Final Evaluation of Strengthening local-level capacities for disaster risk reduction, management and coordination in Mongolia
- Evaluation Information
- Corporate Outcome and Output
UNDP Strategic Plan 2018-2021
Output 5.2. Effective institutional, legislative and policy frameworks in place to enhance the implementation of disaster and climate risk management measures at national and sub-national levels
Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Goal 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
1.5 By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters
13.1 Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries
13.2 Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning
1: Crisis Prevention & Recovery
2: Environment & Sustainable Development
3: Others
The evaluation concluded that the project was highly relevant to Mongolia’s current development and disaster risk reduction interests, supporting both national and international development priorities and formulation of numerous resolutions and policy updates (outlined in report). Most significant has been project relevance to the appendix to the 2015 resolution #416 that outlines the institutional framework and legal arrangement for disaster warning dissemination. The project addressed a key gap in operationalization of this policy in line with the organigram cited as the institutional framework through capacity strengthening and piloting soum-level disaster protection planning and services. Piloting the decentralized local emergency coordinators and establishing links to the district-level NEMA offices played a significant role in the local disaster prevention planning and fine-tuning a workable mass messaging and early warning mechanism.