BUILDING ADAPTIVE CAPACITY AND RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE WATER SECTOR IN CABO VERDE CIDA Fast Start Climate Change Funds FINAL EVALUATION REPORT Praia, Cabo Verde Survey date: December 2016 Report drafting date: December 2016 - March 2017 This evaluation was conducted with the support of CIDA/UNDP 1 Cabo Verde – Final Evaluation Report Building adaptive capacity and resilience to climate change in the water sector in Cabo Verde Atlas ID: 00058318 PIMS ID of the project (UNDP): 4091 Evaluation period: December 12-21, 2016 Evaluation report date: December 2016 Region and country of the project: Cabo Verde Implementing partner: Government of Cabo Verde Other implementing partners: INIDA, DGASP, SNSAN, ANAS Lead Coordination Agency Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Duration of the intervention: 2013-2016 Start date of the intervention: October 2013 End date of the intervention: November 2016 CIDA’s contribution: USD 1,980,000 Co-financing: USD 63,699,027 Evaluation team members: Alexandre Borde (International Expert) Elisabeth Lopes (National Consultant) Luisa Reis de Freitas (Technical Assistant) The evaluation field mission took place from December 11 to 21, 2016. The project intervention sites in the islands of Santiago and Santo Antão were visited. Cabo Verde Terminal Evaluation Report – 12 2016/3 2017 – Page 2/82 ACKNOWLEGMENTS The evaluators wish to express their sincere thanks to those who helped during this evaluation. Especially to the Country office of UNDP in Praia, including Mrs Sandra Martins, Mrs Ilaria Carnevali and Mrs Ulrika Richardson-Golinski, the resident coordinator. Also to the members of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, including the Project Supervisor, Mr. Carlos Monteiro, the former Project Supervisor, Mrs Alayde Dias, the National Director of Environment, Mr. Alexandre Nevsky, the National Director of Agriculture, Forestry and Animal-Husbandry, Mr. José João Teixeira and the local focal points, Mr. Orlando Freitas, Manuel Delgado and Antonio Andrade. As well as to Mrs Angela Moreno, President of INIDA. Their availability was invaluable throughout the mission to respond to questions and clarifications needed for any thorough final evaluation. The stakeholders were available to meet the evaluators, at the national level as well as in the demonstration project villages, and all those who collaborated during the mission should also be thanked. CANADA AND FAST START FINANCE During the Conference of the Parties (COP15) held in December 2009 in Copenhagen developed countries pledged to provide new and additional resources, including forestry and investments, approaching USD 30 billion for the period 2010 - 2012 and with balanced allocation between mitigation and adaptation. This collective commitment has come to be known as ‘fast-start finance’. At COP 18, Parties acknowledged the delivery of Fast-start Finance by developed country Parties to fulfill their collective Fast-start Finance commitment, and invited developed country Parties to expedite its full disbursement. Over the last three fiscal years (2010–2011 to 2012–2013), Canada has fully delivered on its commitment to provide its fair share of fast-start financing. Over the fast-start period, $1.2 billion in new and additional climate change financing has been issued, with approximately $400 million in each of the three years. Canada’s support is producing results across the globe—to date; funds have been committed at the project level to the benefit of over 50 developing countries. This support has been delivered primarily through multilateral channels, but also directly to Canada’s bilateral partners and in partnership with civil society and the private sector. Cabo Verde Terminal Evaluation Report – 12 2016/3 2017 – Page 3/82 Contents Acronyms and Abbreviations ................................................................................................. 5 Summary introduction and summary of the assessment of the project .................................. 6 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 9 1.1. Context and justification: Reminder of the context in the Republic of Cabo Verde and aspects related to climate change impacts .................................................................. 9 1.1.1. General presentation of the country ................................................................. 9 1.1.2. Effects of climate changes in Cabo Verde .......................................................10 1.1.3. Expected impacts of climate change and future projections ............................11 1.2. Evaluation’s objectives ...........................................................................................13 1.3. Methodology and scope of the evaluation ..............................................................15 1.3.1. Mission preparation (steps 1 and 2) ................................................................15 1.3.2. Field mission: consultations and first results analysis (steps 3 and 4) .............15 1.3.3. Finalization of the report (steps 5 and 6) .........................................................15 2. Description of the project and development context ......................................................17 2.1. Project start and expected duration ........................................................................17 2.2. Issues that the project sought to solve....................................................................17 2.3. Goal and objectives of the project ..........................................................................18 2.4. Baseline indicators established in the logical framework and expected results .......18 2.5. Main stakeholders ..................................................................................................19 3. Observations .................................................................................................................22 3.1. Formulation of the project extension .......................................................................22 3.1.1. Logical Framework and Results Analysis ........................................................22 3.1.2. Assumptions and risks ....................................................................................22 3.1.3. Stakeholders participation planning .................................................................25 3.1.4. Extension and replication approach .................................................................26 3.1.5. Links between the project and other interventions in the same sector .............27 3.1.6. Management ...................................................................................................28 3.2. Project implementation ...........................................................................................29 3.2.1. Adaptive management ....................................................................................29 3.2.2. Partnerships ....................................................................................................30 3.2.3. Integration of M&E in the adaptive management .............................................32 3.2.4. Financing of the project ...................................................................................33 3.2.5. Follow-up and evaluation: project’s extension and implementation ..................34 3.2.6. Coordination between UNDP, the implementing partner and the executing partner 34 3.2.7. Cross-cutting issues: nature of the beneficiaries and recognition of the gender and food security issues ................................................................................................35 3.3. Project results ........................................................................................................38 3.3.1. Overall results by intervention zones ...............................................................38 3.3.2. Relevance .......................................................................................................42 3.3.3. Efficiency & Effectiveness ...............................................................................42 3.3.4. Appropriation by the country ............................................................................42 3.3.5. Sustainability ...................................................................................................43 3.3.6. Impact .............................................................................................................44 4. Conclusions, recommendations and lessons learnt .......................................................45 5. Annexes ........................................................................................................................50 5.1. Photographs ...........................................................................................................50 5.2. Itinerary ..................................................................................................................54 5.3. List of documents reviewed ....................................................................................54 5.4. List of persons interviewed .....................................................................................55 5.5. Project’s logical framework .....................................................................................56 5.6. Terms of reference .................................................................................................62