The 2021 Asian Evaluation Week (AEW) took place virtually from 6 to 10 September 2021. The event was jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China, through the Asia-Pacific Finance and Development Institute (AFDI), and the Asian Development Bank’s Independent Evaluation Department.

The theme for the 2021 AEW was “Transformational Evaluation: Moving from Uncertainties to Resilience”. This recognized the role of evaluation in providing evidence-based information, lessons and recommendations on development issues to help address short and long-term challenges and current uncertainties towards resilient and sustainable development.

On 6 September 2021, Mr Suppiramaniam Nanthikesan, Lead Evaluation Officer, IOE, co-delivered the lead presentation for Session 6: Transformative pathways to Food Security in the 21st Century – Resilience to Climate Change. The session took place from 6.30 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. (UTC/GMT+8).

On 7 September 2021, Mr Fabrizio Felloni, Deputy Director, IOE, co-delivered the lead presentation for Session 11: Two years of evaluations under COVID: lessons and opportunities. The session took place from 6.30 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. (UTC/GMT+8).

Further information is available on the event website.