBDM). The evaluation was conducted by IOD…
Recognition of climate change as a major global public policy challenge has grown since key concerns were raised in 1992. The G8 elevated the importance of climate change in 2005 and there have been a series of international initiatives since that time. In 2015 developed countries were urged…
The Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) at the African Development Bank (AfDB or “the Bank”) has conducted a comparative review of sanctions practices across five Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs): the Asian Development Bank (AsDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and…
This Annual Evaluation Review provides a summary of EvD’s mandate and operational priorities, and an overview of its activities and accomplishments in 2018. Special topics include Credit Lines, Investment Climate and Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility.
The evaluation of the energy governance cluster Program Based Operations (PBOs) is one of seven components of a broader evaluation on the use of PBOs by the AfDB in 2012-2017. This evaluation examines eight PBOs focused on energy, which the AfDB approved and implemented in five countries (…