3. The evaluation framework adopted for the GMS RCAPE applies equally to all the
background papers that feed into the overall RCAPE.3
This framework draws on the guidelines
for preparing country assistance program evaluation reports4
and follows a top–down and
bottom–up approach. The top–down assessment comprises (i) strategy assessment,
(ii) institutional assessment, (iii) assessment of value addition of the GMS program to the
tourism sector, and (iv) assessment of ADB performance. The bottom–up assessment includes
the standard evaluation criteria used to evaluate individual operations: relevance, effectiveness,
efficiency, sustainability, and impact. The RCAPE evaluation approach paper provides more
information on the evaluation framework.