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Project Belgium

01/02/17 - 16/01/23

Evaluation Support Service (ESS)

The Evaluation Support Service (ESS) was established in 2017 as a centralised technical support facility, resourced through a combination of long-term Key Experts and ad hoc technical expertise (Non-Key Experts).
Overall project objective: To support the Evaluation and Results Unit (Unit 04) of DG INTPA (EC) in ensuring a substantive use of robust evaluation findings in decision-making processes. This was to be achieved by enhancing the evaluation practice and learning capacity of EC staff in HQ and EUDs worldwide, and thereby contributing to fostering a culture of learning and accountability in DG INTPA and EUDs.
The ESS consisted of four main components:
Evaluation Advisory and other related services: provision of advice 'on demand' on all enquiries related to aspects of evaluation approaches, methods, processes, procedures, and products, as well as evaluation-related works to support DG INTPA staff in planning, managing, or disseminating evaluations and improve the quality of evaluation products.Specific evaluation-related services to the Monitoring and Evaluation Focal Points.Quality Assurance Service (QAS): provision of independent quality assurance to strategic evaluation products through a Quality Assurance Panel.Service to strengthen evaluation practice, knowledge sharing and learning from evaluations: help to systematize, store, and render accessible simple learning products from evaluations for those in decision-making positions and other relevant parties. Facilitated and promoted cutting-edge evaluation practice.

This was a multi-sector project, covering the following thematic areas of EU interventions: a. Education and Culture, Health, Social Protection; b. Rural development, Nutrition and Food security; c. Migration; d. Water and Sanitation, Environment and Natural Resources; e. Democracy and rule of law, Gender equality, Human rights; f. Civil society, Local authorities; g. Sustainable cities, Transport infrastructure and Digitalisation; h. Energy and Climate change; i. Investment climate, Private sector development, International trade; j. Nuclear safety and security, Conflict prevention; k. Financial intermediaries and financial products; l. Statistics and data measurement.

Project Angola

26/01/17 - 29/03/18

Evaluation de la cooperation de l'Union europeenne avec l'Afrique centrale - Evaluation de niveau regional 2008 -2016

Project Tanzania

17/01/17 - 17/01/19

Visibility of the EU in Tanzania

Project

15/01/17 - 15/01/18

EU Development Cooperation Visibility under the Joint Africa-EU Strategy

Project Ghana

06/01/17 - 30/03/17

Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) of Small and Medium Enterprise Growth and Development

Project Afghanistan

02/01/17 - 30/06/21

TA-8969 AFG: Kabul Managed Aquifer Recharge Project - 001 Consultancy for Kabul Managed Aquifer Recharge Project Preparation (48440-002)

The key problem to be addressed by this contract was the lack of accessible potable (safe to drink) water for the residents of Kabul City. Access to potable water is a human basic right – and is enshrined in the government’s policies as well as the UN Sustainable Development Goal number 6. However, at the time of contract signature, Kabul, was one of the most water-stressed cities in the world with an average per capita water supply of 20 litres per day (lpcd), compared to a desirable level of a minimum of 80 lpcd, and a rate of over 200 lpcd for water piped to homes in developed countries (Source: TOR). Lack of a steady supply leaves almost two thirds of the city’s urban population without sustainable access to safe drinking water. Water scarcity creates a source of conflict. Oxfam found that up to 43% of community conflict in Afghanistan arises from disagreements about water supply and usage. In the case of Kabul, which is very densely populated, such conflict has the potential to be very damaging to an already fractured community.

Coupled with the lack of water supply, was the lack of sanitation and sewerage infrastructure which leads to polluted surface and groundwater, leading to water-borne diseases. The Afghanistan Geological Survey collected water-quality samples at 8 surface-water sites and 92 groundwater, spring, and karez sites in the Kabul Basin in 2010. Bacterial contamination (total coliform and E. coli) commonly was detected in both surface water and groundwater at levels that exceed international drinking-water standards. Afghan children are particularly vulnerable. Estimates of the under-5 mortality rate in Afghanistan indicate that, per 1,000 live births, 161 children die before they reach their ﬁfth birthday; in 23% of the cases, the deaths may be attributed to causes related to poor water and sanitation. On average, Afghan children undergo six episodes of diarrhoeal disease each year. Repeated bouts of diarrhoea contribute to an increase the occurrence of persistent diarrhoea, which is considered a cause of malnutrition.

In order to address this problem, the project was designed to pilot Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) techniques in a number of pilot sites in and around Kabul, and based on the results, if feasible, design a follow-on scaled-up investment project. The Executing Agency was the Ministry of Finance and the Implementing Agency was the Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW), later renamed as the National Water Affairs Regulation Authority (NWARA).

