Management Response Detail

Mid Term Evaluation "Improving Energy Efficiency in Low Income Areas and Households of Romania"

Commissioning Unit:	Romania
Evaluation Plan:	2010-2015
Evaluation Type:	Project
Completion Date:	01/2014
Unit Responsible for providing Management Response:	Romania
Documents Related to overall Management Response:

1. Recommendation: UNDP should take full formal responsibility and direct control over project implementation (Direct Implementation Modality)

Management Response: [Added: 2014/06/30] [Last Updated: 2014/06/30]

Management Response: UNDP has initiated a dialogue with the implementing partner in order to secure the agreement and cooperation with regard to change of implementation modality from NIM (with advances) to DIM. On the same time, UNDP country office has taken the necessary steps for HQ DIM clearance and authorization.

Key Actions:

Key Action	Responsible	DueDate	Status	Comments	Documents
1.1 Inter-institutional dialogue on NIM-DIM change initiated [Added: 2014/06/30]	UNDP Programme	2014/03	Completed
1.2Official letter of agreement on NIM-DIM change secured [Added: 2014/06/30]	UNDP Programme	2014/05	Completed

2. Recommendation: : The project should have one full-time project manager fully responsible for management and coordination of all project activities

Management Response: [Added: 2014/06/30]

UNDP will hire a full time project manager/coordinator

Key Actions:

Key Action	Responsible	DueDate	Status	Comments	Documents
2.1.Recruitment of project coordinator [Added: 2014/06/30]	UNDP Programme	2014/06	Completed
2.2.Recruitment of additional Monitoring and Implementation specialist [Added: 2014/06/30]	UNDP Programme	2014/06	Completed

3. Recommendation: Address also the most vulnerable households with lowest income ? provide information on cheap solutions for do-it-yourself installation, demonstrate suitable solutions through on-the-job trainings, disseminate practical how-to guides for the most vulnerable groups

Management Response: [Added: 2014/06/30]

UNDP will develop information materials on cheap insulation and EE solutions, affordable materials and ?do it yourself? methods targeting the poorest segment of the population.

Key Actions:

Key Action	Responsible	DueDate	Status	Comments
3.1 Identification of the most appropriate cheap materials that will be promoted [Added: 2014/06/30] [Last Updated: 2014/10/27]	Project team/UNDP Programme Unit	2014/07	Completed
3.2 Development of information materials [Added: 2014/06/30] [Last Updated: 2019/05/17]	Project team	2015/02	Completed	completed
3.3 Organization of a series of events targeting the poorest segment of the population in the poor regions of Romania [Added: 2014/06/30] [Last Updated: 2019/05/17]	Project team	2015/06	Completed	completed

4. Recommendation: Strengthen the link of the project with national programs and activities supporting energy efficiency in buildings to maximize its impact and additional direct GHG savings

Management Response: [Added: 2014/06/30]

UNDP will focus on the National Rehabilitation Programme and Regional Operational Programme for the development of necessary normative acts or methodologies that will promote EE in buildings esp. in poor areas

Key Actions:

Key Action	Responsible	DueDate	Status	Comments
1.1 Identification of the type of additional support to Ministry of Regional Development [Added: 2014/06/30] [Last Updated: 2019/05/17]	Project team/UNDP Programme unit	2015/06	Completed	completed
1.2 Hiring technical expertise needed [Added: 2014/06/30] [Last Updated: 2015/01/23]	Project team/UNDP Programme unit	2014/12	Completed
1.3. Development of the normative acts/draft legislation [Added: 2014/06/30] [Last Updated: 2019/05/17]	Project team/UNDP Programme unit	2015/06	Completed	completed

5. Recommendation: Strengthen and expand trainings and information dissemination

Management Response: [Added: 2014/06/30]

Noted. UNDP project team will expand the trainings in relation to Recommendation no. 3 and within the budget limits

Key Actions:

Key Action	Responsible	DueDate	Status	Comments	Documents
Organization of at least 3 training/dissemination sessions in three different areas, marked as poorest areas on poverty map. Topic: cheap affordable insulation materials for EE measures [Added: 2014/06/30] [Last Updated: 2019/05/17]	Project team/UNDP programme unit	2015/06	Completed	completed

6. Recommendation: Develop back up/mitigation plan B for demonstration of alternative sustainable insulation solutions based on local raw materials

Management Response: [Added: 2014/06/30]

The project will develop a back-up plan for recalibrating the demonstrative retrofits and development of a local market for new ecological rehabilitation/construction materials.

Key Actions:

Key Action	Responsible	DueDate	Status	Comments
Assessment of the quantity of rehabilitation ecological materials that the producer- identified within the project- can supply by end 2014 [Added: 2014/06/30] [Last Updated: 2015/01/23]	Project team	2014/12	Completed
Identification of the exact no of buildings that can be retrofitted with this quantity of materials [Added: 2014/06/30] [Last Updated: 2019/05/17]	Project team	2015/03	Completed	completed
assessment of the feasibility of having a local market developed at the pilot site [Added: 2014/06/30] [Last Updated: 2019/05/17]	Project team	2015/03	Completed	completed
Development of alternative scenarios [Added: 2014/06/30] [Last Updated: 2015/01/23]	Project team	2014/12	Completed
Implementation of alternative scenarios [Added: 2014/06/30] [Last Updated: 2019/05/17]	Project team	2015/06	Completed	completed

7. Recommendation: Work also with associations of apartment owners in multi-apartment buildings in low-income households to disseminate experience in implementing and financing energy efficiency

Management Response: [Added: 2014/06/30]

Noted. Working with apartment owners associations has proven difficult due to their inability to function coherently, as the private apartment owners most often than not have different opinions. The project will identify- with the support of local authorities representatives member in National Steering Committee- those association of apartment owners in low income areas that are willing to engage in EE activities.

Key Actions:

Key Action	Responsible	DueDate	Status	Comments
Initiation of dialogue with local municipalities members in the project board [Added: 2014/06/30]	Project team	2010/06	Completed
Identification of apartment owners associations [Added: 2014/06/30] [Last Updated: 2019/05/17]	Project team	2015/06	Completed	completed
Engaging the owners associations through meetings or roundtables with the help of local authorities [Added: 2014/06/30] [Last Updated: 2019/05/17]	Project team	2015/06	Completed	completed

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