FINAL REPORT O N T H E B A LT I C CO M P O N E N T O F B B N P P P R O G R A M M E PROGRAMME PERIOD: January 2016 –June 2019 2020 FINAL REPORT ON THE BALTIC COMPONENT OF BBNPP PROGRAMME Strengthened Russian civil society will contribute to a vibrant debate regarding natural resources´ sustainability and ecosystem resilience, thus improving policies and holding both public and private sector accountable and driving change towards sustainable management of natural resources Theory of change 02 Contents 04 Introducon S T N E 1.1. OUTCOME 1. T 07 N Civil society is engaging in Ecosystem based management with other relevant stakeholders Ecosystem based management CO Indicator 1: Changes in level of engagement (LoE) of target civil society actors in EBM. in river basins is strengthened 07 Ulised monitoring tools: quesonnaire survey, pairwise ranking, interviews with stakeholders through increased civil society 12 Indicator 2: At least one funconal plaorm is established in 50 % of the targeted river basins. and community parcipaon 1.2. 15 River basin management is strengthened by voluntary nutrient load reducon commitments and flood protecon measures, based on source mapping and climate change adaptaon strategies 15 Indicator 1: Methodology for scalable 'voluntary reducon commitment' exists Indicator 2: Example of flood protecon measures that have been discussed and developed 18 among relevant stakeholders 1.3. 20 Nature conservaon within river basins is strengthened by local communies through environmentally sustainable tourism and entrepreneurship 20 Indicator 1: Perceived posive changes of the state of environment by local communies Indicator 2: Examples of environmentally sustainable pracces carried out by 23 communies / organisaons / businesses / individuals involved in tourism 2.1. OUTCOME 2. 27 Civil society is acve and capable stakeholder in MSP processes Ecosystem-based management 27 Indicator 1: Level of engagement of CSOs in MSP related processes is understood by civil society 31 Indicator 2: Number of relevant stakeholders trained in EBM and MSP. and applied in MSP processes 33 Indicator 3: Examples of sources of informaon, documentaon and tools related to EMB and MSP. in dialogue with other key stakeholders 2.2. 36 EBM integraon in MSP is recognized by relevant stakeholders, and implementaon of EBM integraon in MSP acvies has started 36 Indicator 1: Collected and updated data that is relevant for MSP 39 Indicator 2: Posive atude among stakeholders towards EBM integraon in MSP 42 Indicator 3: Examples of pracces where EBM is implemented in MSP 45 Organisaonal development PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT 47 Factors affecng results and adapve management 47 Adapve management 49 Gender mainstreaming 51 Strengthening of civil society 51 HRBA and social diversity 52 Climate 53 An-corrupon and financial control 54 Harmonisaon and ownership 55 Lessons learnt 55 Sustainability of results 57 Next phase for BBNPP-2 FINAL REPORT ON THE BALTIC COMPONENT OF BBNPP PROGRAMME 03 Introducon PARTNERS: 14 CSOs in the Balc N O I T C U PROGRAMME PERIOD: D RO January 2016- June 2019 T N I This final report is the product his final report is the product of a joint effort of the management team of the BBNPP Programme's Baltic of a joint effort of the t component, which includes the Programme manager and Programme assistants in two regions under management team of the supervision of the Programme director. The report is based on the Programme partners' contribution, their annual BBNPP Programme's Balc reports, the monitoring and evaluation assessment of the project activities and includes observation and analysis completed during component. The report is the joint events. The report presents the final results of more than three years' work on the Programme, which are summarized based on the Programme below. partners' contribuon, their The analytical part of the report is aimed at assessing the organiza- tional capacity of the Programme partners, as well as the partners annual reports, the monitoring change over time and interaction between partners and target groups during implementation of the Programme activities. The and evaluaon assessment achievements were also analysed by thematic goals on each of the outcomes. of the project acvies and The evaluation of the acquired skills and expertise of both the presents the final results partners' organisations and of individual experts, developed in the course of the Programme, could be considered a positive impact of of more than three years' work the BBNPP Programme. The results of the evaluation and the Programme and its achieve- on the Programme. ments were collected in collaboration with partners, as well as other Programme participants and beneficiaries, based on the adopted