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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…
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…
Reaching women and girls in fragile countries - in nine figures
Lessons from the Independent Evaluation Group’s assessment of World Bank Group support on promoting women’s and girls’ economic empowerment and addressing gender-based violence in FCV countries
Celebrating women in evaluation
IEG is celebrating the remarkable contribution of women to the evaluation practice. Listen to some of them as they share perspectives on gender equality, how they continue to push for progress, and their message to…
🎧 Reaching women and girls trapped in violence and conflict
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Women and girls living in countries affected by fragility, conflict, and violence face multiple barriers that marginalize them from economic life and put them at a…
Addressing gender inequalities in countries affected by fragility, conflict, and violence
A recent evaluation by the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) finds that achieving relevant, deep, impactful, and sustainable change to advance gender equality in fragile environments requires a comprehensive country…