- Evaluation Plan:
- 2009-2014, Botswana
- Evaluation Type:
- Final Project
- Planned End Date:
- 12/2014
- Completion Date:
- 03/2014
- Status:
- Completed
- Management Response:
- Yes
- Evaluation Budget(US $):
- 40,000
Terminal Evaluation of the UNDP Botswana Country Programme 2010-2014
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| Title | Terminal Evaluation of the UNDP Botswana Country Programme 2010-2014 | ||||||||
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| Atlas Project Number: | 00060430 | ||||||||
| Evaluation Plan: | 2009-2014, Botswana | ||||||||
| Evaluation Type: | Final Project | ||||||||
| Status: | Completed | ||||||||
| Completion Date: | 03/2014 | ||||||||
| Planned End Date: | 12/2014 | ||||||||
| Management Response: | Yes | ||||||||
| Focus Area: |
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| Corporate Outcome and Output (UNDP Strategic Plan 2014-2017) |
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| Evaluation Budget(US $): | 40,000 | ||||||||
| Source of Funding: | Cost Sharing | ||||||||
| Joint Programme: | No | ||||||||
| Joint Evaluation: | Yes
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| GEF Evaluation: | No | ||||||||
| Key Stakeholders: | Office of t he President. Ministry of Local Government, Civil Society, Academia, Media | ||||||||
| Countries: | BOTSWANA | ||||||||
| Comments: | List of outcomes assessed: Enhanced Disaster Risk Reduction and Preparedness; Strengthened Human Rights Intsitutions; Enhanced Disaster Risk Reduction and Preparedness; Gender Mainstreamed in National Laws and Policies;Strengthened, accountable & responsive institutions;Gender Mainstreamed in National Laws and Policies |
| Lessons | |
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| Findings |
| Recommendations | |
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| 1 | Against the backdrop that the South-South and Triangular cooperation initiatives are built around the good experience on good governance and control of corruption, UNDP should consider building on the good work done so far and enhance support to the DCEC in order to enable it to manage complex aspects of corruption and address private sector motivation for good governance. |
| 2 | The evaluation recommends a review of programme interventions in the governance sector in order to identify strategic and priority national interventions which have the potential for generating ripple effects on governance across the country. |
| 3 | Against the backdrop that Botswana has potential for earthquakes and other forms of complex risks such as economic shocks, UNDP should consider a proper place for disaster management the need to support the GoB with the right kind of technical service in order to improve country resilience and support through appropriately building resilience issues areas in the design of its new CP. |
| 4 | The UNDP CP should focus on supporting the implementation of Botswana's Economic Diversification Drive in partnership with other international development agencies that have the financial strength to support the hardware requirements of economic diversification. |
| 5 | UNDP should invest in development of policies and strategies that will strengthen Botswana's competitiveness as it transforms from a resource to an efficiency-based economy, as well as consolidates its position among upper middle income countries |
| 6 | UNDP should continue with its upstream policy advisory focus for pro-poor development planning in order to help Botswana achieve inclusive growth and improve its development indicators, i.e. poverty prevalence rates, unemployment, inequality measures, HDI and HPI. |
| 7 | There is need for UNDP to use its convenor role to build a coordinated approach for strengthening the UNCT technical advisory role to the MDG reporting processes. |
| 8 | In the short to medium term, (i.e. till 2016) UNDP should see through the completion and implementation of the BPES, LED Policy Framework and National Strategy for Sustainable Development/PEI to ensure that future national economic growth and diversification agendas are founded on solid pro-poor, green growth and inclusive policy frameworks. |
1. Recommendation: Against the backdrop that the South-South and Triangular cooperation initiatives are built around the good experience on good governance and control of corruption, UNDP should consider building on the good work done so far and enhance support to the DCEC in order to enable it to manage complex aspects of corruption and address private sector motivation for good governance.
Management Response: [Added: 2016/01/11]
UNDP continues to support DCEC on capacity building and institutional strengthening initiatives by allocating funds for activities through the Annual Work Planning modality
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNDP will continue to contribute towards the enhancement of the DCEC mandate through jointly agreed and funded interventions.
[Added: 2016/01/11] [Last Updated: 2017/03/20] |
UNDP CO portfolio managers and senior management | 2016/12 | Completed | UNDP support to DCEC has been an on-going process during the programme period 2010-2016. DCEC is not part of the implementing partners in the new CPD 2017-2021. History |
2. Recommendation: The evaluation recommends a review of programme interventions in the governance sector in order to identify strategic and priority national interventions which have the potential for generating ripple effects on governance across the country.
