- Evaluation Plan:
- 2017-2021, Belize
- Evaluation Type:
- Final Project
- Planned End Date:
- 05/2019
- Completion Date:
- 04/2019
- Status:
- Completed
- Management Response:
- Yes
- Evaluation Budget(US $):
- 12,000
Terminal Evaluation of Belize Chemicals and Waste Management Project
| Document | Type | Language | Size | Status | Downloads |
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 UNDP GEF Terminal Evaluation Terms of Reference Belize Chemicals and Waste Management Project.pdf |
tor | English | 361.37 KB | Posted | 158 |
| TE-Belize-Report-BCWMP FINAL.pdf |
report | English | 1449.99 KB | Posted | 46 |
| Title | Terminal Evaluation of Belize Chemicals and Waste Management Project | ||||||||||||||
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| Atlas Project Number: | 00079317 | ||||||||||||||
| Evaluation Plan: | 2017-2021, Belize | ||||||||||||||
| Evaluation Type: | Final Project | ||||||||||||||
| Status: | Completed | ||||||||||||||
| Completion Date: | 04/2019 | ||||||||||||||
| Planned End Date: | 05/2019 | ||||||||||||||
| Management Response: | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Corporate Outcome and Output (UNDP Strategic Plan 2018-2021) |
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| Evaluation Budget(US $): | 12,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Source of Funding: | Project | ||||||||||||||
| Evaluation Expenditure(US $): | 11,560 | ||||||||||||||
| Joint Programme: | No | ||||||||||||||
| Joint Evaluation: | No | ||||||||||||||
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| GEF Evaluation: | Yes
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| Key Stakeholders: | Ministry of Fisheries, Forestry and Sustainable Development, Department of Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Health, Pesticides Control Board | ||||||||||||||
| Countries: | BELIZE |
| Lessons | |
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| 1. | Flexibility should be included in project execution and decision making, and built into the project schedule, to allow for making adjstments in schedule or program implementation, as the need occurs.A hard and fast project schedule or execution plan can lead to severe consequences to the success of a project.
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| 2. | When facilities are to be constructed or equipment procured, additional funding contingency should be provided or allocated in the initial or revised budgets. This would avoid having to justify and obtain additional funding, which may be difficult to get. |
| 3. | For the Chemicals and Solid Waste Project, given its complexity and the fact that facilities were to be designed and constructed, the schedule should have been four years instead of three. |
| 4. | Green harvesting of sugar cane would be more attractive is the price of green harvested sugar cane were at a premium price. This would probably require that “green harvested” granular sugar command a premium price at the sales outlet (grocery or wholesale stores), which in turn would have to experience a demand by the end buyers. Difficult but not impossible. |
| 5. | Shareholder incentive is best maintained through an accelerated decision-making process. |
| Findings | |
| Recommendations | |
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| 1 | Provision should be made in the near future for incentives to enable the separation and recycling of e-waste(this is understood to be considered in the near future) |
| 2 | The issue of roadside waste (litter, agricultural waste, rural road solid waste), should be addressed in a subsequent follow-on initiative. |
| 3 | A strategy for plastics wastes needs to be developed and implemented (this is reported to be under consideration by Parliament, and scheduled for enactment in April 2019) |
| 4 | More public education on the issues of solid waste, chemicals, and environmental protection would be beneficial to all segments of the population of Belize. |
| 5 | The issue of expanding the elimination of burning of agricultural sugar cane harvesting waste should be discussed with the Sugar Industry Research & Development Institute (SIRDI), and a program of promoting the initiative adopted. |
| 6 | A review should be made, and conclusions drawn regarding the feasibility of obtaining a higher price for “Green Sugar Cane”. |
| 7 | The government and SIRDI should initiate discussions on expanded purchase and rental of mechanized equipment for pesticide and fertilizer application to sugar plantations, this would result in lessened volumes of pesticides and fertilizers being used, with corresponding reduction in costs to the farmers. |
1. Recommendation:
Provision should be made in the near future for incentives to enable the separation and recycling of e-waste(this is understood to be considered in the near future)
Management Response: [Added: 2019/10/25] [Last Updated: 2020/03/04]
Belize Solid Waste Management project sets in place a functioning landfill site supported by transfer station which allows for sorting for recycling. Transfer stations for Belize central corridor in place. Stations for southern Belize under development.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| Implement national solid waste management project
[Added: 2020/03/04] |
Government of Belize | 2019/12 | No Longer Applicable |
[Justification: The implementation of the National Solid Waste Management Programme is ongoing. Phase I which responds to the Belize Central Corridor which hosts Belize's largest population centers is completed.] It is expected that the Government of Belize will address solid waste management across the country in coming years History |
2. Recommendation:
The issue of roadside waste (litter, agricultural waste, rural road solid waste), should be addressed in a subsequent follow-on initiative.
