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The Office of Evaluation and Oversight, established in 1999 as an independent evaluation office, OVE evaluates the performance and development effectiveness of the activities of the IDB Group. These evaluations seek to strengthen the IDB Group through learning, accountability and transparency. OVE evaluations are disclosed to the public in accordance with IDB Group policies to share lessons learned with the region and the development community at large.

Country program evaluations

Country Program Evaluations

Evaluate the IDB’s recent support to a country, to provide useful inputs for the design of the following Country Strategy.

Sector Evaluations

Sector Evaluations

Perform a comprehensive analysis within a sector or topic to extract lessons for future IDB Sector Strategies.

Project Evaluations

Project Evaluations

Generate lessons and operational recommendations by measuring the impact of individual or specific sets of projects.

Corporate Evaluations

Corporate Evaluations

Assess the quality of IDB policies, tools, and internal processes in order to strengthen the institution’s performance.

Evaluation Policy Framework

Evaluation Policy Framework

The Office of Evaluation and Oversight (OVE) is part of the evaluation system of the IDB Group. Since July 2019, the IDB Group has an Evaluation Policy Framework, approved by the Boards of IDB and IDB Invest.

The Evaluation Policy Framework defines the objectives of the IDB Group’s evaluation system─learning, accountability and transparency. The Policy Framework establishes the scope and principles that guide evaluation in the IDB Group, both for self-evaluation work conducted by IDB and IDB Invest, as well as for independent evaluation work conducted by OVE. It also defines the roles and responsibilities within the evaluation system. Furthermore, the Policy Framework stipulates OVE´s periodic review, consistent with the practice of previous years.

External Review 2018

External Review 2011

independence

INDEPENDENCE

The Office of Evaluation and Oversight is independent from IDB's Management. It has organizational and behavioral independence, and is free from external pressure and conflicts of interest according to the criteria established by the Evaluation Cooperation Group of the Multilateral Development Banks, of which the IDB is a founding member.

In this context, independence implies independence of judgment along with adequate independence in managing the resources that are reasonably necessary to reach an independent judgment, within the framework of general IDB's rules (procurement, budget, travel policies, etc).

OVE's findings, analyses, and conclusions are free from external influence at all stages of the process, including the planning of work programs and budget, formulation of terms of reference, staffing of evaluation teams, execution of evaluations and approval of reports.

See the following related documents for further information:

Good Practice Standards on Independence of International Financial Institutions' Central Evaluation Departments

Review Framework for the Evaluation Function in Multilateral Development Banks

acces to information

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

All evaluations produced by OVE comply with the IDB’s Access to Information Policy, ensuring that all information will be disclosed unless it is found on a narrow list of exceptions.

In May 2010, the IDB's Board of Executive Directors approved the new Access to Information Policy, which was enforced on January 1, 2011. The general principle of the new policy is to publicly disclose information unless one of the ten exceptions listed in the policy is applicable. Therefore, the documents and information produced by OVE comply with the new policy, aimed at fostering transparency and dissemination.

The new policy strengthens the IDB's commitment to transparency in all of its activities, ensuring that all information will be disclosed unless it is found on a narrow list of exceptions. The Policy establishes requirements for the timely availability of three types of information—operational, financial and institutional—and creates a two-stage review mechanism for instances in which access to information is denied.

team

OUR TEAM

The Office of Evaluation and Oversight comprises a team of approximately 25 staff and 30 research fellows and consultants.

