EVALUATION OF THE INDONESIA UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM: PHASE FOUR – PARTNERSHIPS 9-11 Final Report July 17, 2014 This report was independently produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development by International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI) under Task Order AID-497-TO-12-00004 of the Evaluation Services IQC. The authors are Dr. Sean A. Tate, Dr. Dwatmadji, Mr. Mohammad Rum Ali, and Ms. Kusuma Wardani. The authors’ views expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. Photo Credit: UTEP-UNMUL, Field Visit from Kabo Jaya Village, East Kalamantan EVALUATION OF THE INDONESIA UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS: PROGRAM: PHASE FOUR – PARTNERSHIPS 9-11 9. Smart Strategic Coalition for Sustainable Agricultural and Economic Development in Indonesia, 3/16/2012-3/31/2015. • Washington State University, Institut Pertanian Bogor, and Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Bogor. 10. Enhancing Behavior Change through Conservation- 03/15/2012- 03/31/2015. • University of Texas El Paso, Universitas Mulawarman, and Rare. 11. Climate Change Mitigation Capacity Program, 03/22/2012-03/31/2015. • Columbia University, University of Indonesia. FINAL REPORT July 17, 2014 Prepared by Sean A. Tate, Team Leader Dwatmadji Mohammad Rum Ali Kusuma Wardani DISCLAIMER: The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States government. IBTCI – Evaluation of Indonesia University Partnerships 9 - 11 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................................................................I ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................................. IV MAP OF PARTNERSHIP LOCATIONS ............................................................................................................... VI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................................... 1 Project Background ............................................................................................................................................... 1 Objectives of the Evaluation ............................................................................................................................... 1 Evaluation Methodology and Limitations ......................................................................................................... 2 Overall Recommendations Across the Three Partnerships ........................................................................ 2 Partnership 9: Smart Strategic Coalition for Sustainable Agricultural and Economic Development in Indonesia ............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Partnership 10: Enhancing Behavior Change Through Conservation ....................................................... 4 Partnership 11: Climate Change Capacity Mitigation Program .................................................................. 5 I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................. 7 Project Background ............................................................................................................................................... 7 Purposes of the Evaluation .................................................................................................................................. 7 Evaluation Methodology and Limitations ......................................................................................................... 8 Organization of the Report ................................................................................................................................. 9 II. PARTNERSHIP 9: SMART STRATEGIC COALITION FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN INDONESIA (SSCSAEDI) ......................................................................... 10 SSCSAEDI Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 10 Evaluation Question #1: Partnership Objectives Achieved ....................................................................... 11 Research Capacity Building and Training (Objective 1) ....................................................................... 11 Build sustainable capacity to create shared networks (Objective 2) ............................................... 12 Evaluation Question #2: Partnership Interventions and Practices ........................................................... 13 Contributions by Washington State University to Other IPB Partnership Practices such as Planning, Communication and Coordination, Implementation and Evaluation. .............................. 13 Evaluation Question #3: Unanticipated Partnership Results ..................................................................... 14 Unanticipated partnership results and Washington State university’s contributions to these results ............................................................................................................................................................... 14 Evaluation Question #4: Lessons Learned From Partnership Sustainability .......................................... 14 Lessons learned that could affect sustainability ...................................................................................... 14 Conclusions ..................................................................................................................................................... 15 Evaluation Question #5: Partnership Strengths and Weaknesses ........................................................... 15 Strengths .......................................................................................................................................................... 15 Weaknesses .................................................................................................................................................... 15 Ratings .............................................................................................................................................................. 15 i IBTCI – Evaluation of Indonesia University Partnerships 9 - 11 Recommendations ............................................................................................................................................... 16 III. PARTNERSHIP 10: ENHANCING BEHAVIOR CHANGE THROUGH CONSERVATION ............ 17 Overview ............................................................................................................................................................... 17 Partnership Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 18 Evaluation Question #1: Partnership Objectives Achieved ....................................................................... 18 Collaborative capacity building (objective/component 1) .................................................................... 18 Technical capacity building (objective/component 2) ........................................................................... 18 Research (Objective/Component 3) ......................................................................................................... 19 Innovative Technology (Objective/Component 4) ................................................................................ 19 Conservation Campaigns (Objective/Component 5)............................................................................ 20 Project Management (Component Management) .................................................................................. 20 Conclusions ..................................................................................................................................................... 20 Evaluation Question #2: Partnership Interventions and Practices ........................................................... 21 University of Texas El Paso Contributions to Implementation of the Partnership Interventions and Practices ................................................................................................................................................... 21 University of Texas El Paso Contributions to Other Partnership Practices such as Planning, Communication/Coordination, Implementation and Evaluation ........................................................ 21 Evaluation Question #3: Unanticipated Partnership Results ..................................................................... 21 Unanticipated partnership results: ............................................................................................................. 21 Evaluation Question #4: Lessons Learned from Partnership Sustainability ........................................... 21 Lessons Learned that could Affect Sustainability ................................................................................... 22 Evaluation Question #5: Partnership Strengths and Weaknesses ..........................................................