- Evaluation Plan:
- 2012-2018, Philippines
- Evaluation Type:
- Mid Term Project
- Planned End Date:
- 05/2013
- Completion Date:
- 05/2013
- Status:
- Completed
- Management Response:
- Yes
- Evaluation Budget(US $):
- 15,000
Midterm Evaluation Sulu Celebes Seas Sustainable Fisheries Management
| Document | Type | Language | Size | Status | Downloads |
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 SuluCelebes_MidtermTOR.pdf |
tor | English | 145.91 KB | Posted | 1758 |
| mid term SCS brief.pdf |
summary | English | 265.60 KB | Posted | 681 |
| SCS SFM Final Report (2).pdf |
report | English | 1493.75 KB | Posted | 448 |
| Title | Midterm Evaluation Sulu Celebes Seas Sustainable Fisheries Management | ||||||||||
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| Atlas Project Number: | 58166 | ||||||||||
| Evaluation Plan: | 2012-2018, Philippines | ||||||||||
| Evaluation Type: | Mid Term Project | ||||||||||
| Status: | Completed | ||||||||||
| Completion Date: | 05/2013 | ||||||||||
| Planned End Date: | 05/2013 | ||||||||||
| Management Response: | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Corporate Outcome and Output (UNDP Strategic Plan 2014-2017) |
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| Evaluation Budget(US $): | 15,000 | ||||||||||
| Source of Funding: | Project Funds | ||||||||||
| Joint Programme: | No | ||||||||||
| Mandatory Evaluation: | Yes | ||||||||||
| Joint Evaluation: | No | ||||||||||
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| GEF Evaluation: | Yes
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| Key Stakeholders: | DA-BFRA, LGUs, NGOs | ||||||||||
| Countries: | PHILIPPINES |
| Lessons | |
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| Findings |
| Recommendations | |
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| 1 | All Project Partners must act quickly to take advantage of the window of opportunity that now exists with country personnel, who are eager to maximize progress over the remaining time. This level of close and constant communication and coordination among the partners of this project, underlain by trust, has not to date been a hallmark of the project |
| 2 | The PMU should make its principal focus in the time remaining to develop, receive country endorsement of, and publish a high quality Strategic Action Program (Component/Outcome 2, Output 2.1). |
| 3 | The Implementing Agency, the Executing Agency, and the participating countries should work closely with, and fully support the efforts of the PMU to meet this target (SAP endorsement), through increased collaboration and provision the necessary and remaining project financial resources and through making available the necessary human resources |
| 4 | The PMU and the participating countries should prioritize successful completion of the country specific demonstration sites (Component/Outcome 4, Output 4.1). It is recognized that the Indonesia ? and perhaps Malaysia - pilot demonstration activities will not be completed by close of project and that no-cost extensions may be necessary |
| 5 | The PMU should, further to and in addition to the analysis contained in this Review, immediately undertake, in consultation with the participating countries and the Implementing Agency, an in-depth analysis of all targets contained in the most recent PSC endorsed logical framework analysis with the objective of determining targets that can realistically be met, and, as importantly those that cannot be met, given remaining project resources (financial, personnel, and time). |
| 6 | The Regional Project Manager should, consistent with achievement of the above recommendations and as a priority matter, visit each of the participating countries, including field visits to each of the country demonstration sites, as a means of demonstrating a commitment to close collaboration and cooperation between the re-structured PMU and key personnel and activities within each of the participating countries, and, more specifically, seek out views and encourage the cooperation of each of the National Coordinators. |
| 7 | The Executing Agency should, with the strong encouragement, support, and, as necessary and appropriate, direction of the Implementing Agency to, among other things, ensure timely issuance of contracts, payments to participating countries, payment of vendors, processing of travel authorizations for the PMU and country personnel, and reimbursements of those personnel |
| 8 | A representative of the Implementing Agency should, if possible, accompany the Regional Project Manager on early missions to the participating countries as a means of re-establishing a belief on the part of the countries that the UNDP remains committed to the success of the project, that it remains strongly committed to cementing a strong working relationship with the countries in relation to this project, and welcomes and encourages hearing first-hand the views and concerns of country representatives of the project. |
