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Evaluation of FAO's Programme in West Bank and Gaza Strip 2011-2015 OFFICE OF EVALUATION Evaluation of FAO’s Programme in West Bank and Gaza Strip 2011-2015 August 2017 Evaluation of FAO’s Programme in West Bank and Gaza Strip 2011-2015 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF EVALUATION August 2017 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Office of Evaluation (OED) This report is available in electronic format at: http://www.fao.org/evaluation The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented, does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended by FAO in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. The views expressed in this information product are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of FAO. © FAO 2017 FAO encourages the use, reproduction and dissemination of material in this information product. Except where otherwise indicated, material may be copied, downloaded and printed for private study, research and teaching purposes, or for use in non-commercial products or services, provided that appropriate acknowledgement of FAO as the source and copyright holder is given and that FAO’s endorsement of users’ views, products or services is not implied in any way. All requests for translation and adaptation rights, and for resale and other commercial use rights should be made via www.fao.org/contact-us/licence-request or addressed to [email protected]. For further information on this report, please contact: Director, Office of Evaluation (OED) Food and Agriculture Organization Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 1, 00153 Rome Italy Email: [email protected] Photo credit (cover photos): @FAO/Savina Tessitore. Evaluation of FAO’s Programme in West Bank and Gaza Strip Contents Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................................................vii Acronyms and Abbreviations ...................................................................................................................viii Executive Summary .................................................................................................................1 1. Introduction .........................................................................................................................11 1.1 Background and purpose ..........................................................................................11 1.2 Scope and Objectives ..................................................................................................12 1.2.1 Scope ......................................................................................................................12 1.2.2 Objectives ............................................................................................................13 1.3 Main evaluation questions ........................................................................................13 1.4 Methodology ................................................................................................................14 1.5 Constraints and challenges ........................................................................................16 2. Context ........................................................................................................................................ 17 2.1 Historical background and humanitarian context: operating at the intersection of humanitarian and development needs ..............................................17 2.2 Agriculture, natural resources and climate change ........................................... 22 2.3 Poverty, vulnerability and food insecurity ........................................................... 23 2.4 Gender .............................................................................................................................24 2.5 Development frameworks and response plans ...................................................25 2.5.1 Government policies for the agricultural sector ........................................25 2.5.2 International development and response frameworks ...........................25 3. FAO in WBGS ..................................................................................................................... 27 3.1 The WBGS Office ...........................................................................................................27 3.2 FAO’s programme in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, 2011-2015 .....................28 3.2.1 The Plan of Action (2011-2013) .......................................................................28 3.2.2 The Programme Framework (2014-2016)....................................................28 3.3 Overview of FAO’s field programme delivery ..................................................... 29 3.4 Regional Projects ......................................................................................................... 34 4. Assessment of FAO’s strategic positioning in WBGS .......................................... 35 4.1 Strategic relevance and effectiveness ....................................................................35 4.1.1 Relevance and appropriateness of FAO WBGS strategic frameworks .35 4.1.2 Relevance and appropriateness of FAO’s analytical approach ............ 38 4.1.3 Linking relief, rehabilitation and development .........................................43 4.1.4 Alignment to FAO’s corporate Strategic Framework ...............................47 4.1.5 Partnership and coordination ........................................................................49 4.1.6 Decentralization ................................................................................................ 54 iii Evaluation of FAO’s Programme in West Bank and Gaza Strip 4.2 Positioning in the context of a protracted crisis ................................................. 56 4.2.1 Special status of the FAO WBGS office ....................................................... 56 4.2.2 Technical work in the political context of WBGS ......................................59 5. Assessment of FAO’s contribution to addressing humanitarian and development needs in WBGS ........................................................................................... 63 5.1 Livelihood Activities .................................................................................................... 63 5.1.1 Targeting ............................................................................................................. 63 5.1.2 Relevance ............................................................................................................ 66 5.1.3 / Effectiveness/Timeliness ...............................................................................69 5.2 Policy support and capacity development ...........................................................74 5.3 Cross-cutting issues ......................................................................................................81 5.3.1 Monitoring and lessons learning .................................................................81 5.3.2 Gender ................................................................................................................. 82 5.3.3 Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) ...........................................85 5.3.4 Environmental sustainability ...........................................................................87 6. Conclusions ......................................................................................................................... 89 7. Recommendations ............................................................................................................ 92 Appendix 1: List of People met ......................................................................................... 98 Appendix 2: List of documents consulted ..................................................................104 Appendix 3: Evaluation Matrix ....................................................................................... 110 Appendix 4: List of Country, Regional and Global Projects ...................................117 Appendix 5: Map of WBGS project sites ..................................................................... 120 Appendix 6: Table of projects visits ............................................................................... 121 Appendix 7: Theory of change ....................................................................................... 122 iv Evaluation of FAO’s Programme in West Bank and Gaza Strip Boxes, figures and tables Boxes Box 1: Livelihoods and protection .....................................................................................21 Box 2: FAO WBGS programme frameworks .................................................................. 29 Box 3: Resilience .................................................................................................................... 36 Box 4: FAO’s Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis (RIMA) ......................... 39 Box 5: Support to Food Security Information Systems ............................................
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