In 2024, the Office of Independent Evaluation (OIE) moved from being a small, largely external-facing function to a genuine engine of learning within the Bank. The Peer Review by Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and World Bank (WB) experts presented an honest mirror, and action was taken: a revised Evaluation Policy, a new Lessons Learned database, a Power BI dashboard tracking every recommendation in real time, and Gender-Responsive Evaluation Guidelines - all developed in 2024. Evaluations tackled the issues that matter most to the Caribbean: water security, climate resilience, poverty reduction, and how the Caribbean Development Bank's (CDB's) flagship concessional fund - the Special Development Fund - is performing on the ground. A first-ever Synthesis Study pulled together lessons from five country evaluations to sharpen future strategy. Expanding global reach, OIE represented the CDB at evaluation forums in China, Guatemala, and The Bahamas, advocating for evaluation approaches built for Small Island Developing States - not just adapted from elsewhere.
OIE Guidelines for Gender-Responsive Evaluations
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The Office of Independent Evaluation's (OIE's) Guidelines for Gender-Responsive Evaluations provide practical guidance on integrating gender equality into all stages of the evaluation process - from planning and design through to reporting and use. Drawing on internationally recognised frameworks from UN Women and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), the guidelines support evaluation commissioners, evaluators, and Bank units in ensuring that OIE evaluations reflect the Caribbean Development Bank's (CDB's) commitment to gender equality and women's empowerment. The document covers evaluation criteria, methodological approaches, team composition, data collection practices, and communication standards, and includes ready-to-use tools and sample evaluation questions.
