Mid-Term Review GEF/UNDP/Government of Cape Verde Consolidation of Cape Verde’s Protected Areas System GEF PIMS: 4176 Executed by General Directorate for the Environment, Ministry of Environment, Housing and Land Planning Cape Verde The Cape Verde Shearwater (Calonectris edwardsii) that breeds only in Cape Verde Andrew Laurie & Celeste Benchimol 20th of September 2013 1 Contents ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................... 4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................................................. 6 BASIC PROJECT DATA ............................................................................................................................... 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................. 7 The place............................................................................................................................................. 7 Protected Areas .................................................................................................................................. 7 Project context .................................................................................................................................... 7 Mid-term Review ................................................................................................................................. 7 Project scope and management ......................................................................................................... 8 Formulation ......................................................................................................................................... 8 Implementation .................................................................................................................................... 9 Concerns ............................................................................................................................................. 9 Ratings ................................................................................................................................................ 9 Constraints ........................................................................................................................................ 10 Recommendations ............................................................................................................................ 10 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 11 1.1 The place, the people and the biodiversity ................................................................................. 11 1.2 The project context ...................................................................................................................... 13 1.3 Purpose of the review ................................................................................................................. 14 1.4 Methodology of the review .......................................................................................................... 14 1.5 Structure of the review report ...................................................................................................... 17 2. THE PROJECT AND ITS DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT ......................................................................... 17 2.1 Project start and duration ............................................................................................................ 17 2.2 Problems addressed ................................................................................................................... 18 2.3 Immediate objective and development goal of the project ......................................................... 18 2.4 Main stakeholders ....................................................................................................................... 19 2.5 Results expected ......................................................................................................................... 21 3. FINDINGS .................................................................................................................................... 22 3.1 Project formulation ...................................................................................................................... 22 3.1.1 Project concept and design, including strategic results framework (SRF) .......................... 22 3.1.2 Stakeholder participation...................................................................................................... 24 3.1.3 Replication approach ........................................................................................................... 24 3.1.4 Cost-effectiveness ................................................................................................................ 24 3.1.5 Linkages between project and other interventions within the sector ................................... 24 3.1.6 Risks and assumptions ....................................................................................................... 25 3.1.7 Management arrangements ................................................................................................. 27 3.2 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ............................................................................................................ 28 3.2.1 Financial management ............................................................................................................. 28 3.2.2 Monitoring and evaluation .................................................................................................... 30 2 3.2.3 Execution and implementation modalities ............................................................................ 31 3.2.4 Management by UNDP ........................................................................................................ 31 3.3 Project results ............................................................................................................................ 32 3.3.1 Attainment of objectives ....................................................................................................... 32 3.3.2 Relevance ............................................................................................................................ 36 3.3.3. Effectiveness and Efficiency ............................................................................................... 36 3.3.4 Sustainability ........................................................................................................................ 37 4. CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND LESSONS .................................................................. 39 4.1 Conclusions ................................................................................................................................. 39 4.2 Corrective actions for project design, implementation, and monitoring ..................................... 41 4.2.1 Project design recommendations, affecting monitoring and evaluation .............................. 41 4.2.2 Project implementation recommendations ........................................................................... 42 4.3 Lessons learned .......................................................................................................................... 45 Annex 1: Terms of Reference for the Mid-term Review ............................................................................. 47 Annex 2: Evaluation consultant code of conduct ........................................................................................ 62 Annex 3: Persons interviewed, and list of meetings with itinerary ............................................................. 63 Annex 3a Persons interviewed ....................................................................................................... 63 Annex 3b Itinerary and activities ...................................................................................................... 67 Annex 4: List of documents reviewed ......................................................................................................... 70 Annex 5: Interview questions and questionnaire ........................................................................................ 73 Annex 5a The Questionnaire ............................................................................................................ 73 Annex 5b Analysis of questionnaire results ...................................................................................... 75 Annex 5c Main questions asked during group meetings .................................................................. 77 Annex 6: Progress in delivery of project outputs ........................................................................................ 79 Annex 7: Project Steering Committee and Technical Advisory Committee members ................................ 85 Annex 8: Evaluation of project performance indicators .............................................................................. 86 Annex 9: UNDP/GEF Note on Indicators .................................................................................................... 95 List of Figures Figure 1 Map of Cape Verde .....................................................................................................................................................15