Evaluation

Ongoing Evaluations
Country Assistance Program Evaluation for Viet Nam

Team Leader: Leah C. Gutierrez, Principal Evaluation Specialist
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This proposed second country assistance program evaluation (CAPE) will assess the development effectiveness of ADB's country strategies and programs in Viet Nam. Covering 1999—2008, the evaluation will also include assistance already being implemented in 1999. The first CAPE was prepared in 2000, covering ADB assistance in 1993-1998. The findings and recommendations of this proposed CAPE will be inputs in preparing the next ADB country partnership strategy for Viet Nam.

The CAPE will (i) assess and rate ADB's strategic positioning and performance, (ii) assess and rate ADB's performance in key sectors, (iii) draw forward-looking lessons and identify good practices, and (iv) develop recommendations for preparing the next country partnership strategy.

Building upon the findings of the first CAPE to the extent possible, this evaluation will combine a top-down assessment of ADB's positioning and performance with a bottom-up assessment of ADB's performance in key sectors. The top-down assessment will include ADB's strategic positioning, ADB contributions to Viet Nam's development goals, and ADB performance and responsiveness. This study will also examine the extent to which previous CAPE and self-evaluation findings and lessons were taken into account and its recommendations incorporated in ADB's subsequent strategies and programs.

The bottom-up assessment will examine the performance of lending and nonlending assistance in key sectors by assessing relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, and impact. Sectoral performance assessments will focus on the sectors that received large assistance and/or are key sectors in ADB's strategies, i.e., transport, urban and water supply and sanitation, rural development and natural resources, energy, economic management and public policy sectors, and education and health. Sector assistance program evaluations will be prepared for the transport sector, and the urban and water supply and sanitation sectors while assistance to other sectors will be reviewed through rapid sector assessments. The assessment on crosscutting issues will focus on capacity development, governance, private sector development, regional cooperation, gender, and poverty reduction.

Based on the top-down and bottom-up assessments, the implications for the next ADB assistance strategy for Viet Nam will be addressed by identifying lessons and good practices in programming and operations; identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats; and considering future strategic issues.

Country-level assessment, sector assessments, surveys, and evaluation missions will be undertaken. The assessments will generally employ reviews of literature, analyses of data, surveys, and field visits. Interviews, group discussions, and workshops will be held with representatives of government ministries and agencies, national and local governments, beneficiaries, nongovernment organizations, civil society organizations, and development partners in Viet Nam.