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.
ECG Key Document
This report outlines a framework for assessing the evaluation function in multilateral development banks. It outlines the main features of a concept for carrying out reviews of evaluation departments and more generally evaluation systems. The proposals in this report draw on the experience…
ECG Paper
The ECG commissioned this initial review of members' experiences to learn what can be done both to minimize the detrimental impacts of infrastructure on the environment and to enhance infrastructure's positive contribution to the environment beyond the role of existing safeguards.