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- ADB has helped India in its urbanization progress, but assistance in areas like sewerage, wastewater treatment, and solid waste management still needs to be strengthened, says an independent evaluation.
- Several process and organizational improvements within the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) risk management structure have helped ADB largely achieve its key risk objectives while retaining its AAA credit rating, a report from ADB’s Independent Evaluation Department said.
- The Asian Development Fund, which provides grants to the Asian Development Bank’s poorest and most vulnerable developing member countries, has enabled the bank to target small island developing states, countries dealing with fragility and conflict, and provide timely response to crises. However, more concessional resources are needed for key thematic priorities such as climate change adaptation and transformative gender agenda—areas where governments tend to underinvest, a report from ADB’s Independent Evaluation Department said.
- Systematic and objective monitoring, evaluation, and learning from projects and programs are critical for Pacific developing member countries to achieve their development goals, panelists at a seminar organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said.
- ADB has helped advance transport and energy connectivity among member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program.
- The success rate of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) public sector operations declined during 2016–2022, primarily among infrastructure projects in the relatively new areas of the transport and energy sectors.
- ADB Procurement Policy Framework is laying the foundation for the organization to modernize its procurement system and harmonize with those of other multilateral development banks, says an independent evaluation report released recently.
- 亚行日前发布的一份独立评估报告称，亚行的采购政策框架正为其自身实现采购体系的现代化及与其他多边开发银行采购体系的协调统一奠定基础。
- Developing countries in Asia and the Pacific should take the opportunity to build resilient financial systems as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, says an Independent Evaluation report released by ADB.
- Managing water resources efficiently and extending quality services in irrigation, water supply, sanitation, and wastewater treatment are critical to the ADB's developing member countries, says an independent evaluation report.
- Adequate project design quality, close supervision, and active monitoring are crucial for improving the project effectiveness of both public and private sector operations of ADB, says an independent evaluation report released today.
- ADB should strengthen its approach to additionality in its private sector operations to ensure that it does not crowd out or displace private and commercial financing, says a report released by ADB’s Independent Evaluation Department.
- The Asian Development Bank needs to ensure greater collaboration across its organization to meet the thematic goals of its corporate strategy, Strategy 2030, says a report.
- Evaluation Guru, a video series produced by ADB’s Independent Evaluation Department aims to enhance evaluation capacities in ADB’s member countries. The fourth episode talks about Program Evaluation.
- ADB's support for the Greater Mekong Subregion Program has been effective in promoting subregional economic cooperation through physical connectivity, but it should now put a greater focus on non-infrastructure...
- ADB has appointed Emmanuel Jimenez as its new Director General of Independent Evaluation. In a career spanning over 3 decades, Mr. Jimenez has focused on evaluation, policy advice, research, and teaching in the fields of economics...
- IED’s Saleha Waseem talks to Director General IEG Alison Evans and former Director General IED Marvin Taylor-Dormond on how offices of independent evaluations can support their organizations strengthen the use and potential of SDGs.
- ADB should take a stronger leadership role on climate action in Asia and the Pacific, a region which is both a high contributor to global greenhouse gas accumulation and a casualty of the impacts of climate change and weather-related...
- Evaluation Guru, a video series produced by ADB’s Independent Evaluation Department proposes to enhance evaluation capacities in ADB’s member countries. The third episode talks about Independent Evaluation.
- Evaluation Guru, a video series produced by ADB’s Independent Evaluation Department proposes to enhance evaluation capacities in ADB’s member countries. The second episode talks about Country Program Evaluations.