- Evaluation Plan:
- 2018-2021, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support
- Evaluation Type:
- Final Project
- Planned End Date:
- 12/2019
- Completion Date:
- 01/2020
- Status:
- Completed
- Management Response:
- Yes
- Evaluation Budget(US $):
- 37,000
Terminal Evaluation: Strengthening CI/EWS in Africa (PIMS 5322)
| Document | Type | Language | Size | Status | Downloads |
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 TE ToR of International Consultant _CIRDA Final.docx |
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 TE_FinalReport_CIDRA_200120 signed.pdf |
report | English | 1382.13 KB | Posted | 377 |
| Title | Terminal Evaluation: Strengthening CI/EWS in Africa (PIMS 5322) | ||||||||||||||
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| Evaluation Plan: | 2018-2021, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support | ||||||||||||||
| Evaluation Type: | Final Project | ||||||||||||||
| Status: | Completed | ||||||||||||||
| Completion Date: | 01/2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Planned End Date: | 12/2019 | ||||||||||||||
| Management Response: | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Corporate Outcome and Output (UNDP Strategic Plan 2018-2021) |
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| Evaluation Budget(US $): | 37,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Source of Funding: | LDCF | ||||||||||||||
| Evaluation Expenditure(US $): | 12,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Joint Programme: | No | ||||||||||||||
| Joint Evaluation: | No | ||||||||||||||
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| GEF Evaluation: | Yes
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| Countries: | GLOBAL |
| Lessons | |
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| Findings |
| Recommendations | |
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| 1 | Recommendation 1. Although the Programme had faced at least one notable risk related to sustainability, as documented in 2018 PIR, the risks were not documented during project design or during implementation. Developing risks and assumptions logs that the Programme encountered during implementation is a critical monitoring and evaluation tool, it proved to be useful, particularly if they are made accessible to relevant audiences. A proper way to do so would have been most likely by ensuring that the key lessons referring to risks and assumptions were posted in the appropriate location such as the Programme website with links to the nationally led projects’ websites and UNDP COs sites. This should be done as soon as possible following programme completion in order to strengthen the likelihood of sustainability of project results as much as possible |
| 2 | Recommendation 2. Given the nature of the regional Programme as one of the first attempts to provide technical supports based on countries’ need and in-depth stakeholder consultations, there are valuable lessons and knowledge sharing to be gained by examining the Programme through a wide-lens. The Programme has contributed specific results and it would be highly useful to gain a perspective as to whether a regional approach is something that should continue to be supported under capacity building modalities, or if interventions at the country level are most effective. Partners and stakeholders see that the Programme approach was very beneficial and asked for a continuation of the Programme through a second phase or a new programme that follows the same approach and provide a contribution of the services provided by the Programme. Discussing a new phase of the programme could be pursued through a UNDP regional event that includes all stakeholders, beneficiaries and partners mainly the private sector, international development agencies working in Africa on similar fields and donor community |
| 3 | Recommendation 3. If a second phase of the Programme or a follows on Programme is to be undertaken by UNDP, it is recommended that a thorough baseline is conducted early on in the process to assess the current capacity of the 11 countries and the need to include/exclude other countries interested to join the Programme. The possibility of extending the scope of work of the Programme to cover more countries/regions should be investigated in order to utilize functional existed mechanisms. |
| 4 | Recommendation 4. In order to ensure the sustainability of the Programme’s outcomes, it is necessary to institutionalize the Programme’s main results. The Programme should investigate embedding its work, results, outcomes, and experiences at one of the development partners through existing and ongoing initiatives and links to regional plans and programmes |
| 5 | Recommendation 5. It is important to assess the capacity need of the 11 countries continuously. A review of each country capacity may be necessary for a future follows on the initiative as there are continuous changes at the economic, technical, operational, political and environmental levels in many of the participating countries. Equally, the 11 countries should embark on and benefit from the private sector in the identification and implementation of climate change, early warning and enhancing resilience-related initiatives. In this regard, private sector engagement early on in the project and programme design and subsequently during implementation would be advantageous for initiatives of this type |
1. Recommendation:
Recommendation 1. Although the Programme had faced at least one notable risk related to sustainability, as documented in 2018 PIR, the risks were not documented during project design or during implementation. Developing risks and assumptions logs that the Programme encountered during implementation is a critical monitoring and evaluation tool, it proved to be useful, particularly if they are made accessible to relevant audiences. A proper way to do so would have been most likely by ensuring that the key lessons referring to risks and assumptions were posted in the appropriate location such as the Programme website with links to the nationally led projects’ websites and UNDP COs sites. This should be done as soon as possible following programme completion in order to strengthen the likelihood of sustainability of project results as much as possible
Management Response: [Added: 2020/04/13]
Fully Accepts
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| 1.1 To meet this recommendation the project’s final evaluation and terminal report will be published within the project’s website and blog.
[Added: 2020/04/13] |
Project Team | 2020/12 | Completed | The TE report and completion report have now been uploaded in the project’s webpage and blog, in accordance to the recommendation made by the evaluator. https://undp-cirda.blogspot.com http://www.undp-alm.org/projects/cirda (monitoring and evaluation, reports, and in key results and outputs) History | |
| 1.2 A lessons learned article derived from the project implementation will be drafted with the aim of it being published in a relevant Metorology Journal. Once published this will be circulated amongst the project stakeholders.
