On Thursday 23 October 2025 the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) supported the organisation of the Joint Learning Seminar on Evaluation of Infrastructure Interventions: Overcoming the Gap for Sustainable Development, convened by the Brazilian Monitoring and Evaluation Network (RBMA) and BRICS Policy Centre in Rio de Janeiro. The seminar was held at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).
Over 100 people participated in the event, including representatives from the Government of Brazil, NDB, multilateral institutions, infrastructure finance institutions, academia, civil society organisations, and other development partners. including representatives from the Government of Brazil, NDB, multilateral institutions, infrastructure finance institutions, academia, civil society organisations, and other development partners.
Some prominent speakers included Dr. José Graziano da Silva, Director General of the Instituto Fome Zero (IFZ), and former Extraordinary Minister for Food Security in Brazil and Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); Mr. Wesley Matheus, Secretary of the Department for Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Policies and Economic Affairs in Brazil’s Ministry of Planning and Budget, and President-Director of RBMA; Dr. MD Tauhedul Islam, Ambassador of Bangladesh to Brazil; and others.
The seminar centred around several critical themes, in particular on the role of evaluation in sustainable infrastructure development, climate change, environmental justice, and others; and reaffirmed the shared commitment of Brazilian institutions, multilateral partners and NDB to advancing participatory and inclusive evaluation as a cornerstone of transparency, learning, and sustainable and inclusive development.
Find out more about the event by reading the communiqué here.
Download: Agenda | Concept Note