Ex-ante evaluation for 2014-2020 RDPs

1. Ex-ante evaluation for 2014-2020 RDPs 4th International Evaluation Conference Budapest, 26th September 2013 Zélie Peppiette, DG AGRI Rural Development Evaluation Manager

2. Legal Proposals: where and what? In addition to the CPR Requirements (Article 48) there are additional requirements for the EAFRD

3. Legal Proposals: where and what? EAFRD Regulation Article 83 Evaluations toconformtocommon EAFRD evaluationapproach MS toensureprovisionofnecessarydata Evaluations tobemadepublic

4. Legal Proposals: where and what? EAFRD Regulation Article 84 Evaluator to be engaged from an early stage of RDP development Ex-ante to cover SWOT and needs analysis, intervention logic and targets

5. Legal Proposals: where and what? EAFRD Regulation Article 9 Inclusion of the ex ante in the RDP: Full report as an annex Section in RDP covering process and recommendations

6. Key points EAFRD goes beyond CPR Comprehensive list of tasks foreseen Appraisal goes beyond programme content To achieve objective, needs to be an iterative, interactive process BUT RDP is owned by MA, not evaluator: distinct roles/boundaries required

7. Ex ante guidance document… "Getting the most from your RDP" • draft until the legal acts are approved; • can be downloaded from the „Our Publications“ section on http://enrd.ec.europa.eu/evaluation Introduction

8. Structure of the guidelines • Part 1: Mainly for Managing Authorities • Purpose • Process • Scope PART II: Mai • Part II: Mainly for Evaluators • Subjects and tasks • Part III: Toolbox • Practical support • Templates Introduction

9. Purpose: Why ex ante evaluation? PART I – Chap

10. The process of the ex ante evaluation and SEA PART I – Chapter 2: The ex ante evaluation process

11. Subjects and tasks SWOT analysis and needs assessment Relevance, internal and external coherence Measuring progress and outcomes Governance arrangements, programme management and monitoring Horizontal and specific themes Strategic Environmental Assessment N.B. The sequence follows the logic of the work flow and not the sequence of items cited under Art. 48.3(CPR) PART II 11

12. The SWOT analysis and needs assessment SWOT should be comprehensive Establish baseline values for all common and programme-specific context and impact indicators Involvement of stakeholders SWOT and needs analysis should be interlinked Covers all focus areas PART II – Chapter 1: SWOT analysis and needs assessment

13. Relevance, internal and external coherence Contribution to EU 2020 External coherence Intervention logic Contribution of outputs to results Budgetary consistency PART II – Chapter 2: Relevance, external and internal coherence

14. Measuring progress and outcomes Programme indicators: all necessary included programme-specific where needed Values for the target indicators: present, coherent and reliable PART II – Chapter 3: Measuring progress and outcomes

15. Governance, programme management and monitoring Human resources and administrative capacity Monitoring, data collection and the Evaluation Plan PART II – Chapter 4: Governance arrangements, programme management and monitoring

16. Horizontal and specificthemes • Equal opportunities and non-discrimination • Sustainable development (‘sufficient advisory capacity’): interface with SEA • Thematic sub-programmes • Networks • LEADER (CLLD) PART II – Chapter 5: Horizontal and specific themes

17. Strategic Environmental Assessment • Close links with RDP, PC required, without losing distinct perspective • Process standardized according to the SEA Directive PART II – Chapter 6: Strategic Environmental Assessment

18. Toolbox • Glossary • Template ToR for ex ante evaluation • IndicativeToR for Strategic Environmental Assessment • Indicative number of man-days for ex ante and SEA • Suggested evaluation questions • Proposed table of content for the ex ante evaluation report • Legal texts • List of context indicators PART III

19. Thank you! PART III