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Evaluation of UNPD’s support to the Forest Sector institutional development and catalyzing the Forest Sector, Ethiopia

Evaluation of UNPD’s support to the Forest Sector institutional development and catalyzing the Forest Sector, Ethiopia

Final Report

  • År: 2022

  • Publikationstyp: Decentraliserad utvärdering

  • Författare: Åke Nilsson, Bethelehem Tenkir

Sammanfattning

The purpose of this evaluation of a project supporting institutional strengthening and capacity building for catalyzing forest sector
development and urban beautification in Ethiopia, was to provide recommendations for improvement of project implementation,
discussion on a new phase of the intervention and decision on potential continued funding. The project received funding from Sida
through the Swedish Embassy in Addis Ababa and has been implemented by the Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Commission of Ethiopia, with UNDP as executing agency. The evaluation was carried out through virtual interviews, document review
and an electronic questionnaire survey, and focused on the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability of the
project. Recommendations to the implementing partners are provided in the areas of results-based management, reporting and
engagement with communities and private-sector actors. Recommendations made to Sida also relate to improved results-based
management, as well as to addressing, in a potential continued support, issues concerning disbursement delays and high
administration costs on the part of the implementing partners.

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  • Tematik: Miljö och klimat

  • Geografiskt område: Etiopien

  • Språk: Engelska

  • Publikationsnummer: 2022:7

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Mid-Term Evaluation of the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100) - Phase I

Tematik: Miljö och klimat

Purpose and Use:
This Mid-Term Evaluation of AFR100 Phase I (Dec 2020–May 2023) was commissioned to inform dialogue between Sida, WRI, and AUDA-NEPAD. It assessed implementation progress, identified effective strategies and gaps, and supported Sida’s broader strategic decision-making on biodiversity and sustainable land use in Africa.

Conclusion:
The Sida intervention was relevant and helped move AFR100 from mobilisation to implementation. While outputs were delivered, limited time, weak focal point capacity, and insufficient domestic funding hindered outcome-level progress. Collaboration was stronger at the continental level but lacked structure and sustainability downstream. Monitoring and learning systems were underdeveloped, reducing effectiveness and uptake of results.

Recommendations:
Revise the Theory of Change to clarify the community-level pathway; improve collaboration through a long-term strategy; strengthen national platforms and focal point capacity; enhance data use and knowledge management; update the communication strategy; and integrate tools into national plans while developing partnerships for programme sustainability.

  • Publikationstyp:Decentraliserad utvärdering
  • År: 2025
  • Geografiskt område:Afrika

Impact study of Beyond the Grid for Zambia

Tematik: Ekonomisk utveckling Fattigdom Miljö och klimat

Beyond the Grid Fund Zambia was created to expand affordable renewable energy for energy poor people living outside the national electricity grid. This was to be achieved by incentivising private sector companies’ to invest in off-grid energy generation, distribution and service delivery, with the goal to reach more than one million Zambians living in peri-urban and rural areas.

Positives: We find that the BGFZ had an impressive impact and outreach, reaching more than one million people. Most of them were new customers without previous access to energy products, and who lacked a good alternative. Access to basic energy services has contributed to enhanced quality of life for the costumers and their families.

Potential shortcomings: However, there is an absence of real evidence on health and education impacts, and the programs focus on productive use of the energy products has not yielded much. BGFZ has also faced challenges in effectively targeting and reaching the poorest and most underserved groups, even though the majority of its customers are people living in poverty.

  • Publikationstyp:Central utvärdering
  • År: 2025
  • Geografiskt område:Zambia