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Terminal Evaluation Report Sustaining Agricultural Biodiversity Terminal Evaluation Report Atlas Project ID: 00070411; PIMS: 3647 Sustaining agricultural biodiversity in the face of climate change in Tajikistan German Kust, Alisher Nazirov July 2015 0 Contents ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................................ d PROJECT DETAILS .......................................................................................................................................... e Evaluation team ............................................................................................................................................ f Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................................... f EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................... i 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Purpose of the evaluation .................................................................................................................. 1 1.2. Scope & Methodology ........................................................................................................................ 1 1.3. Structure of the evaluation report ..................................................................................................... 2 2. Project description and development context...................................................................................... 2 2.1. Project duration ................................................................................................................................. 2 2.2. Milestones in Design, Implementation and Completion ................................................................... 3 2.3. Problems that the Project sought to address .................................................................................... 4 2.4. Objectives of the Project .................................................................................................................... 5 2.5. Baseline indicators established .......................................................................................................... 5 2.6. Main stakeholders .............................................................................................................................. 5 2.7. Results Expected ................................................................................................................................ 6 3. Findings ..................................................................................................................................................... 7 3.1 Project Design / Formulation ............................................................................................................ 7 3.1.1. Analysis of LFM/Results Framework (Project logic /strategy; Indicators) ...................................... 8 3.1.2. Assumptions and Risks .................................................................................................................... 8 3.1.3. Lessons from other relevant projects incorporated into Project design ........................................ 9 3.1.4. Planned stakeholder participation .................................................................................................. 9 3.1.5. Replication approach .................................................................................................................... 10 3.1.6. UNDP comparative advantage ...................................................................................................... 10 3.1.7. Linkages between Project and other interventions within the sector .......................................... 11 3.1.8. Management arrangements ......................................................................................................... 12 3.2 Project Implementation .................................................................................................................. 12 3.2.1. Implementation Approach and Adaptive management ............................................................... 12 3.2.2. Monitoring and evaluation: design and implementation ............................................................. 13 3.2.3. Partnership arrangements ............................................................................................................ 14 3.2.4. Project Finance / Co-Finance and Project efficiency ..................................................................... 15 3.2.5. UNDP as Implementing Partner: execution, coordination, and operational issues ..................... 16 3.3 Project Results ................................................................................................................................. 17 a 3.3.1. Overall results (attainment of objectives) .................................................................................... 17 3.3.2. Relevance. Global Environmental Benefits ................................................................................... 22 3.3.3. Country ownership / drivenness ................................................................................................... 23 3.3.4. Effectiveness & Efficiency ............................................................................................................. 24 3.3.5. Other Results ................................................................................................................................. 25 3.3.6. Mainstreaming .............................................................................................................................. 26 3.3.7. Sustainability and catalytic role .................................................................................................... 27 3.3.8. Catalytic Role and Replication ....................................................................................................... 29 3.3.9. Impact............................................................................................................................................ 30 4. Conclusions, Recommendations & Lessons ........................................................................................ 31 4.1. Comments and possible corrective actions for the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Project ......................................................................................................................... 34 4.1.1. Recommendations for the Project design ................................................................................. 34 4.1.2. Recommendations for the implementation of the Project ....................................................... 35 4.1.3. Recommendations for the Project monitoring and evaluation ................................................ 35 4.2. Actions and proposals to follow up or reinforce initial benefits from the Project .......................... 36 4.3. Lessons learnt. Best and worst practices. ........................................................................................ 37 5. Annexes .................................................................................................................................................. I 5.1. Terms of Reference ............................................................................................................................. I 5.2. Terminal evaluation work plan ......................................................................................................XXII 5.3. Itinerary .........................................................................................................................................XXIII 5.4. List of persons interviewed ......................................................................................................... XXVII 5.5. Summary of field visits ................................................................................................................. XXIX 5.6. List of main documents reviewed .............................................................................................. XXXIV 5.7. Evaluation questionnaire ............................................................................................................ XXXV 5.8. Evaluation Consultant Agreement Form .......................................................................................... LV 5.9. List of target jamoats met during visits to three of the four pilot areas+ ....................................... LVI 5.10. Planned and utilized financial expenditures and leveraged funds ............................................. LVIII 5.11. Sources and amounts of co-financing ............................................................................................ LX 5.12. List of project’s main contracts and agreements .......................................................................... LXI 5.13. (A) Comparative analysis of the project outputs, targets, indicators and baseline before and after MTE ....................................................................................................................................................... LXII 5.13. (B) Comparative analysis of the project outputs, targets, indicators within Project Logframe Matrix ..................................................................................................................................................
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