Assessment of Development Results: Zambia

Assessment of Development Results: Zambia

Completedon 16 Feb, 2010
Planned End Date
Mar 2010
Evaluation Type
ICPE/ADR
Management Response
Yes
Evaluation Budget
$0
Summary

This report states that UNDP Zambia has in general been effective in its contributions to development in Zambia. However, programme resources were spread too thinly across many initiatives and insufficient attention was given to ensuring sustainability. While cooperating partners and non-governmental organizations would have preferred UNDP to play a stronger role in advocacy, the Government appreciates UNDP as a consistent partner. The evaluation suggests that, within the context of the United Nations country team, UNDP missed opportunities to develop more joint initiatives. The evaluation recommends that the UNDP?s country programme in Zambia should focus more narrowly on upstream policy-level support in areas where it has clear comparative advantages within its three established primary thematic areas of cooperation, and especially in the area of governance. Moreover, it is suggested that there is much scope for strengthening UNDP?s contribution to gender equality, particularly in cooperation with the United Nations country team, other cooperating partners and civil society. A review of UNDP?s partnership strategy is advised, both as a means of leveraging its support to the Government more effectively and, in this context, of developing a systematic approach towards capacity development. The findings and recommendations of the evaluation thus highlight that there are advantages in providing consistent, long-term support to countries in the achievement of development results, but that UNDP must be ready to adjust its approach in line with its corporate mandate and the changing development environment. It is hoped that this report has provided an opportunity to reflect on UNDP?s contribution to development results in Zambia, and to identify ways in which the country programme can be further strengthened over the coming years.

  • Evaluation Information
Evaluation Title
Assessment of Development Results: Zambia
Plan Period
Status
Completed
Type
ICPE/ADR
Management Response
Yes
Plan Date
1 Mar, 2010
Quality Assessment
No
Completion Date
16 Feb, 2010
Joint Programme
No
Joint Evaluation
No
Budget
$0
GEF Evaluation
No
Expenditure
$0
Countries
Independent Evaluation Office