| 9 | At a minimum, the Regional Project Manager should ensure that the GEF IW tracking tool is satisfactorily updated and completed by the end of project implementation, not withstanding the absence of any earmarked financial resources for the task. It appears that responsibility for updating will have to be assumed by the RPM, due to lack of remaining budget. A version of the tracking tool as contained in the 2011 PIR, and a draft PIR received technically after submission of this evaluation, were taken into account in this evaluation. What is now needed is a 2012 update that could serve the needs of the Terminal Evaluation. |
1. Recommendation: All Project Partners must act quickly to take advantage of the window of opportunity that now exists with country personnel, who are eager to maximize progress over the remaining time. This level of close and constant communication and coordination among the partners of this project, underlain by trust, has not to date been a hallmark of the project
Management Response: [Added: 2014/06/18]
Agree on this recommendation
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 The IA, EA and PMU will improve coordination and communication among themselves
[Added: 2014/06/18] [Last Updated: 2017/06/27] |
UNDP, UNOPS, PMU | 2014/09 | Completed | A Project Associate (PA) has been hired which has significantly improved communications among partners. Response time from some NCs need to be hastened to avoid delays in decision making and execution of actions. Communication protocols need to be followed to avoid delays in reviewing and approving reports and invoices fro NCs |
2. Recommendation: The PMU should make its principal focus in the time remaining to develop, receive country endorsement of, and publish a high quality Strategic Action Program (Component/Outcome 2, Output 2.1).
Management Response: [Added: 2014/06/18]
PMU agree on this recommendation
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| 2.1. PMU to continually engage with countries in order to complete the SAP endorsement and publishing
[Added: 2014/06/18] [Last Updated: 2017/06/27] |
PMU | 2013/01 | Completed | SAP signed and endorsed by 3 countries and published. |
3. Recommendation: The Implementing Agency, the Executing Agency, and the participating countries should work closely with, and fully support the efforts of the PMU to meet this target (SAP endorsement), through increased collaboration and provision the necessary and remaining project financial resources and through making available the necessary human resources
Management Response: [Added: 2014/06/18]
Agree on this recommendation
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 IA and EA fully support PMU in the achievement of the target of signed SAP
[Added: 2014/06/18] |
UNDP, UNOPS, PMU | 2013/12 | Completed | SAP signed and endorsed by 3 countries and published | |
| 3.2 The participating countries, through their designated Project Steering Committee members, will assist the PMU and the UNDP in identifying, and then securing the support of key, high-level country officials whose support for the SAP will be necessary to its endorsement prior to project closure.
[Added: 2014/06/18] |
Indonesia Philippines Malaysia | 2013/09 | Completed | SAP signed and endorsed by 3 countries and published | |
| 3.3 CI as the contractual entity responsible for delivering a high quality TDA and SAP, to work as expeditiously as possible to undertake the final edit of the TDA and work closely with the RPM to refine and deliver a high quality SAP
[Added: 2014/06/18] |
Conservation International/PMO | 2013/12 | Completed | SAP signed and endorsed by 3 countries and published Conservation International is awaiting for the final endorsements the national SAPs to complete the engagement. |
4. Recommendation: The PMU and the participating countries should prioritize successful completion of the country specific demonstration sites (Component/Outcome 4, Output 4.1). It is recognized that the Indonesia ? and perhaps Malaysia - pilot demonstration activities will not be completed by close of project and that no-cost extensions may be necessary
Management Response: [Added: 2014/06/18]
Agree on this recommendation
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| 4.1. PSC approved to extend the project until September 2014 and provided an additional funding of USD 40K-50K per country to ensure successful completion of demo site work (Additional $10K-20K was allocated for the National Coordinating activities.
