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Supporting Vulnerable Communities in Maldives to Manage Climate-Change Induced Water Shortages Interim Evaluation of the UNDP-supported GCF-financed project: Supporting vulnerable communities in Maldives to manage climate-change induced water shortages F I N A L R E P O R T UNDP PIMS: 5705 GCF: FP007 November 13th, 2019 Supporting vulnerable communities in Maldives to manage climate-induced water shortages Project (UNDP-GCF) Interim Evaluation Final Report Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this report are the sole responsibility of the evaluators and do not represent the official opinion of UNDP. 2 Supporting vulnerable communities in Maldives to manage climate-induced water shortages Project (UNDP-GCF) Interim Evaluation Final Report Acknowledgements The evaluators wish to express their acknowledgements to all the individuals and organisations they had the pleasure to engage with, offering their time and views, often on a very short notice and without restrictions. As the focus of this Interim Evaluation is both on stocktaking of progress made as on learning about challenges and constraints, the opinions shared and the suggestions and recommendations made were all received with appreciation, as they offered valuable information used for the narrative of this report. Ms. Keti Chachibaia, Regional Technical Advisor of UNDP provided the broader context of the GCF project and gave guidance to the evaluation team at the start of the evaluation mission. The evaluation was managed by Ms. Aysha Solih and Mr. Adam Shaheer, who gave excellent logistical support and detailed insight in the project evolution. Mr. Ahmed Shifaz, Head of the Resilience and Climate Change team of UNDP provided additional guidance to the team and highlighted areas of focus during the evaluation. Ms. Akiko Fujii, Resident Representative of UNDP Maldives, shared her experiences with and vision of the project and its evolution and gave valuable comments during briefing and debriefing sessions. The State Minister of the Ministry of Environment, Mr. Ahmed Mujthaba, shared his views and experiences with the project just as the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, the Implementing Partner of the GCF project, Mr. Ajwad Musthafa. The project management team, headed by the Project Manager, Ms. Shaheeda Adam Ibrahim, were excellent in supporting the team with sharing their experiences and insights. Mr. Hassan Saeed, the M&E officer of PMU ensured that all team members could be consulted, organized the additional stakeholder meetings and ensured that team members could accompany the team during the field visits. In Male’ many stakeholders could be met and we thank the representatives of the following institutions for their time and views, often on short notice: MNPI, LGA, MNU, ME-CCD, FENAKA, MMS, ME-EPA, MoH1, contractor and supervision consultant. The evaluation team visited three project islands, Haa Dhaalu Atoll, Nolhivaranfaru, Gaafu Alifu Atoll, Nilandhoo and Alifu Dhaalu Atoll, Kun’burudhoo. These island visits provided excellent opportunities to assess field conditions, consult Island Council representatives and meet the ultimate beneficiaries of the GCF project, the island households facing increasing shortages of potable water due to climate change and contamination of their aquifers. Their warm hospitality and open and frank discussion were very valuable, and the evaluators thank them kindly. All stakeholders are thanked for sharing their views and opinions on the progress, achievements and challenges of the projects and their recommendations for the remaining implementation period of the project. Key stakeholders gave constructive feedback to a draft version of this report, which was used to produce this final version. The evaluation team hope that the findings of this interim evaluation will support the project team and all key stakeholders in successfully achieving the set targets and provide actionable recommendations to enhance lasting impact. Heteren, The Netherlands Hans van Noord Hulhumale, Maldives Athifa Ibrahim November 2019 1 See the list of acronyms on p.6. 3 Supporting vulnerable communities in Maldives to manage climate-induced water shortages Project (UNDP-GCF) Interim Evaluation Final Report Table of Content Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................. 3 Acronyms and Abbreviations .................................................................................................................. 6 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................. 8 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 20 2. Project Description and Background ............................................................................................. 26 3. Findings.......................................................................................................................................... 31 3.1 Project Strategy ..................................................................................................................... 31 3.2 Progress Towards Results ...................................................................................................... 34 3.3 Project Implementation, Adaptive Management and Effectiveness and Efficiency ............. 42 Efficiency and Effectiveness .............................................................................................................. 48 3.4 Sustainability ......................................................................................................................... 49 3.5 Innovativeness in results areas ............................................................................................. 52 3.6 Gender Equity ........................................................................................................................ 52 3.7 Environment and Social Safeguards ...................................................................................... 53 3.8 Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management ........................................................ 54 4. Conclusions and Recommendations ............................................................................................. 55 4.1 Conclusions ............................................................................................................................ 55 4.2 Recommendations................................................................................................................. 57 Annexes ................................................................................................................................................. 60 Annex 1 Mission Schedule and Itinerary ..................................................................................... 61 Annex 2 List of persons consulted ............................................................................................... 65 Annex 3 List of Documents reviewed .......................................................................................... 67 Annex 4 Long list of questions used for interviews ..................................................................... 69 Annex 5 Interim Evaluation Matrix / Framework ........................................................................ 78 Annex 6 Updated Project Risk Log ............................................................................................... 81 Annex 7 Interim Evaluation ToR .................................................................................................. 85 Annex 8 UNEG Code of Conduct for Evaluators/Midterm Review Consultants .......................... 95 List of Tables Table 1 Project Overview Table 8 Table 2 MTR Ratings & Achievement Summary Table for GCF project 12 Table 3 Overview of recommendations 19 Table 4 Suggested revisions of logframe indicators and targets 33 Table 5 Progress Towards Results Matrix (Achievement of outcomes against End-of-project Targets) 35 4 Supporting vulnerable communities in Maldives to manage climate-induced water shortages Project (UNDP-GCF) Interim Evaluation Final Report Table 6 Output 1 and assessment of progress for the various activities 40 Table 7 Output 2 and assessment of progress for the various activities 41 Table 8 Output 3 and assessment of progress for the various activities 42 Table 9 Financial delivery rate for 2017, 2018 and 2019 (to Q3) 45 Table 10 Co-Financing Table for UNDP Supported GCF Financed Projects 45 Table 11 Overview of recommendations 59 List of Figures Figure 1 Key milestones of the GCF project (Source: inception report, September 2017) 29 Figure 2 Planned budgets and actual disbursement 45 Figure 3 Delivery rate 2017-2019 (Q3) 45 Figure 4 Recent Facebook post of the GCF project, using the ME’s Fenfahi interface 48 5 Supporting vulnerable communities in Maldives to manage climate-induced water shortages Project (UNDP-GCF) Interim Evaluation Final Report Acronyms and Abbreviations AE Accredited Entity AMA Accreditation Master Agreement AWP/B Annual Work Plan and Budget CCD Climate Change Department (of ME) CO Country Office CTA Chief Technical Advisor DWS Department of Water and Sanitation DOA Delegation of Authority ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan EPA Environmental Protection Agency of the ME FAA Funded Activity Agreement FP Funding Proposal FENAKA Maldivian Utility Corporation GAP Gender Action Plan GCF Green
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