THE INDEPENDENT OFFICE OF EVALUATION’S WORK PROGRAMME FOR September 2013

Key evaluation activities in 2014  ARRI: 12 th edition  A consolidated picture of results and impact achievement of IFAD operations  Summary of cross-cutting issues and learning insights and recommendations on the basis of evaluations  2 nd edition of the IFAD Evaluation Manual 2

Key evaluation activities in 2014 (cont.) 3  CLEs: Assess the results of IFAD-wide corporate policies, strategies, business processes and organizational aspects  Revised IFAD Policy on Grant Financing (Jan Jun 2014)  IFAD’s engagement in fragile states (Jan 2014 – Jun 2015)  CPEs: Include assessment of project portfolio, non-lending activities and COSOP performance, provide inputs into new COSOPs  Ongoing CPEs – national roundtable workshops in 2014: Bolivia, China, Senegal, Zambia  New CPEs: Bangladesh, Sierra Leone, Tanzania

Key evaluation activities in 2014 (cont.) 4  Project evaluations:  PCRVs: Based on desk review, 100% coverage – around 30 PCRVs in 2014  PPAs: Include a brief field visit, 25% coverage - around 8 PPAs in 2014  Impact evaluation: 1 (project to be determined)  Evaluation synthesis:  IFAD’s engagement in middle income countries  Pastoral development

Key evaluation activities in 2014 (cont.) 5  Other activities:  Evaluation capacity building  IOE Comments on RIDE  IOE Comments on PRISMA  Notes on COSOPs where CPEs are available  5-6 sessions of the Evaluation Committee and several presentations to the Board  Engagement in IFAD10

Lessons learned 6  Relevance of evaluations to IFAD corporate and programmatic priorities  Enhanced knowledge sharing, outreach and communication to further strengthen the evaluation learning and feedback loop  The need to gain deeper insights into current operation, assessing their relevance as well as the extent to which past lessons are adequately internalized in new policies, strategies and operations.  The importance for IFAD Management and staff to allocate the necessary time and resources in their work plans for evaluations  Due attention to the approach paper (including methodology, process and timeline) and to the preparation of the self-assessment  Regular interaction between IOE and concerned IFAD staff throughout the evaluation process