Date: December 2016
Evaluation Matters Fourth Quarter 2016 - Evaluation Week
Achieving transformation requires not only investment and policy, but also a profound change in mindset. With this in mind, the IDEV team organized the AfDB 2016 Development Evaluation Week on the theme of Transformation of Africa. This edition of Evaluation Matters captures the images, debates, and words of the wisdom from the experts present during the event.
Date: September 2016
Evaluation Matters Third Quarter 2016 - Value for Money in Development
The concept of value for money (VfM) in development work is the subject of much debate and confusion. In VfM analysis by development agencies, four key terms known as the 4 Es are often used. These are Economy – minimizing costs; Efficiency – getting more results for the costs; Effectiveness – successfully achieving the intended outcomes; and Equity – reaching different groups.
Date: June 2016
Evaluation Matters Second Quarter 2016 - Evaluation of Private Sector Development Assistance
This issue of eVALUation Matters examines the challenges and opportunities as well as the emerging trends of private sector development.
Date: March 2016
Evaluation Matters First Quarter 2016 - Is the AfDB delivering on its commitments?
AfDB commitments, whose content varies considerably, collectively affect all facets of the Bank's work. Three independent evaluations were conducted to determine whether the AfDB is delivering on its commitments under GCI VI and ADF 12 and 13 Commitments.
Date: December 2015
Evaluation Matters Fourth Quarter 2015 - Emerging Solutions to Development Evaluation Challenges Vol II
According to Rakesh Nangia, Evaluator General at the AfDB, recent changes observed in the evaluation community comes with “huge potential and huge challenges”.
Date: September 2015
Evaluation Matters Third Quarter 2015 - Emerging Solutions to Development Evaluation Challenges Vol I
In the third and fourth quarter of 2015, Evaluation Matters zooms on some of the solutions to emerging development challenges.The global development architecture changed significantly in 2015. The Sustainable Development Goals were adopted, a new and ambitious climate change agreement was reached in Paris and there was a shift of paradigm in financing development.