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Monitoring and Evaluation. John Hough RBEC Environment & Energy Practice Workshop Almaty, 6-9 October 2004. Purpose. Accountability Management Decision Making Lesson Learning. GEF Project Monitoring & Evaluation. Other GEF Monitoring & Evaluation.
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Monitoring and Evaluation John Hough RBEC Environment & Energy Practice Workshop Almaty, 6-9 October 2004
Purpose • Accountability • Management Decision Making • Lesson Learning
Other GEF Monitoring & Evaluation • SMPR – Secretariat Managed Project Review • Programme Study – by focal area • Performance Study – OPS 2, OPS 3, etc • Thematic Review – eg. Private Sector, MSP’s • Replenishment Targets • Tracking Tools • Other
Using Adaptive Management • Requires effective monitoring • Requires effective indicators • Requires measuring of indicators • Requires review of progress (PIR / APR / TPR) • Requires changes in approaches, strategies and activities - Annual Activity Plans
Risk Management • In the process of being introduced in UNDP-GEF
Project Risk Classification • New Projects • Standard • Risky • inherant level of complexity • Size – large or multicountry • Technically complex • Innovativeness • Multiple sources of financing • external risks and assumptions • Government commitment, political will, institutional coordination • Capacity of national executing agency • Passage of critical policies and legislation • Enabling environment • Disbursement of cofinancing • Political and economic factors • Natural disasters Reclassified after the first year of implementation and annually thereafter
Risk Classification • Ongoing Projects • Standard • Risky • Problem Project • Project in Danger • Based on • Inherant level of complexity • External risks and assumptions • Implementation difficulties • Progress towards objectives
Project Risk Checklist • Project assumptions • External environment • Project management issues • Effectiveness delays – start up, disbursement • Executing Agency / Country Office capacity • Implementation arrangements • Delivery, procurement, disbursements • Monitoring and evaluation
Assessing Risks(GEF M&E unit) Probability assumptions may fail to hold or materialize:
Remedial Actions • Modified Delegation of Authority letter • Mandatory / increased frequency of project visits • More frequent reporting • Changes in project