Project Afghanistan

15/11/16 - 30/11/19

TA-9095 REG: Strengthening Integrated Water Resources Management in Mountainous River Basins (46257-001)

The project (a regional capacity development technical assistance) was designed to accelerate and expand the implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) principles and approaches in the Hindu-Kush Himalaya (HKH)region, delivering improved water security and enhanced efficiency and productivity. The project assisted in implementation of IWRM at all levels i.e. grassroots / farm; sub-basin; basin; national; and, transboundary level.

To achieve this overall objective (impact), the TA helped implement the IWRM approach in target river basins in three countries in the HKH – Afghanistan, Bhutan and Nepal. These countries (and basins) were identified based on:

Their vulnerability to climate change having been identified as those countries most vulnerable to the negative impact of climate change (being reliant on glacial snow melt and precipitation) and consequently to a large seasonal variability of availability of water;The willingness of the respective governments to adopt the IWRM approach and the demand for further support to river basin planning and institutional strengthening of RBOs in the respective river basins; andThe opportunity to build on and act in synergy with past, current and future IWRM interventions.

These last two points are of particular importance. The TA resources were limited and the requirements to establish an IWRM framework substantial. In all three countries the governments had already taken steps, with support of ADB and other donors, to establish an IWRM framework, including the establishment of an enabling environment, the set-up of RBOs and other institutions, and the use of tools as management instruments. The TA thus did not start from scratch but rather was able to provide added-value by focusing on support to the strengthening of RBOs in each of the basins as follows:

In Afghanistan, the TA focused on the IWRM approach in the Panj-Amu river basin, where a River Basin Agency has been established, and six Sub-Basin Agencies. The TA built on work undertaken with support from the EU from 2004-2016 (with TA undertaken by Landell Mills), and worked in parallel with the ADB/EU Panj-Amu River Basin Project (P-ARBP) that started in 2017 (the design of which was undertaken by Landell Mills).In Bhutan, the TA worked in the Wangchhu river basin, where a River Basin Committee has been established, building on work undertaken under the ADB TA "Adapting to Climate Change through Integrated Water Resources Management" (2014-16); and,In Nepal, the TA worked in the Bagmati river basin, where a River Basin Organization has been established by Presidential Order in the Upper Bagmati with support from the ADB Bagmati River Basin Improvement Project (2014-20) (with TA provided by Landell Mills).

The TA built on recommendations from the ADB TA for 'Managing Water in Asia's River Basins: Charting Progress and Facilitating Investment' implemented in collaboration with the Asia-Pacific Water Forum and Network for Asian River Basin Organizations (NARBO) from 2008-2014, including the piloting of a roadmap advisory service in river basins, and the use of performance benchmarking tools for RBOs.

The outputs of the TA were:

Output 1: Water resources institutions strengthened – this included the introduction and customisation of an institutional framework for RBO performance benchmarking, using the NARBO benchmarking tool;Output 2: Technical capacity of staff of water resources institutions in target river basins enhanced;Output 3: Knowledge of and good practices for IWRM broadly disseminated in Asia and the Pacific Region.

These outputs were integrated. For example, benchmarking against best practise using the NARBO toolkit (Output 1), helped RBOs to assess their current status against their mandate, and what they needed to do to improve through increased technical capacity (Output 2) and so on. Such benchmarking tools can then be integrated into RBO monitoring and evaluation systems, so future performance can be assessed against the baseline. Outputs from the benchmarking exercise helped to set the framework for the establishment of human resources development plans, with implementation of these plans where practical.

The scope of services against each of these outputs differed in each country based on the specific context of each river basin. For example, in the Panj-Amu basin, the main requirement was to effectively allocate water use between upstream and downstream irrigation water users; in the Wangchhu basin key issues included the need for improved flood risk management given expected climate-change induced changes, and the need to balance use between users, particularly given the high demands from hydropower in the basin; while in the Bagmati basin the water management issues are more complex and pressing, with the need to effectively allocate water between domestic and industrial users in Kathmandu; to protect the city from flooding; and, to improve the extremely low level of water quality.

Various study tours were undertaken and a Regional Knowledge Product was produced to identify lessons learned and to showcase how best practise under the project could be replicated in other basins, both in the three target countries and in other countries in the Asia/Pacific Region.

The ADB Technical Assistance Completion Report rated the project as Successful and the Technical Assistance as Relevant, Effective, Efficient and Likely Sustainable

Project

15/08/16 - 31/01/17

Knowledge Dissemination on TBT Practices

The overall objective of this project is to increase impact and effectiveness of donor funded programmes and projects in ACP countries in the area of trade promotion and specifically in overcoming Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT). More specifically, the purpose of the project is to enhance the capacity of ACP Quality Infrastructure actors and economic operators in planning and effectively implementing projects and programmes in the field of TBT.