Management Response: [Added: 2019/10/25] [Last Updated: 2020/03/04]
Project under consideration
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| Develop follow-on activity
[Added: 2020/03/04] |
Government of Belize | 2019/12 | Overdue-Not Initiated | The decision to write a new project considering road side waste management continues to be that of the Government of Belize and to date no formal discussions have been had in this regard. History |
3. Recommendation:
A strategy for plastics wastes needs to be developed and implemented (this is reported to be under consideration by Parliament, and scheduled for enactment in April 2019)
Management Response: [Added: 2019/10/25] [Last Updated: 2020/03/04]
Ban on Single use plastic in place
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| GoB passed legislation government the banned use of single use plastics in Belize
[Added: 2020/03/04] |
Government of Belize | 2019/12 | Completed |
4. Recommendation:
More public education on the issues of solid waste, chemicals, and environmental protection would be beneficial to all segments of the population of Belize.
Management Response: [Added: 2019/10/25] [Last Updated: 2020/03/04]
Action taken up jointly by the Department of Environment (DoE) and Solid Waste Management Authority (SWAMA)
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| Implementation of Public Education Campaign
[Added: 2020/03/04] |
Government of Belize | 2019/12 | Completed |
5. Recommendation:
The issue of expanding the elimination of burning of agricultural sugar cane harvesting waste should be discussed with the Sugar Industry Research & Development Institute (SIRDI), and a program of promoting the initiative adopted.
Management Response: [Added: 2019/10/25] [Last Updated: 2020/03/04]
SIRDI continues to promote green harvesting and have worked to expand the acreage of sugar plantations now only relying on a single control burn per cropping season. This replaces traditional practices of two burns.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| Promote green harvesting
Promote single burn systems
[Added: 2020/03/04] |
SIRDI | 2019/12 | Completed |
6. Recommendation:
A review should be made, and conclusions drawn regarding the feasibility of obtaining a higher price for “Green Sugar Cane”.
Management Response: [Added: 2019/10/25] [Last Updated: 2020/03/04]
Cane farms in northern Belize are Fair Trade certified, i.e. they already benefit from Fair-trade Premiums for sales of Fair-trade cane sugar. Linked to their certification is actions which invest in sustainable production system. Much of the work associated with climate change adaptation, green harvesting, and reduce chemicals input is associated with their fair-trade certification.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| Explore additional opportunities for certification and niche markets supporting “green sugar cane”
[Added: 2020/03/04] |
Sugar cane Farmers Association Belize Sugar Industry BSI/ASR | 2019/12 | Overdue-Initiated | This is an industry led process and to the best of the project knowledge, the option remains on the table for exploration. History |
7. Recommendation:
The government and SIRDI should initiate discussions on expanded purchase and rental of mechanized equipment for pesticide and fertilizer application to sugar plantations, this would result in lessened volumes of pesticides and fertilizers being used, with corresponding reduction in costs to the farmers.
Management Response: [Added: 2019/10/25] [Last Updated: 2020/03/04]
Agreements in place for support from processors BSI/ASR
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| Provision of support to farmers
[Added: 2020/03/04] |
SIRDI/ BSI/ASR/ Sugar cane farmers | 2019/12 | Completed | A formal agreement exists between farmers and BSI/ASR. This agreement covers investments in extension support as well as the use of machinery to support efficient sugar cane cropping. History |