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Republic of the Sudan Surveys of Renewable Marine Resource in The Independent Final Evaluation Republic of the Sudan Surveys of Renewable Marine Resource in the Red Sea State Project No. TE/SUD/12/004 UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION UNIDO EVALUATION GROUP Independent Final Evaluation SURVEYS OF RENEWABLE MARINE RESOURCES IN THE RED SEA STATE UNIDO Project Number TE/SUD/12/004 UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION Vienna, 2014 Distr. GENERAL ODG/EVA/13/R.21 March 2014 Original: English This evaluation was managed by the responsible UNIDO project manager with quality control by the Evaluation Group 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 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 Government of Sudan and of UNIDO. This document has not been formally edited. Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................................ 3 Acknowledgement ........................................................................................................... 5 Glossary of Evaluation Terms ......................................................................................... 6 List of Acronyms .............................................................................................................. 7 Executive Summary ........................................................................................................ 8 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 12 2 Scope and Approach of the evaluation .................................................................... 13 2.1 Information sources .......................................................................................... 13 2.2 Evaluation Approach ......................................................................................... 13 3 Country and project background .............................................................................. 14 3.1 Country context ................................................................................................. 14 3.2 Socioeconomic overview ................................................................................... 15 3.3 Policy and Legal framework: ............................................................................. 15 3.4 Red Sea State Context and Specificities ........................................................... 16 3.5 Overview of the Fishery Sector in the RSS ....................................................... 18 3.5.1 Fisheries Institution Framework .................................................................. 19 3.5.2 Fisheries legislation and Regulation Measures in the RSS ......................... 20 3.6 Sector-specific issues of concern ...................................................................... 20 4 Project summary ..................................................................................................... 21 4.1 Project Fact Sheet ............................................................................................ 21 4.2 Brief description ................................................................................................ 22 4.2.1 Surveys of Renewable Marine Resources in the RSS – The baseline project ................................................................................................................... 22 4.2.2 Complementary project............................................................................... 23 4.3 Project implementation ...................................................................................... 27 4.4 Positioning of the UNIDO project ...................................................................... 28 4.5 Counterpart organization(s)............................................................................... 29 3 5 Project assessment ................................................................................................. 30 5.1 Design and Relevance ...................................................................................... 30 5.2 Effectiveness .................................................................................................... 33 5.3 Efficiency .......................................................................................................... 36 5.4 Sustainability ..................................................................................................... 37 5.5 Assessment of M&E systems and Project Management ................................... 39 5.6 Assessment of processes affecting attainment of project results ....................... 39 6 Conclusions and Recommendations ....................................................................... 44 7 Lessons Learned ..................................................................................................... 46 Annex A: List of Interviewees ........................................................................................ 47 Annex B: Bibliography ................................................................................................... 48 Annex C: Terms of Reference ....................................................................................... 49 4 Acknowledgement The evaluation team would like to acknowledge the many and diverse contributions made to this evaluation. We are particularly thankful to staff of UNIDO at Headquarters and in the field, to officers and staff from government agencies in the Republic of the Sudan visited during the mission, and to staff of the Royal Embassy of Norway in Khartoum, Sudan. 5 Glossary of Evaluation Terms Term Definition Baseline The situation, prior to an intervention, against which progress can be assessed. Effect Intended or unintended change due directly or indirectly to an intervention. Effectiveness The extent to which the objectives of a development intervention were or are expected to be achieved. Efficiency A measure of how economically inputs (through activities) are converted into outputs. Impact Positive and negative, intended and non-intended, directly and indirectly, long term effects produced by a development intervention. Indicator Quantitative or qualitative factors that provide a means to measure the changes caused by an intervention. Intervention An external action to assist a national effort to achieve specific development goals. Lessons learned Generalizations based on evaluation experiences that abstract from specific to broader circumstances. Logframe Management tool used to guide the planning, implementation and (logical evaluation of an intervention. System based on MBO framework (management by objectives) also called RBM (results based approach) management) principles. Outcome The achieved or likely effects of an intervention’s outputs. Outputs The products in terms of physical and human capacities that result from an intervention. Relevance The extent to which the objectives of a development intervention are consistent with beneficiaries’ requirements, country needs, global priorities and partners’ and donor’s policies. Risks Factors, normally outside the scope of an intervention, which may affect the achievement of an intervention’s objectives. Sustainability The continuation of benefits from an intervention, after the development assistance has been completed Target group The specific individuals or organizations for whose benefit an intervention is undertaken. 6 List of Acronyms ACORD Agency Cooperation and Research in Development ACP Fish II African, Caribbean and Pacific (Group of states) APF African Park Foundation CBS Central Bureau of statistics CDCF/MRI Center for Development Cooperation in Fisheries at the Institute of Marine Research CIDA Canadian International Development Agency EIA Environmental Impact Assessment ESPA Eastern Sudan Peace agreement ET Evaluation Team EU European Union FAO Food and agriculture Organization FMRS / FRI Fisheries and Marine Research Station /Fisheries Research Institute GDP Gross Domestic Products GEF Global Environmental Fund HCENR Higher Council For Environment and Natural Resources IP Integrated Program IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature MAF Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry MANR Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Resources, and Fisheries at state level MFA Marine Fisheries Administration MPA Marine Protected Areas NAPA National Adaptation Program of Action NCS National Comprehensive Strategy NSP National Strategy Plan PERSGA Program for Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden RSS Red Sea State RSSU/ FMSF Faculty of Marine Science and Fisheries – Red Sea State University TC Technical Committee UNDP United Nations Development programme UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization WB World Bank 7 Executive Summary This document presents the external evaluation of the project entitled "survey of renewable marine resources" which was implemented in the Red Sea State (RSS) of the Republic of the Sudan, as a joint venture between UNIDO and the Center for Development Cooperation in
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