Description
ONGOING EVALUATION. This country assistance program evaluation aims to provide an assessment and rating of the performance of ADB’s support to Pakistan and identify factors affecting such performance, and draw forward-looking lessons and make recommendations for the next country partnership strategy of Pakistan. The evaluation will cover the period of 2002–2012, to look at the current country partnership strategy (2009–2013), country strategy and program (2002–2006), and its updates. The evaluation will cover 116 ADB-supported projects, and 79 ADB technical assistance approved from 2002–2012.
Some of the following issues and questions will be pursued:
Drastic changes and ADB adjustments. In the recent decade, Pakistan faced many unforeseen political uncertainties both domestically and externally. ADB operations had to adjust to those shocks, but within ADB, the Pakistan portfolio and program may also have been affected by two major reorganizations, one in 2002 and one in 2006. The Pakistan program went through a series of drastic portfolio reviews and restructuring. By relating to some of the previous evaluation lessons and recommendations, this country evaluation may assess how the restructuring process worked out.
Different modality for different sectors. Pakistan operations have utilized various kinds of ADB product modalities, including program loan, sector development program loans, nonsovereign loans, and multitranche financing facility. Deployment of these modalities differs across different sectors. In the process of assessing particularly program relevance, efficiency, and effectiveness, the role of the modality choice will also be taken into account.
Donor coordination. ADB operations covered a wide range of sectors. Particularly, since around Country Strategy and Program Update 2006–2008, there was strategic focus on particular sectors for large investments: notably public sector management, energy, finance, and transport. In assessing strategic positioning, the study will assess ADB’s comparative strength and its position vis-à-vis the external support community.
ADB’s effort to trace development effectiveness. The evaluation will examine how much attention ADB had for measuring its development effectiveness, and will see how much ADB programs have contributed at various levels, that is at the project, provincial, and at national policy levels. The core issue is whether ADB “did things right” as well as “did the right things.”
Effect on regional cooperation. The evaluation will examine the alignment of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation program and strategy with ADB’s Country Partnership Strategy for Pakistan, and assess the future potential for more cooperation; and the role, if any, played by regional cooperation in achieving outcomes in the public sector management, energy, finance, and transport sectors.
