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Evaluation Resources

Annual ReportsAssess ADB's operational performance, synthesize lessons on development effectiveness, report on findings and actions taken on evaluation recommendations
Country Assistance Program EvaluationsEvaluate ADB's support to a country, covering ADB's country partnership strategy, policy dialogue, completed and ongoing projects
Sector Assistance Program EvaluationsEvaluate the performance of ADB's support to a sector in a country, including its strategy, policy dialogue, completed and ongoing projects
Special Evaluation StudiesFocus on thematic issues across sectors or countries, or evaluate an ADB policy or business process
Impact Evaluation StudiesUse quasi-experimental designs and emphasize validity and reliability of evaluation results
Project and Program Performance EvaluationsEvaluate the design, implementation, and performance of projects and programs
Evaluation Knowledge StudiesOffer forward looking insights and prospective application of lessons on major cross-cutting themes
Learning CurvesSynthesize evaluation findings, lessons and recommendations for a broader range of clients
Learning LessonsSynthesize key lessons drawn from evaluation and completion reports, and literature reviews
Technical Assistance Performance EvaluationsEvaluate the design, implementation, and performance of technical assistance projects, typically covering several projects in the same report
Validations of Country Partnership Strategy Final ReviewsValidate findings and assess the quality of the country partnership strategy final review
Validations of Project Completion ReportsValidate project and program completion reports
Board DocumentsMeeting summaries and proceedings by the ADB's Board of Directors and its Development Effectiveness Committee
BooksBooks prepared by the Independent Evaluation Department
Brochures and FlyersAwareness-raising materials
GuidesEvaluation reference documents, approaches, and methods
Policies and StrategiesEvaluation policies and strategies
Statutory Reports and Official RecordsEvaluate the design, implementation, and performance of projects and programs
Papers and BriefsWorking papers and information briefs supporting evaluations
 
 

Featured Resources

Sep 2013

Review of 2008 Technical Assistance Reform Implementation

The Asian Development Bank reformed its technical assistance (TA) policy in 2008. Since then, TA performance has shown signs of improvement. The success rates of TA completion reports have improved since 2009, although these are self-evaluations and need to be interpreted with caution. More of ADB’s external stakeholders perceived ADB as an excellent source of knowledge on development issues

Sep 2013

Learning Curves: Real-time Evaluation of ADB's Multi-tranche Financing Facility

This Learning Curves summarizes the key findings and recommendations of the real-time evaluation of ADB’s multi-tranche financing facility. It examines the cost and benefits associated with the modality, by considering efficiency gains or cost reductions as well as gains in development effectiveness. It reviews whether the lessons or initial outcomes before the modality was mainstreamed led to any changes in policy for the facility or operating requirements to improve its effectiveness. It also provides insights into the future design of multi-tranche financing facility interventions.

Aug 2013

Impact Evaluation of ADB Supported Interventions in Bangladesh’s Secondary Education Sector

ONGOING EVALUATION. This approach paper presents the rationale, objectives, scope, and timeline for a study that will evaluate the impact of several interventions that ADB has supported in Bangladesh’s secondary education subsector.

Jul 2013

Country Assistance Program Evaluation for Tajikistan

ONGOING EVALUATION. This country assistance program evaluation will be the first assessment of the country strategies and programs of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Tajikistan. The evaluation aims to draw forward-looking lessons and make recommendations for the next country partnership strategy of Tajikistan, and to provide an objective assessment and rating of the performance of ADB support to country and identify factors affecting such performance.  

Jul 2013

Bhutan: Country Partnership Strategy Final Review Validation

ONGOING EVALUATION. This report aims to validate findings and assessments of the final review, including relevance of the strategic focus of the country portfolio in Bhutan; and (ii) identify lessons and recommendations to improve design and implementation of ADB-supported activities in the upcoming CPS period covering 2014-2018. 

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