With the introduction in 2002 of OE’s new Methodological Framework for Project Evaluation, a common framework is now available for systematic use across all IFAD project evaluations. The framework allows for a more systematic assessment of the impact that IFAD’s operations and policies are having on poverty alleviation in rural areas. The new Annual Report on the Results and Impact of IFAD Operations (ARRI) aims to provide a consolidated picture of the results, impact and performance of IFAD projects each year. The first ARRI was presented to the Executive Board and the Evaluation Committee in September 2003 and was based on the projects evaluated during 2002 which used the MFE. The ARRI represents IFAD’s first attempt to consolidate these results. As such, it is an experimental, exploratory document, and a challenge for OE and IFAD. All multilateral and bilateral agencies are, to a greater or lesser extent, having to face up to a similar challenge, namely how to analyse and report on, their overall effectiveness on the basis of improving, but still limited, evaluation and performance information. The report is intended to provide the basis for discussion by the Executive Board and IFAD on how OE can best present a synthesis of its evaluation findings.
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