- Evaluation Plan:
- 2022-2026, Albania
- Evaluation Type:
- Final Project
- Planned End Date:
- 05/2022
- Completion Date:
- 06/2022
- Status:
- Completed
- Management Response:
- Yes
- Evaluation Budget(US $):
- 15,000
Enhancing Financial Sustainability of the Protected Area System in Albania
| Document | Type | Language | Size | Status | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UNDP-GEF-TE-TOR-- Financial Sustainability of PAs Albania- January 17.pdf |
tor | English | 346.67 KB | Posted | 3 |
| PA Albania TE_Final Report.pdf |
report | English | 1133.89 KB | Posted | 4 |
| PA Albania TE_Final Report_Annex X.pdf |
related-document | English | 159.16 KB | Posted | 7 |
| PA Albania_Annex XI- GEF Core Indicators (Annexed in a separate file).pdf |
related-document | English | 138.57 KB | Posted | 7 |
| Title | Enhancing Financial Sustainability of the Protected Area System in Albania | ||||||||||||||
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| Atlas Project Number: | 00089253 | ||||||||||||||
| Evaluation Plan: | 2022-2026, Albania | ||||||||||||||
| Evaluation Type: | Final Project | ||||||||||||||
| Status: | Completed | ||||||||||||||
| Completion Date: | 06/2022 | ||||||||||||||
| Planned End Date: | 05/2022 | ||||||||||||||
| Management Response: | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Corporate Outcome and Output (UNDP Strategic Plan 2022-2025) |
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| Evaluation Budget(US $): | 15,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Source of Funding: | GEF | ||||||||||||||
| Evaluation Expenditure(US $): | 15,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Joint Programme: | No | ||||||||||||||
| Joint Evaluation: | No | ||||||||||||||
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| GEF Evaluation: | Yes
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| Key Stakeholders: | Ministry of Tourism and Environment, National Agency for Protected Areas (NAPA) | ||||||||||||||
| Countries: | ALBANIA | ||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Implementing agency for the project is the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The project is nationally implemented (NIM) by the Ministry of Tourism and Environment. The Executing Entity is the National Agency for Protected Areas (NAPA). |
| Lessons | |
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| Findings |
| Recommendations | |
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| 1 | Efforts should be made to complete all the activities envisaged by the ProDoc and disburse all the funds provided by the GEF grant. The PMU should closely monitor implementation of the activities. |
| 2 | While the project’s exit strategy was finalised and discussed with partners and stakeholders, efforts should be made to achieve a smooth transition towards a post-project period in order to maintain the momentum and secure the sustainability of project’s results. |
| 3 | Complete the Biodiversity Tracking Tool before the closure of the project. The last revision of the Tracking Tool was prepared on 15 December 2021, but one has to be prepared before the project will be closed. |
| 4 | In order to facilitate access to the knowledge base generated during the course of the Project, upload all technical documents produced with project support onto the project’s portal. |
Management Response Documents
1. Recommendation:
Efforts should be made to complete all the activities envisaged by the ProDoc and disburse all the funds provided by the GEF grant. The PMU should closely monitor implementation of the activities.
Management Response: [Added: 2022/06/22]
Accept
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| The project is proceeding as per annual working plan. Almost all GEF funds are committed. Procedures are ongoing to commit the rest of GEF funds.
[Added: 2022/06/22] |
PMU/ UNDP and implementing partner | 2022/08 | Initiated | On track |
2. Recommendation:
While the project’s exit strategy was finalised and discussed with partners and stakeholders, efforts should be made to achieve a smooth transition towards a post-project period in order to maintain the momentum and secure the sustainability of project’s results.
Management Response: [Added: 2022/06/22]
Accept
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| Project implementation team is following the issue in close cooperation with the Exit Strategy consultant
[Added: 2022/06/22] |
PMU/ UNDP and Exit Strategy consultant | 2022/08 | Initiated | History |
3. Recommendation:
Complete the Biodiversity Tracking Tool before the closure of the project. The last revision of the Tracking Tool was prepared on 15 December 2021, but one has to be prepared before the project will be closed.
Management Response: [Added: 2022/06/22]
Accept
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| PMU is working to complete the Biodiversity Tracking Tool.
[Added: 2022/06/22] |
PMU/ UNDP | 2022/07 | Initiated | on Track |
4. Recommendation:
In order to facilitate access to the knowledge base generated during the course of the Project, upload all technical documents produced with project support onto the project’s portal.
Management Response: [Added: 2022/06/22]
Accept
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| The technical documents and studies are being uploaded in the UNDP portal https://www.undp.org/albania/projects/enhancing-financial-sustainability-protected-areas-system-albania
[Added: 2022/06/22] |
PMU/ UNDP | 2022/08 | Initiated | On track |