Independent Development Evaluation at the African Development Bank (the Bank) has conducted a cluster evaluation of nine agricultural water management projects that were approved and implemented by the Bank in seven African countries from 2005 to 2016.
Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) at the African Development Bank (AfDB) has conducted an evaluation of 15 Urban Water Supply and Sanitation (UWSS) projects that were approved and implemented by the Bank in 12 Regional Member Countries over the period 2001-2016. The projects aimed to contribute to poverty alleviation through reduction of productive time wastage; a reduction in healthcare costs; an increase in industrial and commercial activities; and the generation of employment opportunities in targeted areas.
Independent Development Evaluation at the African Development Bank has conducted an evaluation of 16 Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) projects that were approved and implemented by the Bank in 13 Regional Member Countries over the period 2000-2017. With a total net approval of UA 365 million, these projects were designed to enhance rural health standards, promote education, improve living standards and promote income-generating activities.
IDEV is currently conducting an independent evaluation to provide the Bank with evidence-based knowledge on the performance of its loan syndication and distribution. Loan syndication and distribution is the process of involving a group of lenders in funding various portions of a loan for a single borrower, to spread the risk of financing a project.
Over the years, various policy frameworks and institutional mechanisms have guided the African Development Bank Group (AfDB or the Bank)’s efforts to promote gender equality in Africa. As the core approach, mainstreaming gender in its operations has intended to deal with the persistent factors that hinder women’s empowerment and the achievement of gender equality at regional and national levels.
In 2012, the African Development Bank (AfDB or “the Bank”) adopted a Civil Society Engagement Framework. As part of its 2019-2021 Work Program, IDEV is conducting a corporate evaluation of the Bank’s engagement with civil society under this Framework,