participatory monitoring approach. The Programme partners were not only the object of evaluation, but they perform some assessments by themselves and played the active role in collection of the information. The Swedish Organization responsi- ble for the Baltic component, Coalition Clean Baltic (CCB), acted as coordinator, supervisor and quality controller, and was also responsible for communication about the terms of cooperation and compliance with the donor. While the process of writing the report was led by a Swedish organization, but the contribution of all partners accounted for most of the reporting material. The information was collected during visits, personal meetings, joint events, interviews and monitoring assessments Balc Component’ partner network and river basins involved in project acvies During the Programme period CCB worked with 19 organisaons including 4 experts. 04 Development goal and Vision 2030 N O I The Programme's long-term vision aims to and boosted existing expertise, and enhanced T C U secure natural resource sustainability and the interaction of different stakeholders in Baltic D ecosystem resilience by a capable civil society. Sea region. Over a three-year period, awareness RO T N The theory of change is based on the assumption and knowledge of local people and civil society I that the capacity development of civil society actors about several environmental and nature will contribute to a vibrant debate regarding protection issues have been enhanced; ecosys- natural resource sustainability and ecosystem tem-based approaches have been incorporated resilience, improving relevant policies, holding in the Luga and Neman river basin management, both public and private sectors accountable and and programme participants became familiar Abb. MSP driving a change in management of natural with and implemented components of Marine Marine Spaal Planning resources towards sustainability. Spatial Planning (MSP) and sustainable coastal management. The BBNPP Programme facilitated the develop- ment and capacity building of the partners' organisations involved in its implementation, improved cooperation and communication between the actors in the region, developed new Project objecves = Outcomes achieved The major assumption behind the Programme џ c) participation, involvement, and influence Degree of sasfacon and jusfied expectaons in achieving goals: logic was that by building the capacities and (involvement of society, gender, and social enabling the civil society to participate in a diversity); meaningful manner in the debate and decision- џ d) monitoring and assessment, programme making processes around the natural resources planning; upon which they build their livelihood, the 80% Programme will help ensure stronger steward- џ e) promoting environmental and socially Of the Programme ship and sustainable management of these important interests. partners were happy resources. For over three years the BBNPP Programme that they could be part To be able to assess and measure the result of the implementation has facilitated the develop- of the Capacity Programme intervention, the Capacity Assessment ment and strengthening of both internal Building Programme tool was introduced during the inception phase. capacity (development of new organisational, and the results This tool is based on facilitated self-evaluation of financial, and communicative expertise, use of exceeded their the partners, who were empowered to identify gender and social diversity approaches), and expectaons major trends for changes that took place in the external capacity of partnership organisations organisations over three years. This tool was (effectiveness of interacting with stakeholders, applied both at the beginning and in the end of the partners, social groups, involvement of local Programme. The analysis is made in Annex 2 to the communities in various nature conservation Final report. Positive dynamics were found in the activities and ecosystem-based management). following major directions and organisational The degree of satisfaction and justified Appendix 2 capabilities: expectations in achieving the stated goals and results can be assessed as very good; 80% of џ а) vision, strategy, and management the Programme partners were happy that they (strategy, strategic assessment, develop- could be part of the Capacity Building ment of leadership); Programme and the results exceeded their Abb. NPO џ b) external relations (relations with expectations. Non-profit Organizaon sponsor, interaction with other NPOs); FINAL REPORT ON THE BALTIC COMPONENT OF BBNPP PROGRAMME 05 E 1 M CO T U O Outcome 1 Ecosystem based management (EBM) in river basins is strengthened through increased civil society and community parcipaon page 7 1.1. Civil society is