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Uzbekistan: Reducing Pressures on Natural Resources from Competing Land Use in Non‐Irrigated Arid Mountain, Semi‐Desert and Desert Landscapes Global Environment Facility (GEF) / United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Uzbekistan: Reducing Pressures on Natural Resources from Competing Land Use in Non‐Irrigated Arid Mountain, Semi‐Desert and Desert Landscapes GEF Project ID 4600 ‐ PIMS 4649 Terminal Evaluation April‐May 2019 Uzbekistan Max Kasparek Independent Consultant July 2019 Uzbekistan: Reducing Pressures on Natural Resources from Competing Land Use in Non‐Irrigated Arid Mountain, Semi‐Desert and Desert Landscapes UNDP Project IDs GEF‐ID 4600 GEF Project ID PIMS 4649 Funding Source GEF Trust Fund Project Type Full Size Project GEF Period GEF‐5 Approved Fiscal Year 2012 Evaluation Time Frame October 2013 – July 2019 Country Republic of Uzbekistan Region Europe and Central Asia Focal Area Land Degradation Applicable GEF Strategic LD‐3: Integrated Landscapes: Reduce pressures on natural re‐ Objective and Program sources from competing land uses in the wider landscape Implementing Agency United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Executing Agency State Committee for Land Resources and Geo Cadastre Evaluator Dr. Max Kasparek (international consultant) Acknowledgements The author of the terminal evaluation would like to express his gratitude to all project stakeholders whom he has met and inter‐ viewed during the evaluation mission in Uzbekistan in April 2019 and who generously and frankly shared their views and opinions on project activities, results and impacts with the evaluator. The eval‐ uator would like to express his thanks in particular to the Project Manager, Mr. Tulkin Farmanov for his efforts in organising and participating in the evaluation, Dr. Rustam Muradov (Project Con‐ sultant), who accompanied the evaluator throughout the mission and provided information and interpretation, Zafar Abdullaev (Pro‐ ject Team Member) for various technical assistance, and Khurshid Rustamov (UNDP Sustainable Development Cluster Leader) for fruitful discussion and information sharing. 2 Table of Contents Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................... 3 Acronyms and Abbreviations ..................................................................................................... 5 Executive Summary .................................................................................................................... 6 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 14 1.1 Purpose of the Evaluation .............................................................................................. 14 1.2 Scope and Methodology ................................................................................................ 14 1.3 Structure of the Evaluation Report ................................................................................ 17 2. Project Description and Development Context ................................................................... 18 2.1 Project Start and Duration ............................................................................................. 18 2.2 Problems that the Project Sought to Address ................................................................ 18 2.3 Immediate and Development Objectives of the Project and Expected Results ............ 19 2.4 Baseline Indicators ......................................................................................................... 20 2.5 Main Stakeholders .......................................................................................................... 20 3. Findings ................................................................................................................................. 21 3.1 Project Design / Formulation ......................................................................................... 21 3.1.1 Formulation of the Results Framework ................................................................. 21 3.1.2 Analysis of the Project Results Framework ........................................................... 21 3.1.3 Analysis of Assumptions and Risks ........................................................................ 23 3.1.4 Lessons from Other Relevant Projects .................................................................. 24 3.1.5 Stakeholder Participation ...................................................................................... 25 3.1.6 Project Beneficiaries .............................................................................................. 25 3.1.7 Replication and Upscaling Approach ..................................................................... 26 3.1.8 UNDP’s Comparative Advantages ......................................................................... 26 3.1.9 Linkages between the Project and other Interventions within the Sector ........... 26 3.2 Project Implementation ................................................................................................. 27 3.2.1 Adaptive Management .......................................................................................... 27 3.2.2 Partnership Arrangements .................................................................................... 29 3.2.3 Project Finance ...................................................................................................... 29 3.2.4 Monitoring & Evaluation ....................................................................................... 31 3.4.5 Management arrangements and operational issues ............................................ 31 3.3 Project Results ................................................................................................................ 32 3 3.3.1 Attainment of Project Objectives .......................................................................... 32 3.3.2 Relevance .............................................................................................................. 36 3.3.3 Effectiveness .......................................................................................................... 37 3.3.4 Efficiency (Cost‐effectiveness) .............................................................................. 39 3.3.5 Country‐ownership ................................................................................................ 41 3.3.6 Mainstreaming Cross‐cutting Issues ..................................................................... 42 3.3.7 Sustainability ......................................................................................................... 42 3.3.8 Impact .................................................................................................................... 44 4. Conclusions, Recommendations and Lessons Learnt .......................................................... 46 Annex A. Terms of Reference ............................................................................................... 53 Annex B. Itinerary (Meeting Schedule) ................................................................................ 54 Annex C. List of Persons Interviewed ................................................................................... 59 Annex D. Summary of Field Visits ......................................................................................... 62 Annex E. List of Documents Reviewed ................................................................................. 66 Annex F. Terminal Evaluation ‐Evaluation Questions / MATRIX .......................................... 67 Annex G. Questionnaire Used with Summary of Results ..................................................... 69 Annex H. List of Project Measures ....................................................................................... 72 Annex I. Evaluation Consultant Agreement Form ................................................................ 82 Annex J. Terminal Evaluation Audit Trail .............................................................................. 83 Annex K. Terminal Evaluation Final Report Clearance Form ............................................... 97 4 Acronyms and Abbreviations APR Annual Project Report AWP Annual Work Plan CACILM Central Asian Countries Initiative for Land Management CO UNDP Country Office EoP End‐of‐Project GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH GKZ Goskomzemgeodezkadaster (State Committee on Land Resources, Geodesy, Cartography and State Cadaster) ILUP Integrated Land Use Planning INRM Integrated Natural Resource Management LLC Limited Liability Company LogFrame Logical Framework (Project Results Framework) NRM Natural Resource Management MTR Mid‐term Review NBSAP National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan PIR Project Implementation Review PM Project Manager PMB Project Management Board PMU Project Management Unit PRF Project Results Framework (Logical Framework) ProDoc Project Document SME Small and Medium‐sized Enterprise (private and government‐owned LLCs) TE Terminal Evaluation The Project UNDP‐GEF Project “Reducing Pressures on Natural Resources….” UNCCD United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification 5 Executive Summary Project Summary Table Project Title Uzbekistan: Reducing Pressures on Natural Resources from Competing Land Use in Non‐Irrigated Arid Mountain, Semi‐Desert and Desert Landscapes GEF Project ID GEF‐ID 4600 US$ UN Project ID PIMS 4649 PPG Grant 50,000 Country Uzbekistan GEF Grant* 2,313,600 Region Europe and Central Asia Agency Fee* 231,360
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