The aim of the project is two fold:

1. the project aims at identifying the most successful elements of TBT donor-funded programmes and projects, and at articulating how those elements can be replicated in other ACP contexts.The selection of good practices was primarily based on more than 50 projects implemented by the ACP-TBT Programme.

2. the project also aims at reviewing projects implemented by the ACP-EU TBT Programme and their related design, management, effectiveness, sustainability and results dissemination. Special attention is given to the possible use of project outcomes for other peers from ACP countries. This overall assessment will result in the selection of key programme outputs for dissemination. Moreover four projects will be selected for case studies as good practices. The identification of selected projects can encompass differing areas of QI and relate to the specific content of one or more projects, as well as to the identification and selection of beneficiaries and/or the adopted implementation modalities. A detailed report on the four cases reflecting good practices will emerge as a deliverable of the project.

The following results are to be achieved :

Result 1 – Good practices of TBT programme outputs are identified and made available;

An indicative sample of key TBT areas and/or activities to be assessed in order to identify good practices is provided below:

Establishment and operationalization of National Notification Authorities and Enquiry Points Support to Bureaux of Standards in the definition and/or adoption of standards Support to Accreditation Bodies Capacity building and training on the Accreditation of Laboratories (ISO 17025) Support to SMEs in certification as a tool to promote exports Training of Trainers approach in the area of support to certification

The identified programme outputs are made available on a publicly accessible webplatform which will together with the case studies be subsequently presented in a knowledge seminar

Result 2 – A knowledge dissemination seminar aimed at increasing the effectiveness of TBT and trade-related programmes and projects is organised in Kenya;

The knowledge dissemination seminar aims to promote strong and interactive participation, with the discussion on identified case studies about different good practices to be supported by both the beneficiary and experts that were directly involved in the activity. The advanced use of networking platforms, and in particular of capacity4dev in order to share the experiences and provide comments, will be widely used. A professionally-edited document summarising good practices will emerge from the intervention, for distribution to seminar participants and others.

Project Belize

01/07/16 - 01/02/17

Competition Advisor - The Belize Competition Project, CARICOM Single Market and Economy Integration Process

Project Tajikistan

28/06/16 - 27/12/20

Provision of Technical Assistance to the Government of Tajikistan to build institutional capacity in IWRM and, contribute to sustainable management and protection of water and land resources

The purpose/outcome of this contract is 'To enable inclusive growth in rural communities based on improved and sustainable use and integrated and equitable management of natural resources, and resilience to extreme climatic conditions.' This is to be achieved through the following results:

· Result 1: Strengthened institutions and capacity in strategic decision-making, planning, regulation, quality control, and management in the water sector.

o Result 1.1: Capacity to regulate, control and support integrated water resources and river basin management is enhanced at central MoEWR and Zarafshon basin levels;

o Result 1.2: Land and water planning tools are operational and related capacity is developed, including at Sub-basin level.

· Result 2: Water and natural resources are sustainably managed and protected.

o Result 2.1: Targeted communities and water users in the target Sub-basin benefit from improved water control / availability and increased water distribution equity / efficiency;

o Result 2.2: Biomass cycle use is rationalised, and physical and biological erosion control measures are adopted and replicated in selected upper catchments, hence reducing land degradation impacts from overgrazing and forest harvesting and resolving village level energy supply deficit problems.

· Result 3: Horizontal activities are implemented, including support to the policy dialogue in the water sector.

In summary, the project will strengthen measures aimed at the sustainable management of the environment and natural resources (water, land, forest and pasture) in Tajikistan, resulting in improved livelihoods for communities. The sustainable management of water is paramount given its importance to rural livelihoods and the economy – it is vital for food security (through irrigated agriculture), for electricity (given the reliance on hydropower) and naturally for domestic water supply and sanitation, and the environment.

Improved management of water requires improvements within each of these sub-sectors, overall co-ordination across sub-sectors to make the most efficient use of this finite resource, and improvements to forest, land and pasture management which impact on water availability. i.e. an integrated approach to the management of water is needed which can be achieved through following established Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) principles.

The project is in line with the EU Water Framework Directive in the following two main aspects:

· The basin / sub-basin approach: the management area was delimited not according to administrative or political boundaries, but rather according to the spatial catchment area of the river as a natural geographical and hydrological unit. The river basin, called Zarafshon river basin, crosses national borders with Uzbekistan, and is in fact a transboundary basin. Furthermore, as suggested in the WFD, each stretch of water was given an ID code to facilitate data recording.

· Preparation of a River Basin Management Plan, which provided the roadmap for the river basin objectives are to be reached within the required timescale. The plan is based on an IWRM approach as mentioned above.

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