This report presents findings, conclusions and recommendations from IDEV’s Evaluation of Quality at Entry (QaE) of the Operations of the African Development Bank Group (“the Bank”). It covers all sovereign and non-sovereign operations (NSOs) approved between 2013 and 2017. The main objectives…
Themed “Getting to Results”, the report sets out how IDEV contributed to accountability and learning in the area of the African Development Bank’s operational priorities, provided evidence for better programs, policies and processes, as well as helped strengthen evaluation capacity within and…
What is the added value of independent evaluation focused not on projects and programs but on organizations themselves? Does it help organizations deliver more and better? Does evaluation evidence have any impact on the way development organizations are managing themselves? In this edition of…
The OE Department discharges its duties through an Annual Work Program (AWP). Upon the approval of the AWP by the Audit Committee of the Board of Executive Directors, the OE Department conducts and executes its program.
This summary report presents findings, conclusions and recommendations of an evaluation of the African Development Bank Human Resources Management System (HRMS). The objectives of this report are to: assess the current state of the Bank's institutional environment with respect to HR…
The ECG Reference Document, Integrating Gender into Project-level Evaluations, provides practical approaches for Independent Evaluation Offices (IEOs) of multilateral development institutions to strengthen the treatment of gender equality and women's empowerment in their evaluation…