Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) at the African Development Bank (the Bank) conducted a pilot validation of the completion report for the West Africa Regional Integration Strategy Paper (WA-RISP) 2011-2015/17. The validation was undertaken to inform the design of the pillars of the…
This is the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE)'s third full validation of the IDB Group Evaluation Recommendation Tracking System (ReTS) but the first self-standing report. Assessing whether recommendations have been addressed is essential for institutional accountability and…
This document outlines and gathers the evaluation principles and the institutional arrangements that guide the evaluation system of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IDB Invest, and jointly with the IDB, the IDB Group), in accordance with…
This evaluation assesses the School Sector Program (SSP) successful, although it did not fully meet the ambitious targets it had set. The program led to some important achievements in the education sector, the establishment of a national student assessment system, the development of school…
As part of its 2019 annual work plan, the Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) has prepared the evaluation of the country program of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDBG) with Mexico during 2013-2018. This is the fourth independent evaluation of the Bank's country program…
This edition of Evaluation Matters aims to showcase selected good, new or innovative evaluation methods that have contributed to be"er evaluations of development.