- Evaluation Plan:
- 2021-2025, Uzbekistan
- Evaluation Type:
- Final Project
- Planned End Date:
- 04/2021
- Completion Date:
- 04/2021
- Status:
- Completed
- Management Response:
- Yes
- Evaluation Budget(US $):
- 20,000
Final evaluation: Sustainable Management of Water Resources in rural areas in Uzbekistan: Component 2 on Technical Capacity Building (EU Water)
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 TOR for Final Evaluation_NC Evaluator_EU Water_V2.2.docx.pdf |
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| Evaluation report 210516 clean.pdf |
report | English | 2049.07 KB | Posted | 954 |
| Title | Final evaluation: Sustainable Management of Water Resources in rural areas in Uzbekistan: Component 2 on Technical Capacity Building (EU Water) | |||||||||
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| Atlas Project Number: | 00080810 | |||||||||
| Evaluation Plan: | 2021-2025, Uzbekistan | |||||||||
| Evaluation Type: | Final Project | |||||||||
| Status: | Completed | |||||||||
| Completion Date: | 04/2021 | |||||||||
| Planned End Date: | 04/2021 | |||||||||
| Management Response: | Yes | |||||||||
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| Evaluation Budget(US $): | 20,000 | |||||||||
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| Evaluation Expenditure(US $): | 21,000 | |||||||||
| Joint Programme: | No | |||||||||
| Joint Evaluation: | No | |||||||||
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| GEF Evaluation: | No | |||||||||
| Key Stakeholders: | National partners | |||||||||
| Countries: | UZBEKISTAN |
| Lessons | |
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| Findings |
| Recommendations | |
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| 1 | Stakeholders stated a clear interest in upscaling the project results and expanding implementation. Considering the project's success upscaling and/or implementation to other areas should therefore be considered. |
| 2 | Project results should continue to be monitored to ensure that implemented practices are well sustained. |
| 3 | Stakeholders participating in training reported that more applicable approaches would be welcome (for instance, field works, site visits, etc). This should be considered for future training and capacity-building events. |
| 4 | As the quality of provided training was assessed as high, it is recommended future training in a similar manner. |
| 5 | The project brings a meaningful social effect/contribution, and as such is a good practice example for the implementation of similar approaches in other areas with similar conditions. |
| 6 | Project startup has been slow. Measures should be installed so that for future projects a faster project startup can be achieved. |
Management Response Documents
- Management Response_Water project_15June2021.pdf final Management Response
1. Recommendation:
Stakeholders stated a clear interest in upscaling the project results and expanding implementation. Considering the project's success upscaling and/or implementation to other areas should therefore be considered.
Management Response: [Added: 2021/06/22]
The recommendation accepted. The experience and knowledge gained during the implementation of the project will be taken into account in the formation and implementation of new projects in the field of the environment and the development of advisory services in agriculture. In particular, the AKIS project considers actions towards increasing the capacity of water managers, farmers, research institutes and specialists.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| 1.1. To link the project results and integrate its successful practices into Desira UAKIS project actions towards increasing the capacity of water managers, farmers, research institutes and specialists.
[Added: 2021/06/22] [Last Updated: 2022/11/07] |
ECAC | 2022/10 | Completed | UAKIS project has completed the inception workshop on 14 July/22 with the support of the International consultant, where the Workplan was also agreed with the partners. Thus, it will take sometime to start the implement the plan. History |
2. Recommendation:
Project results should continue to be monitored to ensure that implemented practices are well sustained.
Management Response: [Added: 2021/06/22]
The recommendation accepted. The project results will be tracked to the extent possible within other ongoing and upcoming initiatives of UNDP related to natural resources management. From the national partner (Ministry of Water Resources) side the monitoring is being executed by the Information Analytical Resource Center.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| 2.1. To prepare at least one article jointly with the Ministry of Water Resources based on their monitoring outputs of the sustainability of the main project results.
