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KGDEP UNDP-GEF PIMS 5590 / GEF ID 9154. MTR Report, June 2021 Final Draft 17/07/2021 Managing the human-wildlife interface to sustain the flow of agro-ecosystem services and prevent illegal wildlife trafficking in the Kgalagadi and Ghanzi Drylands (KGDEP). UNDP-GEF PIMS 5590 / GEF ID 9154 Mid-Term Review - March 23rd - July 30th 2021 Country: Botswana Region: Southern Africa GEF Focal Area/Strategic Programme: Consultant’s Report July 17th 2021 GEF Operational Focal Areas/Strategic programme: Biodiversity (US$ 1,803,211) Land Degradation (US$ 4,193,578) GEF Agency: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Implementing Agency: Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism (MENT), Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) Other project partners Government: Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) Department of Forestry and Range Resources (DFRR), Local Authorities (Land Boards and Councils). Non-governmental: BirdLife Botswana Consultant Reviewers: Mr. Francis Hurst Dr. Gaseitsiwe Masunga KGDEP UNDP-GEF PIMS 5590 / GEF ID 9154. MTR Final Report, June 2021 Final Draft 17/07/2021 Acknowledgements The MTR Consultants would like to acknowledge all project stakeholders who participated in the interviews for their time, information and advice they provided to the consultants. We would like to thank everyone who contributed in one way or the other to the success of this mid-term review process. The list includes but not limited to the UNDP Country office, Project Management Unit, Government ministries and departments, particularly the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, Ministry of Agriculture Development and Food Security, Ministry of Land Management Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development]; NGOs [Cheetah Conservation Botswana, Birdlife Botswana, Kalahari Research & Conservation]; Members of CBOs based in Ghanzi District [Xwiskurusa Community Trust in GH10 and Aushexhaulu Community Trust in GH11], in Kgalagadi North [Qgwa Khobe Xega Community Trust in KD1; Qhaa Qhing Conservation Trust in KD2] and Kgalagadi South [Boravast Trust and Khawa Kopanelo Trust], Tribal leaders/Chiefs in East Hanahai, Kacgae, Ukwi and Rappelspan. 1 KGDEP UNDP-GEF PIMS 5590 / GEF ID 9154. MTR Final Report, June 2021 Final Draft 17/07/2021 Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary ....................................................................................................... 1 2. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 2 2.1 Purpose and Objectives of the MTR .................................................................................... 2 2.2 Scope of the MTR: .............................................................................................................. 2 2.3 Methodology and Approach ............................................................................................... 3 2.4 MTR constraints ................................................................................................................. 4 2.5 MTR COVID-19 Risk Avoidance and Mitigation .................................................................... 4 2.6 Structure of the MTR report................................................................................................ 5 2.6.1 MTR ratings .......................................................................................................................................... 5 3. Project Description and Background Context ................................................................. 6 3.1 Development Context ......................................................................................................... 6 3.2 Problems the Project Sought to Address ............................................................................. 7 3.3 Project Objective and Outcomes ....................................................................................... 10 3.4 Project Implementation Arrangements ............................................................................. 13 Diagram 1 Project Management Structure from Project Document ......................................... 15 Diagram 2 Actual Project Management Structure ................................................................... 15 3.5 Project Timing and Milestones .......................................................................................... 16 3.6 Main Stakeholders ........................................................................................................... 16 3.7 Social and Environmental Screening Template .................................................................. 18 4. Findings ...................................................................................................................... 18 4.1 Project Strategy ................................................................................................................ 18 4.1.1 Project Design .................................................................................................................................... 19 4.2 Results Framework/Logframe ........................................................................................... 25 4.2.1 Project objective, outcomes and components .................................................................................. 25 4.2.1 Objective and Outcome indicators..................................................................................................... 25 4.3 Progress Towards Results ................................................................................................. 27 4.3.1 Progress towards outcomes analysis ................................................................................................. 27 4.3.1 Remaining barriers to achieving the project objective ...................................................................... 33 4.4 Project Implementation and Adaptive Management ......................................................... 34 4.4.1 Management arrangements .............................................................................................................. 34 4.4.2 Finance and co-finance ...................................................................................................................... 36 Table 1 Co-financing ............................................................................................................... 38 Table 2 Budget variance Project Document and actual ............................................................ 39 4.4.3 Project-level monitoring and evaluation system ............................................................................... 40 4.4.4 Adaptive management ....................................................................................................................... 40 4.4.5 Stakeholder engagement ................................................................................................................... 42 4.4.7 Reporting ............................................................................................................................................ 44 4.4.8 Communications ................................................................................................................................ 45 2 KGDEP UNDP-GEF PIMS 5590 / GEF ID 9154. MTR Final Report, June 2021 Final Draft 17/07/2021 4.5 Sustainability ................................................................................................................... 45 4.5.1 Risk management ............................................................................................................................... 46 4.5.1 Financial risks to sustainability ........................................................................................................... 50 4.5.2 Socio-economic sustainability ............................................................................................................ 50 4.5.3 Institutional framework and governance risks to sustainability ........................................................ 50 4.5.4 Environmental risks to sustainability ................................................................................................. 51 5 Conclusions and Recommendations.............................................................................. 51 5.1 Conclusions ...................................................................................................................... 51 5.1.1 Management conclusions .................................................................................................................. 52 5.1.2 Strategic conclusions .......................................................................................................................... 53 5.2 Recommendations ........................................................................................................... 56 6 Annexes ....................................................................................................................... 61 Annex 1: MTR Terms of reference .............................................................................................................. 61 Annex 2 Evaluation Criteria and Ratings ..................................................................................................... 68 Annex 2: Evaluation Matrix ........................................................................................................................