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.
Natural Disaster Management Immediate Response Loan: Tropical Storm Arthur - Belize (2014)
Climate
Project Completion Validation Report
Complete
Belize
Summary
In August 2008, in accordance with the authority contained in the Natural Disaster Management Strategy and Operational Guidelines, the President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) approved an Immediate Response Loan (IRL) in the amount of five hundred thousand United States dollars (USD500,000) to the Government of Belize (GOBZ) to assist in financing the clearing and cleaning of debris and restoration of essential services damaged by Tropical Storm Arthur. The use of an amount not exceeding the equivalent of twenty thousand United States dollars (USD20,000) was also approved to assist in financing consultancy services to provide independent inspection and certification of works in connection with the project.
