ECG Briefing Note
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.
ECG Paper
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. It also includes a paper prepared by the World Bank Independent Evaluation Group that outlines issues…
ECG Paper
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.
ECG Paper
This ECG meta-evaluation reviews MDB evaluation findings and related recent research work on microfinance. It finds that successful microfinance operations require (i) financial sustainability on the part of the participating microfinance institutions, (ii) high-standard consultancy and…
ECG Briefing Note
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.
Member's Documents
The Evaluation Manual captures the evaluation methodology used by the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of IFAD. The manual ensures consistency, rigour and transparency across independent evaluations, and enhance IOE's effectiveness and quality of work.