This paper synthesizes the findings of 14 recent knowledge management evaluation studies and related reports from the evaluation units of six international financial institutions (IFIs) connected with the Evaluation Cooperation Group: the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB),...
This paper presents key lessons from the ECG workshop on Support to SMEs, held at the European Investment Bank headquarters in Luxembourg on 29th March 2012.
The provision of non-lending technical assistance (TA) by international financial institutions (IFIs) has grown steadily in recent years and has become a significant part of IFI assistance to client countries.
This report presents the findings of an examination of recent evaluative work on gender equality undertaken by select multilateral and bilateral organizations. It is the first effort to draw out lessons for evaluators on designing and implementing these types of evaluations.
To harmonize evaluation practice among ECG members and improve understanding of evaluation practices, the ECG developed and implemented Good Practice Standards (GPS) for four categories of evaluations commonly carried out by MDBs, covering governance and independence of the evaluation function;...
This note summarizes available evidence on barriers to energy efficiency and the interventions to surmount them from evaluations of the World Bank Group, Asian Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Global Environment Facility.
This publication evolved from a workshop on urban and rural water supply and sanitation which served to share ideas and bring together various perspectives from inside and outside ECG.
This paper synthesizes recent work by the independent evaluation agencies of the ECG and incorporates lessons from related research by multilateral development banks and from the academic literature on agriculture and agribusiness.
This brief note aims to inform the discussions on how to ensure biological diversity, given its vital role in providing us with a safe and enriching environment, in which poverty and disease can be reduced.
ADB’s assistance to Indonesia over the evaluation period has helped it achieve its key development objectives, including reducing its population below the absolute poverty line to less than 10%, but significant challenges remain in fostering inclusive and environmentally sustainable growth.
The Independent Office of Evaluation (IOE) of IFAD has prepared a performance evaluation report on the Agricultural Rehabilitation and Poverty Reduction Project (PRAREP), implemented in Côte d’Ivoire from 2009 to 2015.
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...
This evaluation assesses the Bank Group’s effectiveness and comparative advantage in fostering regional integration during FY2003–17 and draws lessons that can be used to inform future regional integration operations.
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.
This is the first country strategy and programme evaluation conducted by the Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD (IOE) in Burkina Faso and covers the partnership between the Government and IFAD from 2007 to mid-2018.
The report highlights the evaluations of the EIB Group’s activities completed in 2016, 2017 and 2018 and the ongoing effort to foster an evaluation culture within the institution.
Mobilizing private capital has been central to the Bank’s core transition mandate since its founding, and to achieving major recent institutional commitments such as supporting the SDGs, climate resilience, and inclusion.
With a new strategic and capital framework for 2016 to 2020 in place and an operational effectiveness and efficiency initiative underway it is timely for the Bank to take stock of its field presence system. This evaluation identifies major challenges and opportunities for the Bank.
This evaluation focuses on the Bank’s equity portfolio approach and developments between 2005 and 2016. It identifies significant and difficult issues regarding performance and approach and, on the basis of these findings, makes several recommendations for consideration by the Board and Management.
This evaluation is focused specifically on the Bank’s local capital markets development work under the local currency strategy. It does not assess the substantial amount of work focused on local currency activities, though in many cases this may have had secondary local capital markets dimensions.
Bank projects often target transition impact by extending markets through direct or indirect positive effects on supply chains and backward linkages. This study examines projects where this has been a key objective, assessing how efforts are integrated into project design and the results of this...
The Review investigates key issues around the stated intentions and expectations of the 2013 Energy Sector Strategy; how it reflected/integrated transition challenges and developed operational priorities; were clear and measurable goals established; were critical execution issues addressed...
The EBRD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility was a high profile initiative approved by the Board in October 2014 to scale up infrastructure support.
The Review investigates key issues around the stated intentions and expectations of the 2013 Energy Sector Strategy; how it reflected/integrated transition challenges and developed operational priorities; were clear and measurable goals established; were critical execution issues addressed...
The overarching purpose of the corporate-level evaluation on IFAD’s financial architecture is to independently assess how IFAD creates value for Member States through sound investment decisions and financial strategies contributing to rural poverty reduction.
This evaluation assesses how effectively the WBG has mainstreamed citizen engagement at the project, country and corporate levels and demonstrates how this process contributes to the achievement of development outcomes