Independent Evaluation

The TA project supported the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program’s strategy of promoting new off-grid energy technologies. The TA project aimed at increasing or maintaining access to electricity in CAREC Program’s five member countries, such as Afghanistan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan, and Tajikistan, by designing a plug-and-play solar power kit, including solar panels, lithium-ion batteries, and energy-efficient appliances. This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA. IED overall assessment is less than successful.

The technical assistance (TA) was to support the Ministry of Finance (MOF) of the PRC as the TA project’s executing agency. The aim was to enhance its public procurement system and information disclosure of public–private partnership (PPP) projects. This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA. IED overall assessment is successful.

The main objective of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) project preparation technical assistance (PPTA) was to support the Government of India in mainstreaming public–private partnerships (PPPs) by developing, structuring, and facilitating the bidding of infrastructure projects. The expected impact was improved infrastructure coverage and service provision efficiencies.

The technical assistance (TA) project aimed to support the strengthening of the “river chief system” and improve river health in the Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA. IED overall assessment is successful.

The objective of this capacity development technical assistance (CDTA) was to support the government of Kazakhstan in creating a platform among development partners and mobilizing finance to achieve the country’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets by 2030. Specifically, the TA focused on improving coordination between the various national and multilateral development agencies on SDG programs.

The objective of the technical assistance (TA) was to improve the executing and implementing agencies’ capacity to implement and manage projects supported by Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Sri Lanka. This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA. IED overall assessment is successful.

The technical assistance (TA) project aimed to improve the biodiversity conservation and climate resilience across the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) by (i) integrating environment and climate change considerations into the GMS economic development plans and programs in a systematic way, (ii) building on the accomplishments of the Core Environment Program’s (CEP) phase 1, and (iii) adopting a multisector approach. This report validates the completion report's assessment of the TA. IED overall assessment is less than successful.

The project’s expected impact was improved energy efficiency and a cleaner environment in Heilongjiang Province. The targeted outcome was improved air quality and reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the province’s eight urban areas. This report validates the the completion report's assessment of the program. IED overall assessment: Successful.