Opening Lines – CDB implements collaboration with CLEAR-LAC to strengthen Caribbean Evaluation and M&E Systems

CDB implements collaboration with CLEAR-LAC to strengthen Caribbean Evaluation and M&E Systems

Source: https://caribbeannewsglobal.com/, News Editor, Oct 22, 2025

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB / the Bank), through its Office of Independent Evaluation (OIE), signed an agreement with Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC-Chile), host of the Center for Learning on Evaluation and Results for Latin America and the Caribbean (CLEAR-LAC), to strengthen national evaluation capacities and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems across the Caribbean.

CLEAR-LAC is an implementing entity of the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI) that was devised to strengthen monitoring and evaluation systems in developing countries to enhance evidence-based decision-making and improve public policies. M&E systems facilitate tracking public sector performance and the analysis of national development goals. The partnership with CLEAR-LAC directly supports the CDB OIE’s strategic goal of improving evaluation systems and culture in the region. Also, through the collaboration, the Bank aims to enable the integration of Caribbean country representatives active in evaluation and M&E with their Latin American and global counterparts.

Emphasising the strategic vision, Roberto La Rovere, head of CDB’s OIE said:

“Evaluation in CDB is based on applying global best practice, adapted to the context of CDB and the Caribbean region. Within that, our capacity strengthening efforts aim to support a new generation of leaders in evaluation from the region. Partnering with CLEAR-LAC is one step towards realising that vision.”