This evaluation of the Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI), 2007–2017, examines whether the initiative has been successful in improving the enabling business environment of the 14 ADB Pacific developing member countries (DMCs).
The ECG Spring 2018 meeting was hosted by Independent Evaluation at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) at ADB headquarters in Manila. Full details only available to ECG members.
The conference aims to seek clarity in the role that communication can play in generating and using evidence for sustainable development. How can evidence generated by research, monitoring and evaluation, dialogue, et cetera be better used to influence decision making and transformational change? What are other factors at play when influencing transformational change processes and how can we deal with this? What role can communication play in all of these processes? And what does this mean for you as a development professional?
Key conference questions
The Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD is organizing an international conference on "Evaluating Rural Inequality: Identifying effective approaches to reduce rural disparities”, which will explore critical questions regarding whether strategies and programmes that aim to eradicate rural poverty reduce disparities within rural areas.
The conference will examine approaches to rural poverty reduction that have had an impact on four main areas of inequality in rural areas:
The theme for the CES2018 Conference is Co-Creation. The event will be held Calgary 26-29 May 2018, with a post-conference symposium to be held in Yellowknife from 31 May - 1 June.
Full details can be found on the event website.
The leading theme of the EES2018 Conference is "Evaluation for more resilient societies”. The Conference offers 5 days of debates on evaluation in times of financial, geopolitical, environmental and humanitarian crises.
