VERIFIN Training Programme on Verification of Chemical Weapons

The purpose of the evaluation is to provide an external and independent view on the different dimensions of the training programme, including institutional set-up, programme concept, contents and working modalities.

Results-Based Approach in Finnish Development Cooperation

The evaluation is meant to deepen the understanding of the results-based approach and management requirements. Managing for results depends not only on technical methodology, but also on the way the development cooperation programme is organised and managed.

The Asian Development Fund Operations: A Decade of Supporting Poverty Reduction in the Asia and Pacific Region

ADB established the Asian Development Fund (ADF) for concessionary lending to poorer developing member countries. The ADF's purpose is to promote economic and social development in those developing member countries.

Managing for Development Results

Given that Managing for Development Results (MfDR) mainstreaming activities are still ongoing, the primary evaluative focus of the study is on the process and institutional changes within ADB, rather than on actual results on the ground, which would largely be premature at this stage.

Performance of the Asian Development Bank Institute: Research, Capacity Building and Training, and Outreach and Knowledge Management

The Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) commenced operations in Tokyo, Japan, following an inaugural meeting December 1997, as a subsidiary body of the Asian Development Bank to contribute to the development of Asia and within the purview of ADB’s functions and directions.

Research at the IMF: Relevance and Utilization

While the research was appreciated by country authorities and the research community, its relevance was often hampered by lack of early consultation with country authorities on research themes and by lack of sufficient country and institutional context.

Assessing IFC's Poverty Focus and Results

IFC’s interventions are designed to contribute to growth, although it has been challenging for the Corporation to integrate distributional aspects in projects. Fewer than half the projects reviewed included evidence of poverty and distributional aspects in project design.

Related Documents

• Assessing IFC's Poverty Focus and Results, Executive Summary
• Assessing IFC's Poverty Focus and Results, Management Response

Evaluation of UNPD contribution to environmental management for poverty reduction

The proposition driving this evaluation is that a nexus of issues closely link poverty alleviation and environmental protection and sustainability.

Service Delivery for the Poor - Lessons from recent evaluations of Australian aid

A synthesis report of recently completed evaluations of the Australian aid program’s efforts to improve the delivery of basic services for the poor.

Bangladesh: Meghnaghat Power Project

The Meghnaghat Power Project has demonstrated how to plan, prepare, and implement a successful power plant privately owned and operated by an independent power producer in Bangladesh.