In this edition, we present articles that detail how our professional networks are central to deepening the identity of our profession, places where we reflect on our experience and thus strengthen our craft. The professional network of independent evaluation offices of the multilateral development banks represented in the Evaluation Cooperation Group (ECG), continues to provide clarity on the need for rigor in evaluation practice.
Select highlights include the hosting of the ECG Spring meeting at IFAD HQ; the joint IDEAS/New Development Bank – Independent Evaluation Office International Conference hosted by FAO; country workshops in Lao PDR and Egypt; the 58th Asian Development Bank annual meeting; publishing of the programme and project evaluation reports in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the Evidence for Hope seminar hosted by IOE; the Wilton Park Dialogue series; the Canadian Evaluation Society Annual Conference; and our welcome to the new IOE Deputy Director, Mona Fetouh.
