Water & Sanitation

The scope of the review covered all lending and non-lending activities of the Bank in the Water Sector of Ghana from 1974 to 2004. The methodology consisted the review of available documents at the Bank and information and data collected during field mission to Ghana for purpose of assessing the Government’s and Bank’s policies and strategies that have evolved over time and evaluating the interventions during the period under review. With respect to lending activities, the review evaluated the interventions based on the standard benchmarks of relevance, efficacy, efficiency, sustainability, and institutional development impact. The review also assessed the Borrower and Bank performance in the sector. The review drew lessons of experience and made recommendations to guide future strategies. A ‘with and without’ approach was employed to determine the counterfactual of the Bank assistance.

This country case study of Morocco is one of a series of case studies that have been undertaken as part of an independent evaluation commissioned by the African Development Bank (AfDB) of the AfDB’s Policy Based Operations (PBOs). The aim is to support policy and institutional reforms that promote economic growth and poverty reduction. PBOs include balance of payments support, sectoral adjustment lending to support reforms in specific sectors, policy based lending for governance, general budget support and sector budget support. This evaluation has been designed to examine the application of PBOs used by the Bank over the period 1999–2009.

Integrated water resources management (IWRM) coordinates the development and management of water resources to maximize economic and social welfare without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems. It helps countries adhere to the Dublin Principles and commitments made at the World Summits on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro (1997, 2002) and Johannesburg (2005) to improve water resources management.

This report presents the findings of an evaluation of three Kenya Strategy Papers (2002-2004, 2005 - 2007 and 2008-2012). These three CSPs have supported Kenya’s development efforts over a period of dramatic change in Kenya. During the period of the 2002 CSP, the Government of Kenya (GOK) moved forward with its Economic Recovery Strategy (ERS), a policy paper that established three key pillars forming the basis for the government’s priorities for the entire decade.