Monitoring of Capacity Development in GEF Operations

1. UNFCCC Expert Workshop on Monitoring and Evaluating Capacity Building in Developing Countries St. John’s, Antigua - November 5-6, 2007 Monitoring of Capacity Development in GEF Operations Presented by: Jean-Joseph Bellamy, Consultant Tom Twining-Ward, UNDP Abdul-Majeid Haddad, UNEP

2. AGENDA • Background • Definition of Capacity • Capacity Results in a Managerial System • Attributes of Capacity Development • A Framework to Measure CD • A Set of Indicators • Examples • Discussion Points

3. BACKGROUND • CD - a major priority of the international community (Paris Declaration) • CD is an integral part of MEAs • The UNDP/GEF NCSA process • GEF-4 emphasizes “capacity building is essential to results and improving performance at country level” • CD appears integrated into GEF operations but remains an elusive concept with no link to concrete measurement of its contribution

4. DEFINITION OF CAPACITY • “Capacity is the ability of people, organizations and society as a whole to manage their affairs successfully” (OECD) • CD is “the process whereby people, organizations and society as a whole unleash, strengthen, create, adapt and maintain capacity over time” (OECD) • Within GEF’s goal, 2 types of intervention: • Specific interventions focusing on CD • Regular projects with specific CD activities integrated into project components

5. CAPACITY RESULTS IN A MANAGERIAL SYSTEM • Capacities for engagement • Capacities to access and use information and knowledge • Capacities for policy and legislation development • Capacities for management and implementation • Capacities to monitor and evaluate

6. ATTRIBUTES OF CD • It requires ownership • It requires collaborative agreements • It is a continuous process • It requires relevant information for effective decision-making • It requires incentives and resources • It needs to be part of early project design

7. ATTRIBUTES OF CD …. related to monitoring and measuring capacity development • It needs a baseline • It needs benchmarks • It needs to be specific • It needs to be attributable

8. A FRAMEWORK TO MEASURE CD • Monitoring CD must be reconciled with output/outcome measurement • It also needs to respond to GEF’s need to monitor progress at the project and programme level and its newly set focus “on delivering project outcomes and impacts during implementation” (RBM) to achieve global environmental benefits.  Ascorecard-approach is suggested

9. A SET OF INDICATORS Capacity for Engagement • Legitimacy/mandate of lead organization • Operational co-management mechanisms • Cooperation with stakeholder groups Capacity to Access and Use Information and Knowledge • Awareness of stakeholders • Information access and sharing by stakeholders • Environmental education • Research and science • Traditional knowledge

10. A SET OF INDICATORS Capacity for Policy and Legislation Development • Planning and strategy development • Adequate policy and regulatory frameworks • Informed decision-making Capacity for Management and Implementation • Mobilization and organization of resources • Technical skills and technology transfer Capacity to Monitor and Evaluate • Monitoring of projects and programmes • Evaluation of projects and programmes

11. An Example of a Scorecard at project level

12. An Example of a Scorecard at programme level

13. DISCUSSION POINTS Comprehensiveness of the framework: • Does it encompass all “facets” of capacity and CD? • What about the categorization into 5 capacity results? Usability/Friendliness: • Is the framework simple enough? • Are there too many indicators? Integration within the overall M&E framework: • How to integrate this framework with other monitoring frameworks such as METT for protected areas? • How to limit duplication of capacity indicators in various monitoring tools (Log-frame, METT, Strategic targets, CD framework, ….)?

14. Thank You! UNFCCC Expert Workshop on Monitoring and Evaluating Capacity Building in Developing Countries Antigua - November 5-6, 2007