[Added: 2021/06/22] |
ECAC | 2023/03 | Not Initiated | History |
3. Recommendation:
Stakeholders participating in training reported that more applicable approaches would be welcome (for instance, field works, site visits, etc). This should be considered for future training and capacity-building events.
Management Response: [Added: 2021/06/22]
Partially agree. The project’s training activities were implemented by applying “learning by doing” approach except for specific training on information/knowledge transfer/exchange.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| 3.1. While formulating a training program to stakeholders at the initial stage of the new AKIS project to integrate successful approaches and methods tested in the given project specific attention will be paid to planning “field days”, local site visits to review demonstration plots, innovative practices, etc.
[Added: 2021/06/22] [Last Updated: 2022/09/20] |
ECAC | 2022/08 | Completed | Within the frame of EU AGRIN project 12 Operational/Innovation Groups have been created in three pilot regions to contribute to transition to a “green” economy in the Uzbekistan food and agriculture sector and to the implementation of a “climate-smart” Uzbek Agriculture Knowledge and Innovation System. All 12 Innovation Groups have submitted proposals that address a research problem, bringing together stakeholders/ actors – a range of partners with a common interest in a specific, practical innovation project. One of core element of innovation projects is training program for stakeholders through establishment of Farmer Field Schools to support implementation of innovation projects. Best practices as well as experience gained from EU Water Project, especially in water management are part of the training program. Water management and adaptation/mitigation of Climate Change are cross-cutting issues in all proposed projects. History |
4. Recommendation:
As the quality of provided training was assessed as high, it is recommended future training in a similar manner.
Management Response: [Added: 2021/06/22]
The recommendation accepted. In its future programming, UNDP will integrate the project’s demonstrated approach in the provision of training activities. UNDP assisted in the formulation and adoption of the National Capacity Building Program adopted in March 2021. The Center for training and re-training of water managers and specialists at the TIIAME that responsible for the implementation of the Program will be using for training the modules developed within the Water project. This will ensure the sustainability of the project’s approach in capacity building.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| 4.1. To integrate the project’s demonstrated approach in a training course design and delivery methods to a new Uzbek Agriculture Knowledge and Innovation System (UAKIS) activity within the newly launching DESIRA UAKIS project.
[Added: 2021/06/22] |
ECAC | 2022/12 | Not Initiated |
5. Recommendation:
The project brings a meaningful social effect/contribution, and as such is a good practice example for the implementation of similar approaches in other areas with similar conditions.
Management Response: [Added: 2021/06/22]
The recommendation accepted. In its future programming, UNDP will continue to replicate and extend achieved results as well as fruitful approaches as piloted within the given project.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| 5.1. To introduce the project’s approaches in bringing social effects through improving the access to water into the technical assistance program of the UNDP/GEF Mountain Ecosystems project and other relevant interventions.
[Added: 2021/06/22] [Last Updated: 2022/04/19] |
ECAC | 2022/03 | Completed | Up to date, 7 community level projects on improving access to water have been implemented in remote villages of Tashkent and Kashkadarya regions within the technical assistance program of the UNDP/GEF Mountain Ecosystems project, and 4 new ones are currently being implemented in Surkhandarya region. These projects on water supply were built on the Technical Capacity Building project expertise. History |
6. Recommendation:
Project startup has been slow. Measures should be installed so that for future projects a faster project startup can be achieved.
Management Response: [Added: 2021/06/22]
Partially agree. The delay in the start of the project was due to the need to allocate office space by the national partner that needed to be renovated. Recruitment of the project staff has taken longer than expected. UNDP has arranged measures in place to avoid such delays, however, there are some activities beyond UNDP control.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| UNDP has arranged measures in place to avoid such delays, however, there are some activities beyond UNDP control.
[Added: 2021/06/22] |
ECAC | 2021/06 | Completed | UNDP has arranged measures in place to avoid such delays, however, there are some activities beyond UNDP control. |