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INDEPENDENT EVALUATION DIVISION OFFICE OF EVALUATION AND INTERNAL OVERSIGHT Independent Terminal Evaluation SWITCH-Med demonstration and networking components UNIDO project ID: 130163 Independent Evaluation Division Office of Evaluation and Internal Oversight Independent Terminal Evaluation SWITCH-Med demonstration and networking components UNIDO project ID: 130163 Vienna, August 2019 Distr. GENERAL ODG/EIO/IED/19/R.3 August 2019 Original: English This evaluation was managed by the responsible UNIDO Project Manager with quality assurance by the Independent Evaluation Division The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Mention of company names and commercial products does not imply the endorsement of UNIDO. The views and opinions of the team do not necessarily reflect the views of the Governments and of UNIDO. This document has not been formally edited. Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................................. iii List of Tables ...................................................................................................................................................................... iii Acknowledgement ............................................................................................................................................................iv Acronyms and Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................................ v Glossary of evaluation-related terms ..................................................................................................................... vii Executive summary ....................................................................................................................................................... viii I. Evaluation objective, methodology and process and limitations ........................................................ 1 A. Evaluation objective .......................................................................................................................................... 1 B. Methodology and process ............................................................................................................................... 1 C. Limitations ............................................................................................................................................................ 5 II. The Mediterranean region context and Project background ................................................................ 5 A. The Mediterranean region context ............................................................................................................. 5 B. The project background information ......................................................................................................... 6 III. Project assessment ................................................................................................................................................. 9 A. Project Design ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 B. Implementation performance .................................................................................................................... 12 C. Cross-cutting performance criteria ......................................................................................................... 44 D. Performance of partners .............................................................................................................................. 47 E. Overall assessment ......................................................................................................................................... 48 IV. Overall rating table .............................................................................................................................................. 48 V. Conclusions, Recommendations and Lessons learned .......................................................................... 49 A. Conclusions ........................................................................................................................................................ 49 B. Recommendations .......................................................................................................................................... 51 C. Lessons learned ............................................................................................................................................... 52 Annex 1: Reconstructed Theory of change .......................................................................................................... 54 Annex 2: Evaluation matrix ........................................................................................................................................ 55 Annex 3: Lists of stakeholders interviewed ......................................................................................................... 60 Annex 4: List of documents reviewed .................................................................................................................... 89 Annex 5: Survey’s responses and analysis ....................................................................................................... 101 Annex 6: Terms of reference ................................................................................................................................... 105 List of Tables Table 1: Level of achievement of project’s outputs 15 Table 2: Level of achievement of the overall objective and outcomes 24 Table 3: Project’s expenditures 36 Table 4: Women’s participation in GE related activities 45 Table 5: Features of the M&E plan 46 iii Acknowledgement The evaluation team was comprised of Nadia Bechraoui, Team leader and Evaluators Amjad Attar, Noa Meron, Salma Sabri and Imad Sleiman. The Evaluation team would like to thank the SWITCH-Med team and the UNIDO Independent Evaluation Division for the support and advice which they received throughout the evaluation process of this project. They would also like to thank each and every individual in the eight countries assessed, who kindly made themselves available for interviews in the course of this evaluation or responded to the online survey, for the valuable information and insights which they have all openly provided, and which have significantly contributed to this report. iv Acronyms and Abbreviations Abbreviation Meaning B2B Business to Business BOD Biological Oxygen Demand CEDARE Center for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe CITET Centre International des Technologies de l’Environnement de Tunisie CNTPP Centre National des Technologies Plus Propres (Algeria) CSOs Civil Society Organizations EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development EC European Commission ED Economic Division ENCPC Egyptian National Cleaner Production Center EPAP Egyptian Pollution Abatement Programme EU European Union GEs Green Entrepreneurs GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmBH (GIZ) HQs Headquarters LCA Life Cycle Assessment MAP Mediterranean Action Plan MED Mediterranean MENA Middle East and North Africa MFCA Material Flow Cost Accounting Moe Ministry of Environment MoT Ministry of Investment and International Cooperation (MIIC) MoPMAR Ministry of Investment and International Cooperation (MIIC) M&E Monitoring and Evaluation NAPs National Action Plans NF Networking Facility NFP National Focal Point NGO Non-Governmental Organization NSWMP National Solid Waste Management Programme (NSWMP) OECD-DAC Organization for Economic Co-operation & Development/ Development Assistance Committee OSCE Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe OVIs Objectively Verifiable Indicators v Abbreviation Meaning PEF Product Environmental Footprint PM Project Management POPs Persistent Organic Pollutants RAC Regional Activity Center RECP Resource Efficient Cleaner production RSS Royal Scientific Society RTOC Reconstructed Theory of Change SCP Sustainable Consumption and Production SDGs Sustainable Development Goals SDS Sustainable Development Strategy SMEs Small and Medium sizes Enterprises TE Terminal Evaluation TEST Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technology ToRs Terms of Reference UfM Union for the Mediterranean UNEG United Nations Evaluation Group UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization vi Glossary of evaluation-related terms Term Definition The situation, prior to an intervention, against which progress can be Baseline assessed. Intended or unintended change directly or indirectly due to an Effect intervention. The extent to which the development intervention’s objectives were Effectiveness achieved or are expected to be achieved. A measure of how economically resources/inputs (funds, expertise, Efficiency time, etc.) are converted to results. Positive & negative, intended & non-intended, directly & indirectly, long term effects that represent fundamental durable