The IEU will take part in several events at the 2024 Asian Evaluation Week (AEW) taking place in person from 2 - 5 September in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China. 

The AEW is a leading evaluation knowledge sharing and learning platform in the Asia and Pacific region. In the last 8 years, the event has established itself as a highly relevant forum for promoting knowledge and partnerships to advance evaluation and development effectiveness at the national, regional, and international levels.

Plenary 3: Engaging for Impact: Enhancing Country Partnerships

Date & Time: Tuesday 03 September | 9:00am - 10:30 am (Shanghai)

Format: In person

Description: 

This panel will offer perspectives on how multilateral development banks engage with countries, using the country partnership strategy as their main tool. The conversation will focus on tailoring these strategies to each developing country's needs, improving risk assessments, integrating private sector goals, and contributing to global and regional public goods.

Panelists: Yurendra Basnett, IED; ADB, Prashanth Kotturi, GCF-IEU; Ajith Abeysekera, Department of External Resources, Sri Lanka; Safdar Parvez, People’s Republic of China Resident Mission, ADB; Carmen Nonay, Independent Evaluation Group, World Bank

Moderator: Charlotte Justine Diokno-Sicat, Chair of the Development Effectiveness Committee, ADB 

Parallel Session 18: Water, Climate, and Communities: Generating Impact Evidence for Climate Solutions in Vulnerable Contexts at the Regional Level

Date & Time: Thursday 05 September | 09:00am - 10:30 pm (Shanghai)
Format: In person

Description: 

Participants will gain insights into the evidence from impact evaluations of climate interventions in vulnerable countries, with case studies from Bangladesh, Myanmar, Egypt, and Nigeria, highlighting the role of impact assessment in supporting sustainability-focused policies and interventions based on impact studies from the Green Climate Fund and CGIAR in vulnerable contexts.

Panelists: Andreas Reumann, Independent Evaluation Unit, GCF; Jeehyun Yoon, Independent Evaluation Unit, GCF; Cristiano Rossignoli, WorldFish 

Moderator: Prashanth Kotturi,   Principal Evaluation Officer a.i., Independent Evaluation Unit, Green Climate Fund (GCF) 

Plenary 5: Evaluation Headlines Live: Evolving Role of Evaluation in Preparing for an Uncertain Future

Date & Time: Thursday 05 September | 11:00am - 12:00 pm (Shanghai)
Format: In person

Description: 

Participants will gain insight on the evolving role of evaluation in preparing for an uncertain future. Listen to head of evaluation offices discuss important sources of uncertainty, their implications for evaluation, narrowing down on evaluating regional public goods etc.

Panelists: Andreas Reumann, Independent Evaluation Unit, GCF; Marie Gaarder, 3ie; Carmen Nonay, Infrastructure & Sustainable Development Department, IEG, WB

Moderator: Emmanuel Jimenez, DG, IED, ADB