Learning Curves
Learning Curves are handy, two-paged quick references designed to feed findings and recommendations from evaluation to a broader range of clients.
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Learning Curves: ADB Decentralization: Progress and Operational Performance
This Learning Curves sum up the evaluation of ADB's decentralization in allocating staff, budgets, activities, responsibilities and decision-making authority between ADB and resident missions. It also discussed operational issues under the current decentralization model and provided recommendations for improving the effectiveness and efficiency of ADB's operations. -
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. -
ポストMDG時代のアジア・太平洋地域にお ける開発アジェンダの設定
This Learning Curves discusses the evaluation of ADB's support for achieving the MDGs. It assesses how Asia and the Pacific are advancing the MDGs, the effectiveness of ADB's support to developing member countries for achieving them, and the emerging issues for a new development roadmap for the region. It also seeks to answer a question that will be crucial for that agenda: does setting goals make a difference to development results? -
Learning Curves: Setting a Development Agenda for Asia and the Pacific in the Post-MDG Era
This Learning Curves discusses the evaluation of ADB's support for achieving the Millennium Development Goals. -
学习曲线: 确立亚太地区后千年发展目标时代的发展议程
This Learning Curves discusses the evaluation of ADB's support for achieving the Millennium Development Goals. -
Learning Curves: Moving to a Market Economy: ADB Support for the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyz Translation)
This Learning Curves summarizes the country assistance program evaluation for the Kyrgyz Republic which assesses ADB's country strategies and program from 1994 until 2010. ADB support was rated satisfactory, although major constraints and risks remain. -
Learning Curves: Moving to a Market Economy: ADB Support for the Kyrgyz Republic
This Learning Curves summarizes the country assistance program evaluation for the Kyrgyz Republic which assesses ADB's country strategies and program from 1994 until 2010. ADB support was rated satisfactory, although major constraints and risks remain. -
Learning Curves: Moving to a Market Economy: ADB Support for the Kyrgyz Republic (Russian Translation)
The Kyrgyz Republic has made considerable headway in its transition to a market economy since the breakup of the Soviet Union by adopting liberal trade policies and other market mechanisms. Indeed, the Kyrgyz Republic was the first member of the Commonwealth of Independent States accepted into the World Trade Organization. The country has achieved moderately high economic growth averaging 4.6% per annum over the past 15 years. Poverty incidence fell from 50% in 2003 to 34% in 2010. -
Learning Curves: Building a Stronger Knowledge Institution
This edition of Learning Curves summarizes the evaluation that examines how ADB can become a stronger knowledge institution. As a key development player in the region, ADB could be at the forefront in specific knowledge areas and at the cutting edge in connecting knowledge with financing for better development results. -
Learning Curves: Impact of Shallow Tube Well Irrigation Support for Nepal’s Smallholder Farmers
This Learning Curves summarizes the impact evaluation study which quantifies the economic and noneconomic impacts of shallow tubewell irrigation in Nepal. It reviews the environmental impacts on project's beneficiaries, analyzes effectiveness and sustainability of water user groups, and generates findings, lessons and recommendations.