Management Response: [Added: 2016/01/11]
By observing the evolving needs of the country, engaging in consultations and conducting annual planning, UNDP remains committed to identify and support strategic and priority interventions that have positive and far reaching implications across the country.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joint Planning and implementation between Government and UNDP CO facilitated through mechanisms such as Results Groups
[Added: 2016/01/11] [Last Updated: 2017/03/20] |
UNDP CO portfolio managers and senior management | 2017/01 | Completed | Planning for the new programming cycle 2017-2021 has been concluded. This processes was inclusive of government and non state actors. History |
3. Recommendation: Against the backdrop that Botswana has potential for earthquakes and other forms of complex risks such as economic shocks, UNDP should consider a proper place for disaster management the need to support the GoB with the right kind of technical service in order to improve country resilience and support through appropriately building resilience issues areas in the design of its new CP.
Management Response: [Added: 2016/01/11]
UNDP continues to support the National Disaster Management Office in Office of President to execute its mandate in disaster preparedness and response. Several disaster risk vulnerability assessments in disaster prone areas have already taken place with support from UNDP.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical and financial support for review of National Disaster Management Policy (1996).
[Added: 2016/01/11] [Last Updated: 2017/03/20] |
UNDP Governance Programme/portfolio | 2015/08 | Completed | History |
4. Recommendation: The UNDP CP should focus on supporting the implementation of Botswana's Economic Diversification Drive in partnership with other international development agencies that have the financial strength to support the hardware requirements of economic diversification.
Management Response: [Added: 2016/01/11]
UNDP CO is supporting the Botswana Economic diversification drive through the local economic development (LED) process.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| A technical advisor has been seconded to the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development to facilitate the development a LED framework, Guidelines on mainstreaming LED into the structures and work processes of local authorities and Local Economic Assessment (LEA) reports to facilitate the pilot districts to understand the opportunities to grow their economies.
[Added: 2016/01/11] [Last Updated: 2017/03/20] |
UNDP Economic Diversification and Poverty Eradication Programme | 2016/12 | Completed | Under the 2017 AWP, programme support will be provided by UNDP to enhance government's economic diversification drive. History |
5. Recommendation: UNDP should invest in development of policies and strategies that will strengthen Botswana's competitiveness as it transforms from a resource to an efficiency-based economy, as well as consolidates its position among upper middle income countries
Management Response: [Added: 2016/01/11]
UNDP business model is based on upstream policy advisory services. The component that relates to strengthening Botswana?s competitiveness is on local economic development that seeks to build the structures for competitiveness at the local/district level.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recruitment of LED technical advisor
[Added: 2016/01/11] [Last Updated: 2017/03/20] |
UNDP Economic Diversification and Poverty Eradication Programme | 2016/12 | Completed | The LED technical advisor has been recruited History |
6. Recommendation: UNDP should continue with its upstream policy advisory focus for pro-poor development planning in order to help Botswana achieve inclusive growth and improve its development indicators, i.e. poverty prevalence rates, unemployment, inequality measures, HDI and HPI.
Management Response: [Added: 2016/01/11]
Because of the strategic nature of the intervention in a MIC context, UNDP is continuing with its upstream policy advisory focus in the country.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The support UNDP provided is the development of LED tools and introduction
National Poverty Eradication Strategy and
Multi-dimensional approach to poverty eradication
[Added: 2016/01/11] [Last Updated: 2017/03/20] |
UNDP Economic Diversification and Poverty Eradication Programme | 2016/12 | Completed | The key action has been included in the new programme cycle 2017 -2021 and AWPs. History |
7. Recommendation: There is need for UNDP to use its convenor role to build a coordinated approach for strengthening the UNCT technical advisory role to the MDG reporting processes.
Management Response: [Added: 2016/01/11]
As the user of the coordinated approach, the UNCT will have to make a contribution on how best to coordinate their efforts not only MDG reporting but also on other critical areas of development intervention reporting.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engagement with UNCT to build a coordinated approach for strengthening the UNCT technical advisory in reporting processes.
[Added: 2016/01/11] [Last Updated: 2017/03/20] |
RR/UNCT | 2016/01 | No Longer Applicable | UNCT engagement is a continuous process with no set timelines. History |
8. Recommendation: In the short to medium term, (i.e. till 2016) UNDP should see through the completion and implementation of the BPES, LED Policy Framework and National Strategy for Sustainable Development/PEI to ensure that future national economic growth and diversification agendas are founded on solid pro-poor, green growth and inclusive policy frameworks.
Management Response: [Added: 2016/01/11]
UNDP is committed to completing the BPES, LED Policy framework and the National Strategy for Sustainable development. The utilization of these strategic tools will however, be largely dependent on the intended user which the government.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| UNDP technical advisors have been placed in relevant government ministries to ensure that the full participation and buy-in the process of developing the BPES, LED Framework, NSSD
[Added: 2016/01/11] [Last Updated: 2017/03/20] |
UNDP Management, Programme managers and technical advisors | 2016/12 | Completed | UNDP technical advisers are still in place. History |