Independent Evaluation Department, Asian Development Bank
Participants will explore what recent evidence and experience suggest about how development institutions can better respond to vulnerability and support resilience in small island developing states (SIDS) and fragile contexts. Drawing on IED’s Waves of Resilience SIDS evaluation, ADB’s fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCAS) and SIDS Approach Action Plan 2026–2030, country experience, climate-finance evidence, and private sector perspectives, the session will examine how differentiated approaches can better reflect country context, how institutional capacity can be strengthened and sustained over time, and how private sector development and economic opportunity can contribute to resilience in small and vulnerable economies.
Presenters
Nassreena Baddiri, Senior Evaluation Specialist, IED, ADB
Lainie Thomas, Unit Head, FCAS and SIDS, CCFE, ADB
Panelists
Scott Morris, Vice President for Operations, ADB
Ngarangi Tangaroa-Teio, Director of Central Policy and Planning, Cook Islands
Isabel Chatterton, Director General, Private Sector Operations, ADB
Ben Graham, Director, CCFE, ADB
Archi Rastogi, Chief Evaluation Advisor, Green Climate Fund
Nassreena Baddiri, Senior Evaluation Specialist, IED, ADB
Moderator
Jung Ho Kim, Principal Operations Coordination Specialist, Pacific Department, ADB
Session Coordinator: Alzeus Alzate, Elizabeth Li
