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Midterm Review Report Mid-Term Review - Sustainable Land Management Programme to Combat Desertification in Pakistan – SLMP Phase II GEF Project ID: 4754 UNDP Project ID: 4593 Country: Pakistan Region: Asia-Pacific Focal Area: Land Degradation (GEF-5) GEF Agency: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Executing Agencies: Ministry of Climate Change, Government of Pakistan Provincial Planning and Development Departments of Baluchistan, Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh Date Version Comments 27th September 2018 01 First draft 13th October 2018 02 Final Report incorporating comments by UNDP, NCU & PCUs András Darabant Prepared by: Chaudhry Inayatullah Final Report Midterm Review, September-October 2018 András Darabant Sustainable Land Management Programme to Combat Desertification in Pakistan Chaudhry Inayatullah UNDP PIMS ID: 4593; GEF Project ID: 4754 Opening page PROJECT DETAILS: Project Name: Sustainable Land Management Programme to Combat Desertification in Pakistan Project ID: UNDP PIMS ID: 4593 GEF Project ID: 4754 Country: Pakistan Region: Asia-Pacific Focal Area: Land Degradation (GEF-5) Strategic Programs: Objective LD-2: “Generate sustainable flows of forest ecosystem services in drylands, including sustaining livelihoods of forest dependent people” and Objective LD 3 “Reduce pressures on natural resources from competing land uses in the wider landscape” Funding Source: GEF Trust Fund, Government of Pakistan, UNDP, village communities Implementing Agency: United Nations Development Programme Implementation Modality: National Implementation Modality (NIM) Executing Agencies: Ministry of Climate Change, Government of Pakistan, Planning and Development Departments, Governments of Baluchistan, Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh FINANCIALS: Project Preparation Grant: USD 0 GEF Project Grant: USD 3,791,000 Co-financing Total: USD 18,080,737 (according to CEO ER); USD 13,439,425 (GoP PC-1) GEF Agency Fees: USD 379,100 Total Cost: USD 22,250,837 PROJECT TIMELINE: Received by GEF: November 29th, 2011 Preparation Grant Approved: n/a Concept Approved: February 29th, 2012 Project Approved for October 3rd, 2013 Implementation: State Date: April 1st, 2015 Closing Date (Planned): March 31st, 2020; August 2020 (60 months from hiring of NPC) MIDTERM REVIEW DETAILS: Midterm Review Timeframe: August-October 2018 MTR Consultants: Dr András Darabant, Dr Chaudhry Inayatullah Acknowledgements The MTR Team would like to acknowledge the information, interviews, feedback and support provided by the stakeholders of the SLMP II Project, including the Project Team at the National Coordination Unit, in particular Mr. Hamid Marwat, Mr. Nadeem Shaukat, Mr. Fawad Mir, Mr. Waqas Awan, Mr. Pir Adnan Sajid, Mr. Ameen Amjad, and the four Provincial Coordination Units, in particular Mr. Khalid Sultan, Dr Ikhram ur Reham, Dr Mohammad Khair, Mr. Zulfikar Laghiari, Mr. Kamran Saeed, officials of the Ministry of Climate Change, Planning Commission, Economic Affairs Department, Provincial Planning and Development Departments and Provincial Line Departments. The MTR Team expresses gratefulness for the facilitation and the contributions by the UNDP Country Office, in particular Mr. Muhammad Sohail, Mr. Mohammad Saleem, and Ms. Naoko Takasu, as well as the UNDP-GEF Regional Technical Adviser Mr. Tashi Dorji. Contributions of NGOs and of members of local communities in the four provinces, along with advice by Dr Mike Moser and formats by Mr. Stefan Michel and Mr. James Lenoci are gratefully acknowledged. ii | Page Final Report Midterm Review, September-October 2018 András Darabant Sustainable Land Management Programme to Combat Desertification in Pakistan Chaudhry Inayatullah UNDP PIMS ID: 4593; GEF Project ID: 4754 Contents Contents ............................................................................................................................................................................ iii Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................................ v Abbreviations and acronyms ............................................................................................................................................ xv 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................. 16 1.1 MTR purpose and objectives ........................................................................................................................... 16 1.2 MTR scope and methodology ......................................................................................................................... 16 1.3 Structure of the MTR report ........................................................................................................................... 18 1.4 Rating scales .................................................................................................................................................... 18 1.5 Ethics ................................................................................................................................................................. 2 1.6 Audit trail .......................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.7 Limitations ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 2. Project description ..................................................................................................................................................... 4 2.1 Development context ........................................................................................................................................ 4 2.2 Problems that the Project sought to address ................................................................................................... 5 2.3 Project description and strategy ....................................................................................................................... 5 2.4 Project implementation arrangements ............................................................................................................. 7 2.5 Project timing and milestones .......................................................................................................................... 9 3. Findings ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9 3.1 Project strategy ................................................................................................................................................. 9 3.1.1 Project design ............................................................................................................................................... 9 3.1.2 Strategic results framework .......................................................................................................................... 9 3.2 Progress towards results ................................................................................................................................. 14 3.2.1 Progress towards outcomes analysis .......................................................................................................... 14 3.2.2 Remaining barriers to achieving the project objective ............................................................................... 25 3.3 Project implementation and adaptive management ...................................................................................... 25 3.3.1 Management arrangements ....................................................................................................................... 25 3.3.2 Work planning ............................................................................................................................................ 27 3.3.3 Finance and Co-finance ............................................................................................................................... 28 3.3.4 Project-level Monitoring and Evaluation Systems ...................................................................................... 30 3.3.5 Stakeholder engagement and Partnerships ................................................................................................ 30 3.3.6 Reporting .................................................................................................................................................... 31 3.3.7 Communication .......................................................................................................................................... 32 3.4 Sustainability ................................................................................................................................................... 32 3.4.1 Financial risks to sustainability ................................................................................................................... 33 3.4.2 Socio-economic risks .................................................................................................................................. 33 3.4.3 Institutional framework and governance risks ..........................................................................................