UNDP-OUTCOME EVALUATION IN THE PRACTICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION FINAL REPORT December 13, 2017 Submitted by: Carla Serrão Av. Anibal Firmino da Silva Lote 203, 1ºDto. Quinta da Alagoa, 2775-692 Lisboa/Portugal [email protected] [email protected] UNDP – OUTCOME EVALUATION IN THE PRACTICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................................................................................... ii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ........................................................................................ v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................................................... vii 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................. 1 1.1. Background - Introduction ................................................................................................ 1 1.2. Conclusions........................................................................................................................ 3 1.3. Recommendations ............................................................................................................ 6 2. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 8 2.1. Objectives ............................................................................................................................... 8 2.2. Scope ...................................................................................................................................... 8 2.3. Methodology .......................................................................................................................... 9 2.3.1. Overall Approach ............................................................................................................. 9 2.3.2. Evaluation Instruments ................................................................................................. 10 2.3.3. Limitations and Constraints ........................................................................................... 11 3. DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES IN ANGOLA ............................................................................... 11 3.1. Environment, Risk Disaster and Climate Change Challenges ............................................... 13 4. NATIONAL PRIORITIES ............................................................................................................. 15 4.1. Environmental Sector ........................................................................................................... 16 4.1.1. National Planning Tools ................................................................................................. 16 4.1.2. Biodiversity .................................................................................................................... 16 4.1.3. Climate Change ............................................................................................................. 17 4.1.4. Risk and Disaster ........................................................................................................... 18 4.2. Energy Sector ....................................................................................................................... 18 4.3.Gender ................................................................................................................................... 19 4.4. Governance Model ............................................................................................................... 19 4.5. The government’s annual budgetary allocation for the ‘environment sector’ .................... 20 5. UN PLANNING INSTRUMENTS ................................................................................................. 20 5.1. UNDP Response .................................................................................................................... 23 5.1.1. Country Programme Document (CPD) 2015-2019 ........................................................ 24 5.1.2. Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP) 2015-2019..................................................... 25 5.1.3. Environment and Risk Disaster Portfolio Overview ...................................................... 27 5.1.4. UNDP Angola Partnership Strategy ............................................................................... 29 5.1.5. UNDP Angola CO Comparative Advantage.................................................................... 30 ii UNDP – OUTCOME EVALUATION IN THE PRACTICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION 6. CONTRIBUTION TO RESULTS ................................................................................................... 31 6.1.Relevance .............................................................................................................................. 31 6.1.1. Towards National Priorities and UN Planning Framework ............................................ 32 6.1.2. Towards Other Donors .................................................................................................. 34 6.1.3.Towards Gender Mainstreaming ................................................................................... 35 6.2. Effectiveness......................................................................................................................... 36 6.2.1. Achievements and Progress Towards Outcomes .......................................................... 36 6.3. Efficiency .............................................................................................................................. 38 6.3.1. Management Approach ................................................................................................ 38 6.3.2. Resources Mobilization ................................................................................................. 41 6.3.3. Monitoring and Evaluation ............................................................................................ 43 6.3.4. Communication and Visibility ........................................................................................ 44 6.4. Sustainability ........................................................................................................................ 44 6.4.1.Socio-economic Risk to Sustainability ............................................................................ 44 6.4.2. Financial Risk to Sustainability ...................................................................................... 45 6.4.3. Institutional Capacity and Governance Risk to Sustainability ....................................... 45 6.4.4. Governance risk to sustainability .................................................................................. 46 7. NEW RESOURCES MOBILIZATION OPPORTUNITIES ................................................................ 47 8. LESSONS LEARNED .................................................................................................................. 48 Appendix 1: Terms of Reference ..................................................................................................... 51 Appendix 2: Evaluation Matrix ........................................................................................................ 65 Appendix 3: Documentation reviewed ........................................................................................... 70 Appendix 4: Mission Agenda ........................................................................................................... 74 Appendix 5: List of Stakeholders Interviewed ................................................................................. 74 Appendix 6: Overall Status of Project Implementation .................................................................. 75 Appendix 7: List of Partners, Stakeholders and Beneficiaries ......................................................... 78 Appendix 8: Target and Key Achievements of Environment Portfolio ........................................... 80 Appendix 9: Target and Key Achievements of Disaster Portfolio ................................................... 89 Appendix 10: Projects in Pipeline .................................................................................................... 93 iii UNDP – OUTCOME EVALUATION IN THE PRACTICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION Table 1: National Development Plan (2013-2017) Objectives 16 Table 2: UN strategic partnership area ........................................................................................... 22 Table 3: Results Matrix UNPAF 2015-2019: Indicators to Monitor Environment and Risk Disaster ......................................................................................................................................................... 23 Table 4: CPD Expected Results in Environment and Risk Disaster .................................................. 24 Table 5: CPAP Expected Results in Environment and Disaster ....................................................... 26 Table 6: Estimate budget (UNDAF-CPAP) and real budget in 2017 ................................................ 29 Table 7: allocation resources, operational problems ...................................................................... 39 Table 8: Financial execution rates ..................................................................................................