[Added: 2020/04/13] [Last Updated: 2021/01/08] |
Project Team | 2020/12 | Completed | The article was drafted, however it was rejected by the journal. Nonetheless, the main parts of the article were included within a blog post and the project’s completion report that was circulated and made accessible via the project’s websites. https://www.adaptation-undp.org/building-new-vision-climate-services-africa (circulated amongst UNDP platforms including in its adaptation portal as a main story) http://undp-cirda.blogspot.com/2020/04/lessons-learned-from-cirda-programme.html (circulated amongst the project’s mailing list including stakeholders) https://www.adaptation-undp.org/resources/reports/cirda-programme-completion-report History |
2. Recommendation:
Recommendation 2. Given the nature of the regional Programme as one of the first attempts to provide technical supports based on countries’ need and in-depth stakeholder consultations, there are valuable lessons and knowledge sharing to be gained by examining the Programme through a wide-lens. The Programme has contributed specific results and it would be highly useful to gain a perspective as to whether a regional approach is something that should continue to be supported under capacity building modalities, or if interventions at the country level are most effective. Partners and stakeholders see that the Programme approach was very beneficial and asked for a continuation of the Programme through a second phase or a new programme that follows the same approach and provide a contribution of the services provided by the Programme. Discussing a new phase of the programme could be pursued through a UNDP regional event that includes all stakeholders, beneficiaries and partners mainly the private sector, international development agencies working in Africa on similar fields and donor community
Management Response: [Added: 2020/04/13]
Fully Accepts
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| 2.2 UNDP GEF will continue discussions with development partners (WMO, WB) on the potential of a regional upscale of the project to implemented through a programmatic approach
[Added: 2020/04/13] |
UNDP-GEF Unit | 2021/12 | Initiated | This work has continued in various events and forums | |
| 2.1 The UNDP RTA will consider presenting the results of the CIRDA Programme within a regional fora as appropriate.
[Added: 2020/04/13] [Last Updated: 2021/01/08] |
UNDP GEF Unit RTA, UNDP Regional Centre Africa | 2020/12 | Completed | A regional forum has yet to occur, therefore, the project’s lessons learned were circulated amongst a task force that is designing a global CIEWS programme for GCF. They were also disseminated to stakeholders. History |
3. Recommendation:
Recommendation 3. If a second phase of the Programme or a follows on Programme is to be undertaken by UNDP, it is recommended that a thorough baseline is conducted early on in the process to assess the current capacity of the 11 countries and the need to include/exclude other countries interested to join the Programme. The possibility of extending the scope of work of the Programme to cover more countries/regions should be investigated in order to utilize functional existed mechanisms.
Management Response: [Added: 2020/04/13]
Fully accepts
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| 3.1 If a second phase of the programme is developed, it is agreed that a thorough baseline should be conducted early and extending the scope will be explored based on expressed interest or regional outreach.
[Added: 2020/04/13] |
UNDP-GEF Unit | 2021/12 | Not Initiated | During the design of the project upscale and to be validated during the inception report. A second phase for the project has not yet materialized |
4. Recommendation:
Recommendation 4. In order to ensure the sustainability of the Programme’s outcomes, it is necessary to institutionalize the Programme’s main results. The Programme should investigate embedding its work, results, outcomes, and experiences at one of the development partners through existing and ongoing initiatives and links to regional plans and programmes
Management Response: [Added: 2020/04/13]
Fully accepts
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| 4.1 The experience developed through the project will directly inform the CI/EWS service line that is being promoted within UNDP’s Climate Adaptation offering
[Added: 2020/04/13] |
Climate Change Adaptation Team, UNDP-GEF Unit | 2020/12 | Completed | The service line has included various lessons learned from the project | |
| 4.2 A lessons learned article derived from the project will be drafted to be published within a Meteorology Journal. This article will be shared amongst the project’s development partners.
[Added: 2020/04/13] [Last Updated: 2021/01/08] |
CIRDA Project Team, UNDP GEF RTA | 2020/12 | Completed | The article was drafted, however it was rejected by the journal. Nonetheless, the main parts of the article were included within a blog post and the project’s completion report that was circulated and made accessible via the project’s websites. https://www.adaptation-undp.org/building-new-vision-climate-services-africa (circulated amongst UNDP platforms including in its adaptation portal as a main story) http://undp-cirda.blogspot.com/2020/04/lessons-learned-from-cirda-programme.html (circulated amongst the project’s mailing list including stakeholders) https://www.adaptation-undp.org/resources/reports/cirda-programme-completion-report History |
5. Recommendation:
Recommendation 5. It is important to assess the capacity need of the 11 countries continuously. A review of each country capacity may be necessary for a future follows on the initiative as there are continuous changes at the economic, technical, operational, political and environmental levels in many of the participating countries. Equally, the 11 countries should embark on and benefit from the private sector in the identification and implementation of climate change, early warning and enhancing resilience-related initiatives. In this regard, private sector engagement early on in the project and programme design and subsequently during implementation would be advantageous for initiatives of this type
Management Response: [Added: 2020/04/13]
Fully accepts
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| 5.1 Future project upscales from 11 partner projects will map potential private sector actors to be consulted with or approached during project design and/or inception.
[Added: 2020/04/13] |
UNDP Regional Centre Africa, UNDP-GEF Unit | 2021/12 | Initiated | Concept notes regarding the upscale of this project at a national level have included discussions during project development with potential stakeholders from private sector (Sierra Leone, Tanzania) |