Alejandro Ahumada Manjarres

Communications Senior Analyst - Graphic Design

alejandroah@iadb.org

(202) 623-2630

Anais Anderson Alonso

Research Fellow

anaisa@iadb.org

(202) 942-8237

Alejandra Sumiko Andrade

Research Fellow

alejandraan@iadb.org

(202) 312 4074

Francisco Andrieu

Resources Planning and Administration Specialist

fandrieu@iadb.org

(202) 623-1918

Fernando Barbosa

Research Fellow

fbarbosa@iadb.org

(202) 942-8135

Andreia Barcellos

Evaluation Support Technical Coordinator

andreiab@iadb.org

(202) 623-3663

César Bouillon Buendía

Principal Specialist

cesarb@iadb.org

202-623-2997

Michelle Bruno

Consultant

mtbruno@iadb.org

(202) 623-1546

Ernesto Cuestas

Specialist

ccuestas@iadb.org

(202) 523-7316

Stefania De Santis

Evaluation Support Technical Coordinator

STEFANIAD@iadb.org

(202) 942-8107

(202) 623-3026

Henry Dyer Cruzado

Research Fellow

henrydy@iadb.org

(202) 566-4625

Damian Ariel Galinsky

Research Fellow

damiang@iadb.org

(202) 623-1451

Ingrid Garay Castro

Evaluation Support Consultant

ingridgar@iadb.org

(202) 523-7785

María Cristina González Arias

Communications Specialist

cristinag@iadb.org

(202) 623-1800

Verónica Gonzalez Diez

Lead Specialist

veronicag@iadb.org

(202) 623 - 3309

Gunnar Gotz

Senior Associate

gunnarg@iadb.org

(202) 523-7608

Ulrike Haarsager

Lead Specialist

ulrikea@iadb.org

202-623-1388

Monika Huppi

Principal Advisor

mhuppi@iadb.org

(202) 623 - 3113

Priscila Jibaja

Research Fellow

priscilav@iadb.org

(202) 623-1245

Julie King

Evaluation Support Consultant

jking@iadb.org

Regina Legarreta Rivero

Senior Associate

reginal@iadb.org

(202) 623-2755

Ana María Linares

Senior Advisor

anamariali@iadb.org

(202) 623-2760

Mario Julian Loayza Grisi

Research Fellow

mariolo@iadb.org

(202) 623-1967

Stephany Maqueda Gassós

Senior Associate

stephanym@iadb.org

(202) 523-7382

Angélica McInerney

Resources Planning and Administration Senior Analyst

angelicam@iadb.org

(202) 623 - 2897

Lina Rocío Pedraza Pena

Senior Associate 

Linarociop@iadb.org

(202) 623-2807

Oliver Pena Habib

Research Fellow

oliverp@iadb.org

(202) 942-8215

Jose Claudio Pires

Lead Specialist

josepires@iadb.org

(202) 623 - 2258

Elizabeth Salazar

Research Fellow

elizabethsa@iadb.org

(202) 623-2243

Jose Ignacio Sembler

Lead Specialist 

jsembler@iadb.org

202-623-3896

Alejandro Soriano

Principal Specialist

asoriano@iadb.org

(202) 623 - 1684

Roni Szwedzki Lapchik

Lead Specialist

ronis@iadb.org

202-623-1089

Lucero Vargas Reyes

Research Fellow

lucerov@iadb.org

(202) 623-3858

Maria Villarraga

Research Fellow

mcamilav@iadb.org

(202) 942-8109

Chiaki Yamamoto

Lead Specialist

chiakiy@iadb.org

(202) 623-8132

Ivory Yong-Prötzel

Director of the Office of Evaluation and Oversight

Ivoryy@iadb.org

(202) 623-1241

 

types ofevaluations

TYPES OF EVALUATION

OVE’s multi-year work plan covers four areas: Country Program Evaluations, Sector and Thematic Evaluations, Project Evaluations and Corporate Evaluations.

Country Program Evaluations

These evaluations analyze the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability of the full range of IDB Group’s support to an individual borrowing country over a 4- to 5-year period. This usually corresponds to the time covered by the most recent Country Strategy. Each country program evaluation involves extensive discussions with IDB’s management and country counterparts.

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Sector and Thematic Evaluations

These evaluations provide in-depth analysis of IDB’s engagement on a specific sector while supplying lessons learned and advice on future strategic directions.

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Project Evaluations

These evaluations underpin all of OVE’s evaluation work – whether at the country, sector, thematic, or corporate level. An accurate picture of IDB Group’s results requires a clear understanding of the performance of the projects it supports.

Additionally, OVE has an important role in strengthening IDB Group’s overall evaluation “architecture” by validating management’s self-evaluations on project performance.

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Corporate Evaluations

These evaluations focus on the IDB Group’s own structure and processes and examine how they affect the development effectiveness of its work.

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evaluation capacity

EVALUATION CAPACITY BUILDING

OVE provides Evaluation Capacity Building to borrowing countries through cooperative evaluation agreements to develop evaluation networks in Latin America and the Caribbean. The goal is to increase awareness of the use of evaluation for public administration around the Region.

OVE provides financial and in-kind support to Spanish and Portuguese speaking CLEAR centers in Latin America situated at the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económica (CIDE) in México and the Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)in Brazil.