ICT4Eval and high-level session on the role of independent evaluation in transforming the MDBs
The Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD recently hosted two events:
New IEG Event: Getting to 2030: The Role of Tax Revenue Mobilization
Join a panel of experts from multilateral financial and development institutions to explore the pivotal role of tax revenue mobilization in financing the achievement of the 2030 development agenda.
Webinar - Evaluation and the SDGs (30 May, 9-10.30am EST)
EVALSDGs in collaboration with UNICEF are hosting a webinar to promote greater awareness, understanding and discussion on key challenges for the evaluation of the Sustainable Development Goals. The webinar is appropriate for anyone working or interested in the evaluation of development programs.
Guest Presenter: Michael Bamberger
Caught in a Trap? Asia and the Pacific's Middle-Income Countries at a Crossroads
The Independent Evaluation Department (IED) at ADB in partnership with the Thammasat University of Bangkok, Thailand (Faculty of Economics) will host a learning event entitled Caught in a Trap? Asia and the Pacific's Middle-Income Countries at a Crossroads, at the Shangri-La Hotel on 21 June 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand. Its main focus will be the variety of challenges and opportunities that face middle-income countries in Asia and the Pacific.
DAC EvalNet meeting
Details on the next OECD DAC Evalnet meeting will be available on their website.
Conversations: Making Evaluation Work for the World Bank, the African Development Bank, and Beyond
Caroline Heider, Director General, Evaluation of the World Bank Group and Rakesh Nangia, Evaluator General of the African Development Bank, explore the role of independent evaluation in their respective institutions, and some of the key issues they have encountered.
Policy-Based Lending 2008–2017: Performance, Results, and Issues of Design
Policy-based lending (PBL) provides developing member countries with fast-disbursing budget support while, at the same time, creating an opportunity for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to influence policy reforms to boost growth and poverty reduction.