Evaluation Topical Papers
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Evidence and Gap Map, and Formative Review of ADB Support for Global and Regional Value Chains
ONGOING EVALUATION. IED will conduct an Evidence and Gap Map (EGM) exercise to establish the range of development knowledge available on interventions that support global and regional value chains (GVCs) and to characterize ADB’s support through its strategies and investments. The EGM will highlight gaps in the evidence base and show where evidence is more abundant. An ADB GVC portfolio overlay will be attempted to identify overlaps in ongoing support when compared to available evidence. -
Evaluation, Influence, Action: How Independent Evaluation Improves the Asian Development Bank's Development Effectiveness
The end goal of all evaluation is influence. Evaluation influence comes at various levels and in various types. The Independent Evaluation Department (IED) enhances the development effectiveness of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) future operations by systematically evaluating its projects, country programs, sector support, policies, strategies, and corporate and thematic priorities. The cornerstone of evaluation influence is the evaluation report, which must be high-quality, credible, timely, and relevant to user demands. -
Leading Factors of Success and Failure in Asian Development Bank Urban Sanitation Projects
The targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all, and an end to open defecation, by 2030. Their achievement will require significant new financing. For urban Asia, an estimated $130 billion over 10 years in capital investment will be needed until 2030 if countries are to meet the SDGs’ water supply and sanitation targets. -
Experience with Donor Coordination: The Case of Water Supply and Sanitation in Sri Lanka
This joint review of Sri Lanka’s water supply and sanitation sector examined the sector’s development and outlined information and findings from performance evaluations and project interventions. -
Independent Evaluation Department of the Asian Development Bank: A Self-Evaluation
This self-evaluation of the Independent Evaluation Department has been undertaken to take stock of the relevance and effectiveness of the department's evaluation products and processes, and to to strengthen its effectiveness and impact. -
Knowledge, Finance, and the Quality of Growth: An Evaluative Perspective on Strategy 2030
In a rapidly changing socioeconomic, financial, and institutional landscape, ADB should adopt the pursuit of better quality growth as its primary strategic interest and value proposition under Strategy 2030. -
Comparative Institutional Review of ADB’s Private Sector Operations
ADB's Private Sector Operations Department processes both private and public sector projects in which ADB takes nonsovereign exposure risks. Private sector approvals have substantially expanded as well, exceeding $2.6 billion in 2015. -
Environmentally Sustainable Growth: A Strategic Review
This paper assesses ADB’s response to Strategy 2020 and raises issues for consideration in the ongoing discussions on the next corporate strategy of ADB, Strategy 2030. -
Policy Reform in Bangladesh’s Secondary Education (1993–2013): Tracing Causal Processes and Examining ADB’s Contribution
This study explores policy reform within secondary education in Bangladesh from 1993 to 2013 while understanding the role of key factors in contributing to the process of policy change intended to improve education quality. -
Sustainability of Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Operations: Findings and Lessons
The sustainability of urban water supply and sanitation operations can be improved by learning from recent developments and changing attitudes across the region. Successful reduction of nonrevenue water, such as occurred in Manila and Phnom Penh, as well as successful reforms and innovation in other cases in the People’s Republic of China, Bangkok, and Jakarta should be promoted and widely publicized. Lessons from these success stories can be simplified and delivered to the public and politicians to influence change. Reforms also take shape through response to crises.