This document presents a synthesis of the main findings and lessons learned from evaluations completed in 2025 and published in early 2026, as well as from Project Completion Validation Reviews (PCVRs) conducted between 2023 and 2025. Together, these sources provide a consolidated view of the evidence emerging from the Caribbean Development Bank's recent evaluation portfolio.The evaluations and PCVRs offer important insights into what is working well, where challenges persist, and what lessons can be drawn to strengthen future programming. They provide evidence for the Bank, its Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs), and the Board of Directors to inform decision-making, enhance development effectiveness, and strengthen the design and implementation of future interventions.
Disaster Management Strategy and Operational Guidelines 2009-2018
Climate
Evaluation Report
Corporate
CDB
Summary
In 1998, CDB implemented its Natural Disaster Management Strategy and Operational Guidelines (NDMSOG) under which approximately 11% of the Bank’s total lending and technical assistance was expended in the period up to 2008.In 2009, CDB’s Disaster Management Strategy and Operational Guidelines (DiMSOG) replaced NDMSOG as it was noted that “with increasing frequency, countries in the Region are facing situations in which scarce resources that were earmarked for development projects have to be diverted to relief and reconstruction following disasters, thus setting back economic growth”.This evaluation covers the period from 2009 to 2017 and was intended to:(a) gather evidence and lessons to inform a new iteration of DiMSOG;(b) understand the relevance and effectiveness of DiMSOG; and(c) identify CDB’s comparative advantage regarding Disaster Risk Management in the Region and the best role for the Bank to play given its focus, capacity and lending instruments.The evaluation cites 15 main messages, and 9 recommendations.
