The objectives of this impact evaluation were: (i) to estimate the impacts of AfDB-supported integrated infrastructure projects on key intermediate and long-term outcomes; (ii) to identify explanatory factors that affect the development outcomes of the project; and (iii) to generate lessons and provide recommendations for improving the impacts of integrated infrastructure interventions.
Past Evaluations
Date: 17/11/2020
IDEV has carried out an evaluation of the Bank’s support to the energy sector for the period 1999-2018. During this period, the Bank committed nearly 18 billion USD to 306 projects in its Regional Member Countries (RMCs).
Date: 30/09/2020
Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) has carried out an evaluation of the Country Strategy and Program of the African Development Bank (AfDB or "the Bank") in Egypt over the period 2009-2018. The evaluation covers a crucial period, namely pre-revolution, revolution, and post-revolution, during which the Bank supported the country with 53 projects focusing on infrastructure development, macroeconomic stabilization, and inclusive growth.
Date: 28/09/2020
Agriculture remains a priority sector in Malawi’s pursuit of economic transformation and poverty reduction, and the importance of irrigation in agricultural intensification is emphasized in the country’s development strategies such as the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy II and III. Independent Development Evaluation has conducted an evaluation of the African Development Bank’s (AfDB or "the Bank") support to two irrigation infrastructure development projects in Malawi of UA 15 million each, completed in 2014 and 2017, respectively.