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Terminal Evaluation (TE) Report Solomon Islands Water Sector Adaptation Project
| Commissioning Unit: | Fiji |
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| Evaluation Plan: | 2018-2022 |
| Evaluation Type: | Project |
| Completion Date: | 07/2019 |
| Unit Responsible for providing Management Response: | Fiji
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| Documents Related to overall Management Response: |
Key Action Update History
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1. Recommendation:
UNDP Implementation efficiency
It is strongly recommended that UNDP should take a very serious look at streamlining its project management, recruitment and procurement procedures to drastically improve the efficiency and timeliness of delivery of such projects.
Management Response: [Added: 2020/01/15] [Last Updated: 2020/11/27]
Agreed
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. It is strongly recommended that UNDP should take a very serious look at streamlining its project management, recruitment and procurement procedures to drastically improve the efficiency and timeliness of delivery of such projects.
[Added: 2020/01/15] |
UNDP | 2019/12 | Completed | The new Management team (DRR and OM) assumed their duties in late July 2019, and since then, have introduced rigorous review of procedures to increase efficiency. Weekly Programme and Operations meetings identify and resolve delivery bottlenecks. |
2. Recommendation:
Forensic financial audit
- Given the significance of the unexplained 2018 over-spend, it is strongly recommended that at closure the Project should be subjected to a highly detailed, forensic financial audit by independent, external auditors, including tracing all expenditure trails.
- The audit findings should be used to inform appropriate response actions, including funds recovery and punitive action should any wrongdoing be identified.
Management Response: [Added: 2020/01/15] [Last Updated: 2020/11/27]
Agreed
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Given the significance of the unexplained 2018 over-spend, it is strongly recommended that at closure the Project should be subjected to a highly detailed, forensic financial audit by independent, external auditors, including tracing all expenditure trails.
2. The audit findings should be used to inform appropriate response actions, including funds recovery and punitive action should any wrongdoing be identified.
[Added: 2020/01/15] |
UNDP | 2019/12 | Completed | The matter was addressed in consultation with key Government partners and UNDP in 2018/19. Audit recommendations and lessons learned will guide all programmatic interventions |
3. Recommendation:
Enhanced training before project closure
In order to enhance the prospects for long-term sustainability, is strongly recommended that the need for additional training be addressed before project closure.
Management Response: [Added: 2020/01/15] [Last Updated: 2020/11/27]
In order to enhance the prospects for long-term sustainability, is strongly recommended that the need for additional training be addressed before project closure
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. In order to enhance the prospects for long-term sustainability, is strongly recommended that the need for additional training be addressed before project closure
[Added: 2020/01/15] [Last Updated: 2021/01/06] |
MMERE Temotu Provincial Government Western Provincial Government Choiseul Provincial Government Makira/Ulawa Provincial Government Malaita Provincial Government Rennell & Bellona Provincial Government | 2020/12 | Completed | Completed History |
4. Recommendation:
Lessons for future similar projects
It is recommended that the lessons gained from SIWSAP as outlined in the left-hand column should be adopted and applied by both UNDP and SIG for future similar projects.
Management Response: [Added: 2020/01/15] [Last Updated: 2020/11/27]
Agreed
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. It is recommended that the lessons gained from SIWSAP as outlined in the left-hand column should be adopted and applied by both UNDP and SIG for future similar projects.
[Added: 2020/01/15] |
UNDP MMERE | 2019/12 | No Longer Applicable |
[Justification: Government and UNDP are interested to cooperate in similar projects, drawing on SIWSAP lessons learned, but at present, no projects exist. Discussion with Gov-t and partners are ongoing. ] Government and UNDP are interested to cooperate in similar projects, drawing on SIWSAP lessons learned, but at present, no projects exist. Discussion with Gov-t and partners are ongoing. |
5. Recommendation:
Need for Phase 2 project
- In order to build on the outstanding achievements and best-practice models established by SIWSAP in relation to community-level water security and climate change resilience, and to also address the lack of progress with some targets, it is strongly recommended that UNDP work with SIG to develop a Phase 2 project to facilitate up-scaling and Provincial and National level replication of Phase 1 successes.
- Given the strong climate adaptation focus of SIWSAP, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) might be a suitable partner for a much larger SIWSAP Phase 2 (circa US$50 million), and Annex 6 of this report contains the GCF Concept Note template, for consideration and potential use by UNDP and SIG.
Management Response: [Added: 2020/01/15] [Last Updated: 2020/11/27]
Agreed
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. In order to build on the outstanding achievements and best-practice models established by SIWSAP in relation to community-level water security and climate change resilience, and to also address the lack of progress with some targets, it is strongly recommended that UNDP work with SIG to develop a Phase 2 project to facilitate up-scaling and Provincial and National level replication of Phase 1 successes.
2. Given the strong climate adaptation focus of SIWSAP, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) might be a suitable partner for a much larger SIWSAP Phase 2 (circa US$50 million), and Annex 6 of this report contains the GCF Concept Note template, for consideration and potential use by UNDP and SIG
[Added: 2020/01/15] [Last Updated: 2021/11/01] |
UNDP SIG (MMERE & MECDM) UNDP SIG (MMERE & MEC DM) | 2021/11 | Completed | Discussion took place between UNDP and the Implementing Partner to continue, in principle. However, resource mobilization remains a challenge at the moment. Thus, still uncertain on when this will eventuate. History |