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Project Final Evaluation: “Improving Community Climate Resilience in Nissan”, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea Project Final Evaluation: “Improving Community Climate Resilience in Nissan”, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea Edward Boydell and Ingvar Anda June 2017 (DRAFT to CARE) Authors & Contributors This final evaluation report was prepared for CARE International in Papua New Guinea by Edward Boydell – and Ingvar Anda – Hau Meni & Associates - www.haumeni.com Fieldwork and data collection conducted by Edward Boydell, Chris Binabat, Rebecca Jinro, Loretta Titus and Naomi Basika. This paper is made possible by the generous support of the American people, through the United States Agency for International Development Disclaimer The views in this paper are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily represent those of the CARE or its programs, USAID, the Government of the United States of America /any other partners. Cover page photo: detail of a carving by the Pinepel Cultural Group, highlighting the various components of the project. This was presented to CARE during the project closure ceremony in March 2017. Image: E. Boydell. 2 Executive Summary CARE International in PNG is supporting women and men living on Nissan and Pinepel Island to build resilience to the impacts of climate change. The communities that live on these remote coral atolls in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville are highly exposed to the impacts of climate change. Support has been provided the ”Improving Community Resilience in Nissan” project since April 2015. The overall objective of the project is: “Increased community resilience to the impacts of climate change, through improved coastal and marine resource management and enhanced livelihoods in Nissan District” The project is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Pacific American Climate Fund (PACAM). It builds on previous work with Nissan and Pinepel communities, where CARE has been working since 2009. It introduced new activities related to marine and coastal resource management, livestock management, as well as continuing to support resilient agricultural practices. The project also worked to increase the capacity of a number of actors to manage climate risk. These included community-based organisations, the Nissan District Administration, and the Autonomous Bougainville Government. This end of project evaluation, completed in February and March 2017, is intended to assess performance and support accountability and learning. It used qualitative methods. The gender-balanced evaluation team emphasised the participation of women, paying attention to outcomes for both women and men. The findings of this evaluation confirm that the “Improving Community Resilience in Nissan” project supported women and men in the process of adapting to the impacts of climate change. These included changes to knowledge and behaviour related to marine resource management, improvements in the management of livestock, and the continued uptake of more resilient agricultural practices. CARE’s ongoing emphasis on women’s empowerment has strengthened gender equality and women’s voice, with both women and men reporting significant changes at household and community level. However, other elements of the project were not fully realised. The ambitious design of the project was limited by the capacity of Government partners and at times, the project team itself. Staff turnover created delays, and these challenges were not adequately managed. The headline findings, presented against evaluation criteria of relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and impact, are presented below. Relevance introduced at the request of the communities. • Women and men on Nissan and Pinepel are highly exposed to climate risk, with villages • The project gender strategy and design were on Pinepel frequently experiencing food grounded in CARE’s Women’s stress. Empowerment Framework • The project directly addressed the • The project aligns with relevant ABG and foundation of food and livelihood: marine PNG policies on climate change, resources and growing staple foods and conservation and marine resource vegetables. Livestock management was management. However, the expectations of • A policy forum brought together stakeholders the NDA were over-ambitious from Nissan, the ABG and the National Climate Change and Development Effectiveness Authority Marine Resource Management • While strong partnership with maintained • Knowledge of coastal and marine ecology with the Bougainville Environment Bureau, has increased, and marine resource engagement with other ABG departments management has improved as a result of was inconsistent. awareness raised by the project. Efficiency • The development of 16 management plans • The project took measures to ensure cost- for coastal and marine resource efficient implementation of activities and management was underway, but manage the challenge of working in a incomplete, at the time of evaluation. remote area, including working through These plans covered the lagoon and coast partners, local CBOs, and creating adjacent to all 21 villages on Nissan. efficiencies by combining funding to deliver Women, men and youth were engaged a more comprehensive programme. through a participatory planning process. • Staff absence and turnover created • Fisheries and ecosystem research involved implementation delays, and for a period the a large number of community members, project did not receive adequate senior and strengthened knowledge and management support. Staffing capacity motivation for marine resource was augmented in the final 6 months of the management. However, the fisheries project, which meant that key activities survey was completed too late to feed into could be completed. the development of management plans. Sustainability Resilient Agriculture and livestock management • Uptake of climate-resilient agricultural activities, including kitchen gardens, is • Climate resilient agricultural practices have continuing without project support. The continued to spread, with strong uptake of diffusion of other agricultural practices, Kitchen Gardens, composting and including mulching and composting, has mulching and composting. At least 200 also grown steadily. households on Nissan and Pinepel are using these practices. • Livestock management is likely to continue in Pinepel, where uptake was widespread • After a slow start, over 180 households are and legal sanctions now enclosing pigs - a significant behavioural change that will reduce • It is too early to determine the sustainability damage to gardens. of coastal and marine resource management measures, as plans were • A nutrition training raised awareness of non- only put into put into place late in the marine sources of protein and infant project. However, there has been strong nutrition. Participants have repeated this buy-in from District Government and training in at least 2 villages. community-leaders, which could support Nissan District Policy and Planning sustained uptake. In Balil, coastal clean-up activities have become a regular activity, • Research on marine and coastal ecosystems and a ban on fine fishing nets is being and fisheries involved community enforced. members, and shared results with district • The project supported the development of and local level government two community-based organisations: Balel Environment, and Kirapim Laip – the second of which has registered as an facilitation has generated sustained changes for NGO. However, the project did not support women. The project has included single gender-balanced management groups to mothers and marginalised women, and has sustain marine and livelihood activities. improved relationships between young women and men. Changes have occurred in a number Impact of areas • Planning, assessment and awareness • Agency: women have new sources of raising has laid the foundation for income, improved access to water and sustainable management of marine diverse sources of nutrition, and are more ecosystems, which are an important safety confident to participate in household and net during drought village decision making. • There is evidence that improved agricultural • Relationships: communication between practices are contributing to reduced women and men has improved, and men pressure on marine resources. Significant are taking a greater level of responsibility improvements in livestock management is for household, child-raising and agricultural reducing risks, kitchen gardens have duties. unlocked a new food source for people on Nissan and Pinepel. • Structures: women are more involved in community decision-making and affairs, Gender equality and women’s voice and women’s voice extends beyond CARE- Particular attention was paid to the impact of led activities. However, some male CARE’s ongoing work on Gender Equality and community leaders expressed resistance Women’s voice. The emphasis that CARE has to this change. placed on participation and gender-responsive Recommendations A. Consolidate and complete: priorities for project completion and follow up A1. Ensure community-based marine resource management plans and research reports are lodged with the Bougainville Environment Bureau and other departments in in the ABG A2. Look for mechanisms to sustain achievement under Outcomes 1 and 3, including developing an island-wide management plan, and link ABG, NDA and CBOs to small grant providers. A3. Continue to monitor the spread of a fatal disease affecting coconut palms, and identify response options A4. Support ABG to establish a coordination
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