"Scaling up Impact Evaluation for better use of AfDB resources” was the theme of a first event on impact evaluation (IE), co-organised by Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV), the Development Research Department (EDRE) and the Human Development Department (OSHD) at AfDB Headquarters in Abidjan. The purpose was to raise awareness among Bank’s Management and staff on the value of IE as an instrument for enhancing development effectiveness, how it can be used to inform and if necessary correct the design of some interventions, and to innovate in programme design, using