Evaluation Resources

Results 61-70 of 110 for Special Evaluation Studies
September 2006

Involuntary Resettlement Safeguards

This study evaluates ADB's 1995 policy on involuntary resettlement. Sixteen case studies of projects with involuntary resettlement were done in the People's Republic of China, India, and the Philippines, aided by small surveys of affected persons.
June 2006

Urban Sector Strategy and Operations

This special evaluation study analyzes completed projects and technical assistance grants, reviews whether the urban sector strategy targets are being addressed, and assesses ongoing urban operations.
June 2006

Involvement of Civil Society Organizations in Asian Development Bank Operations

This special evaluation study (SES) assesses ADB's cooperation with CSOs, derives lessons, and collates good practices of country CSOs’ involvement in ADB operations.
May 2006

The Fisheries Policy

This special evaluation study assesses the extent to which the ADB fisheries policy (1997) guides and influences the design and implementation of ADB-assisted projects and technical assistance grants.
May 2006

Pathways Out of Rural Poverty and the Effectiveness of Poverty Targeting

This special evaluation study examines how rural poor selected strategies to rise out of poverty, how various factors influenced their selection of the strategies, how sustainable the poverty exit was, and how effective poverty reduction interventions have been.
April 2006

Lessons in Capacity Development: Sectoral Studies in Sri Lanka

This special evaluation study assessed the success and impact of past and ongoing capacity development activities, identified generic lessons from past experiences, and provided some guidance on the design of future capacity development support.
July 2005

ADB Policy for the Health Sector

This special evaluation study evaluated the ADB's 1999 policy for the health sector.
April 2005

Special Evaluation Study on Project Implementation Units

The study investigated the effects of project implementation units on implementation efficiency and capacity development, and examined ways of simultaneously improving implementation efficiency and project management capacity.
December 2004

An Evaluation Study of ADB Interventions on Nutrition and Food Fortification

This special evaluation study reviewed and analyzed current and future nutrition and food fortification related issues and explores the strengths and weaknesses of regional technical assistance as a modality in addressing nutrition issues and initiativ...
December 2004

Effectiveness of Participatory Approaches: Do the New Approaches Offer an Effective Solution to the Conventional Problems in Rural Development Projects?

This special evaluation study provides feedback on the performance of the bottom-up, participatory approaches, including an assessment of initial results and effectiveness in overcoming the conventional problems.