[Added: 2014/06/18] [Last Updated: 2017/06/27] |
PMU | 2014/09 | Completed | PMU is currently working with the three countries for the TOR for the additional $40,000-50,000 for the demonstration sites. PMU and UNDP also visited the Indonesian Demo Site with the NC and staff and developed a strategy and work plan to ensure delivery of outputs. PMU and Philippine NC organized and hosted a study tour of the Philippine demo site by 2 staff from the Indonesian NC which improved understanding and built capacity of the Indonesian NC to move forward with their demo site work | |
| 4.2. Malaysia noted the recommendations and will implement key actions.4.3 The Philippine demonstration site is on its finalization stage of the ICFRM plan which has been consulted to various stakeholders of the City and will be subject for final presentation on May 29, 2014; 4.4. Indonesia noted and planned the actions to enhance performance of the demonstration site. activity
[Added: 2014/06/18] [Last Updated: 2017/06/27] |
Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia | 2014/09 | Completed | During stakeholders? meetings and FGD, the community agreed to conserve the spawning area of the ?Nomei? following the presentation of results of the research. Indonesia NCU will work closely with the new new Major of Tarakan and relevant stakeholders for the legalization of the conservation area. Indonesia NCU with support from the PMO shall also engage consultants to develop IFM plan for Tarakan. |
5. Recommendation: The PMU should, further to and in addition to the analysis contained in this Review, immediately undertake, in consultation with the participating countries and the Implementing Agency, an in-depth analysis of all targets contained in the most recent PSC endorsed logical framework analysis with the objective of determining targets that can realistically be met, and, as importantly those that cannot be met, given remaining project resources (financial, personnel, and time).
Management Response: [Added: 2014/06/18]
Agree on this recommendation
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| 5.1 RPM immediately conducted official missions to Indonesia and Malaysia after being hired to review the status of delivery of outputs stipulated in the logframe
[Added: 2014/06/18] |
PMU | 2013/06 | Completed | Reported by Indonesia during the last PSC held in Manila |
6. Recommendation: The Regional Project Manager should, consistent with achievement of the above recommendations and as a priority matter, visit each of the participating countries, including field visits to each of the country demonstration sites, as a means of demonstrating a commitment to close collaboration and cooperation between the re-structured PMU and key personnel and activities within each of the participating countries, and, more specifically, seek out views and encourage the cooperation of each of the National Coordinators.
Management Response: [Added: 2014/06/18]
Agree on this recommendation
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 PMU to visit each participating countries, particularly the demonstration sites to establish close coordination on the development of the IFMP.
[Added: 2014/06/18] [Last Updated: 2017/06/27] |
PMU | 2014/04 | Completed | Visited demo sites in Indonesia and Philippines. Planning site visit to Malaysian demo site in March |
7. Recommendation: The Executing Agency should, with the strong encouragement, support, and, as necessary and appropriate, direction of the Implementing Agency to, among other things, ensure timely issuance of contracts, payments to participating countries, payment of vendors, processing of travel authorizations for the PMU and country personnel, and reimbursements of those personnel
Management Response: [Added: 2014/06/18]
Agree on this recommendation
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| 7.1. Philippine National Coordinating Unit provided administrative and technical staff to the RPM to provide administrative and logistical support to the project.
[Added: 2014/06/18] [Last Updated: 2017/06/27] |
PMU | 2014/09 | Completed | Philippine NCU and RPM jointly agreed on tasks and outputs of each support staff. |
8. Recommendation: A representative of the Implementing Agency should, if possible, accompany the Regional Project Manager on early missions to the participating countries as a means of re-establishing a belief on the part of the countries that the UNDP remains committed to the success of the project, that it remains strongly committed to cementing a strong working relationship with the countries in relation to this project, and welcomes and encourages hearing first-hand the views and concerns of country representatives of the project.
Management Response: [Added: 2014/06/18]
Agree on this recommendation
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1 UNDP to actively be engaged in project site-level activities
[Added: 2014/06/18] [Last Updated: 2017/06/27] |
UNDP | 2014/06 | Completed | UNDP has engaged in project activities and remains committed to the success of the project. |
9. Recommendation: At a minimum, the Regional Project Manager should ensure that the GEF IW tracking tool is satisfactorily updated and completed by the end of project implementation, not withstanding the absence of any earmarked financial resources for the task. It appears that responsibility for updating will have to be assumed by the RPM, due to lack of remaining budget. A version of the tracking tool as contained in the 2011 PIR, and a draft PIR received technically after submission of this evaluation, were taken into account in this evaluation. What is now needed is a 2012 update that could serve the needs of the Terminal Evaluation.
Management Response: [Added: 2014/06/18]
Agree on this recommendation
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.1 GEF Tracking tool accomplished by RPM for CY 2013
[Added: 2014/06/18] [Last Updated: 2017/06/27] |
PMU | 2013/12 | Completed |