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Learning from the past for a brighter future: strategic priorities for evaluation
High quality evaluations that promote accountability, learning and evidence-based decisions have a vital role in today’s complex development landscape. The Independent Evaluation Group aims to increase the value and…
Biodiversity for a Livable Planet: An Evaluation of World Bank Group Support for Biodiversity (FY15–24) (Approach Paper)
Biodiversity underpins the provision of critical ecosystem services, but it is being lost at an unprecedented rate and scale. Biodiversity is the variety of plant and animal life in habitats or ecosystems. Biodiversity…
Making Waves
This evaluation assesses how well the World Bank is supporting a blue economy approach to achieve sustainable and inclusive development of ocean and coastal states.
What can we learn from the Independent Evaluation Group’s project ratings and lessons?
This blog offers three scenarios for how data generated by the Independent Evaluation Group might be used to understand the performance of projects in a specific sector, the factors contributing to a set of highly rated…
Harnessing data for better development: The Independent Evaluation Group dashboards
The IEG Data Page is a hub for three dashboards that can lead to insights from data generated by the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG): the World Bank (WB) Project Ratings Dashboard, WB Project Lessons Dashboard, and…
Guidance Manual for Independent Evaluation Group Validators: Implementation Completion and Results Report Reviews for Investment Project Financing
The Implementation Completion and Results Report (ICR) is one of the World Bank’s main instruments for self-evaluation. This manual provides comprehensive guidance and practice examples to evaluators for the preparation…
Illustrative Examples for Independent Evaluation Group Validators : Implementation Completion and Results Report Reviews for Investment Project Financing (Reference Annex)
The Reference Annex titled "Illustrative Examples for Independent Evaluation Group Validators: Implementation Completion and Results Report Reviews for Investment Project Financing" serves as a supplementary guide for…
The Independent Evaluation Group: Why and how we learn
To contribute effectively to the learning culture of the World Bank Group, the Independent Evaluation Group prioritizes its own learning.
What role should environmental considerations play in evaluation?
Environmental considerations must be implemented across all our evaluation work in a strategically selective way for maximum impact.
🎧 Lessons on creating an enabling environment for private sector climate action
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Climate change caused by the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) is an urgent challenge, and the poorest communities around the world are likely to be hit the hardest…