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Evaluation for Environmentally Sustainable Development

Evaluation for Environmentally Sustainable Development. Rob D. van den Berg Shanghai, October 2007. What is the GEF?.

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Evaluation for Environmentally Sustainable Development

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  1. Evaluation for Environmentally Sustainable Development Rob D. van den Berg Shanghai, October 2007

  2. What is the GEF? • The Global Environment Facility is an independent financial mechanism for multilateral environmental agreements that helps developing countries protect the global environment while promoting sustainable development. 32 countries contribute to the GEF trust fund. • GEF partnerships unite international organizations, governments, NGOs, scientists and the private sector. • 177 countries are members of the GEF.

  3. Projects funded by the GEF Since 1991, the GEF has funded more than 2000 projects in over 151 countries. Over $ 6 billion in GEF grants. >$20 billion in co-financing.

  4. Global Environment Facility • Ultimate goal is to achieve global environmental benefits: • Reducing the risks of climate change • Stemming biodiversity loss • Preventing ozone depletion • Safeguarding international waters • Eliminating Persistent Organic Pollutants • Preventing land degradation

  5. IAs/EAs UNDP Donor Replenishment Group Evaluation Office UNEP CBD STAP WB UNFCC Assembly ADB POPs NGOs AfDB Council CCD EBRD CEO/Chair GEF Secretariat FAO Multilateral Fund of Montreal Protocol IDB IFAD International Waters UNIDO

  6. GEF links to Multilateral Environmental Agreements • The designated financial mechanism for the • Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) • Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) • POPs Convention • A designated financial mechanism for the • Convention on Combating Desertification (UNCCD) • The GEF collaborates closely with other treaties and agreements to reach common goals (International Waters, Montreal Protocol)

  7. GEF “Implementing Agencies” UNDP World Bank UNEP Technical assistance/capacity building projects Investment projects Global regional/ and trans-boundary projects

  8. GEF “Executing Agencies” • FAO • UNIDO • IFAD • African Development Bank • Asian Development Bank • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development • Inter-American Development Bank

  9. Key Government Department Political Focal Point Operational Focal Point Implementing Agencies Other Government Departments Executing Agencies (Global Conventions) Stakeholders • NGOs • Private Sector • Civil Society • Other Institutions 1 / 04

  10. Six Focal Areas of the GEF • Biodiversity • Climate Change • International Waters • Ozone Depletion (only countries in transition) • Land Degradation • Persistent Organic Pollutants – POPs

  11. Current GEF Portfolio (in millions of US dollars, January 2006) Total GEF $6,126.72 Total Co-Financing $20,225.00 TOTAL $26,351.72

  12. Resource Allocation Framework (RAF) • In Climate Change and Biodiversity: 70% of the funds to go to individual countries – 25% to groups and 5% to Global and Regional Projects • Allocation based on past performance (WB index) and on potential for global environmental benefits • RAF will be extended to other focal areas in GEF-5 • Mid-term evaluation of RAF upcoming • Questions and problems noted: • Slow start of RAF • Countries with low capacity will not be able to access GEF sufficiently • Indexes for benefits not sufficiently cognizant of vulnerability and of marine resources

  13. Unrealistic expectations • GEF does not have the means to directly influence global environmental problems • Example in Climate Change: • in order to change trends, reductions of 110-150 billion metric tons of GHG are needed per year • currently the GEF has contributed less than 1% over 12 years… • In many focal areas, the GEF has a catalytic role…

  14. Less money in real terms

  15. GEF Evaluation Office

  16. The M & E pyramid…

  17. The GEF Evaluation Office Mission statement: “Enhancing global environmental benefits through excellence, independence and partnership in monitoring and evaluation” We carry out our work with: • Impartiality • Professionalism • Transparency

  18. Five Evaluation Criteria 1 (2) • Relevance– the extent to which the activity is suited to local and national development priorities and organizational policies, including changes over time. • Effectiveness: The extent to which an objective has been achieved or how likely it is to be achieved. 3. Efficiency: The extent to which results have been delivered with the least costly resources possible. Also called cost-effectiveness or efficacy.

  19. Five Evaluation Criteria 2 (2) • Results: The positive and negative, and foreseen and unforeseen, changes to and effects produced by a development intervention. In GEF terms, results include direct project outputs, short- to medium term outcomes, and longer-term impact including global environmental benefits, replication effects and other, local effects. 5. Sustainability: The likely ability of an intervention to continue to deliver benefits for an extended period of time after completion. Projects need to be environmentally as well as financially and socially sustainable.

  20. Monitoring and Evaluation Policy • Purpose of M&E in the GEF: • Promote accountability: results, effectiveness, processes and performance • Promote learning, feedback and knowledge sharing as basis for decision making on all levels • The Policy is based on existing norms and practices for M&E; it ensures that M&E in the GEF aspires to the highest international standards

  21. Minimum requirements • Project Design:All projects will include a concrete and fully budgeted M&E plan • Application of Project M&E:Project monitoring and supervision will include implementation of the M&E plan • Project Evaluation: Each Full Sized Project (and Medium Sized Project) will be evaluated at end of implementation

  22. Use of evaluations

  23. GEF Evaluation OfficeWork Program 2007-10 2007-08 • Capacity Development Evaluation • Annual Performance Report • Annual Report on Impact • RAF mid-term review • 4 Country Portfolio Evaluations in Africa • Catalytic Role of the GEF • GEF Focal Areas • Evaluation of Partnership and umbrella projects • Small Grants Programme 2009-10 • Country Portfolio Evaluations • Annual Performance Report • Annual Report on Impact • Six Focal Area evaluations • Fourth Overall Performance Study

  24. Development of results indicators • Results: outputs, outcomes, impacts • Outputs: the products, capital goods and services which result from a development intervention; may also include changes resulting from the intervention which are relevant to the achievement of outcomes • Outcomes: the likely or achieved short-term and medium-term effects of an intervention’s outputs • Impacts: positive and negative, primary and secondary long-term effects produced by a development intervention, directly or indirectly, intended or unintended.

  25. Output and outcome • Output indicators are usually non-problematic and part of the regular monitoring, and final outputs are reported in the terminal evaluation • Indicators should be “SMART” • Outcomes: indicators should be chosen carefully to measure achievement of desired outcomes • Focal area task forces have worked on “tracking tools” and indicators to be used throughout their portfolios • GEF Evaluation Office supports development of indicators

  26. GEF “SMART” performance indicators: • Specific: Capture the essence of the desired result by clearly and directly relating to achieving an objective, and only that objective. • Measurable: Specify indicators unambiguously so that all parties agree on what the system covers and there are practical ways to measure the indicators and results. • Achievable and Attributable: Identify what changes are anticipated as a result of the intervention and whether the result(s) are realistic. Attribution requires that changes in the targeted developmental issue can be linked to the intervention. • Relevant and Realistic: Establish levels of performance that are likely to be achieved in a practical manner, and that reflect the expectations of stakeholders. • Time-bound, Timely, Trackable, and Targeted: Track progress in a cost-effective manner at desired frequency for a set period, with clear identification of the particular stakeholder group to be impacted by the project or program.

  27. Impact of the GEF • Impact of GEF interventions is usually beyond time horizon • Sometimes also beyond the physical boundaries of an intervention • Impact will have to be established in collaboration with others (UNEP, scientific community, WRI, IUCN, etc.) • But if no impact indicators are adopted, no collaboration will be possible and no impact can be attributed to the GEF when it finally occurs

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