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This evaluation covers two EU-funded global interventions supporting the UNECE Water Convention: Phase 1: Promoting accession to the Water Convention (2019–2021) and Phase 2: Increasing awareness and accession to the Water Convention (2022–2024), with budgets of EUR 2.35 million and EUR 3.0 million respectively.
The ex-post evaluation will provide an independent assessment of performance and results and identify lessons and recommendations to improve current and future EU support. It includes assessing relevance and coherence of EU-supported activities (especially those facilitating accession and supporting implementation by new Parties), examining efficiency and effectiveness of the Convention secretariat, and drawing forward-looking recommendations, with a requirement to develop a Theory of Change as part of the assessment.

The objective of the framework contract was to provide expertise, through individual assignments, that could be mobilised at short notice. The contractor provided the human and material resources necessary to deliver the following services (non-exhaustive list):

identified and deployed external Conflict Prevention, Mediation and Dialogue experts, both in Brussels and in the field, to support the EU;

engaged in knowledge management, including conflict analyses, lessons learned studies and workshops, as well as the development and publication of best practices and guidelines;

delivered training and internal capacity-building related to mediation- and dialogue-related tasks and situation awareness for EEAS staff at headquarters, EU staff deployed in missions, and Heads of Delegation and their staff.

The overall objective (Impact) to which this action contributes is to ensure the efficient and effective use of PA assistance in Türkiye by enhancing the quality and performance of EU-funded interventions through strengthening design, monitoring and evaluation systems, with a particular focus on supporting the post-earthquake recovery and reconstruction efforts.
The specific objectives (Outcomes) of this contract are as follows:

• To conduct a single monitoring mission in line with the ROM methodology to ensure achievement of objectives of the PPF project at action level.
• To assess the performance of the PPF Project in terms of the ROM criteria.

The key objective of the mission is to improve the efficiency and transparency of fiscal revenue management of the tax administration and expenditure management in three selected sector ministries that play a key role in decentralisation. In addition the contractor will contribute to the capitalisation process of the PADGOF.

To improve the livelihoods of the population and promote the ecological restoration of territories affected by climate change, forest fires and/or affected by human activity. To this end, the reforestation and recovery of areas in the San Martín Region, in the Province of Cusco and in Metropolitan Lima is proposed.

The independent Evaluation of the Lebanon World Food Programme (WFP) Country Strategic Plan (CSP) 2023–2027 aims to generate evidence and learning on WFP’s performance in Lebanon, while ensuring accountability to WFP stakeholders and affected populations.

The Benin Gender Equality Support Programme (PAEG), Phase 1: 01.07.2022 - 30.06.2026 aims to strengthen gender equality among the Beninese population and thereby sustainably reduce the socio-economic vulnerability of women in Benin.

The objective of the assignment was to conduct a Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM) exercise to assess the effectiveness, efficiency and child-focused outcomes of UNICEF’s winterisation and earthquake-injured cash assistance in Kunar Province.
The PDM verified the timeliness and completeness of cash transfers to intended households and assessed whether the assistance enabled access to essential winter items, supported basic needs and mitigated the economic and care-related impacts of injury during the winter period. It further examined households’ ability to cope with winter and post-earthquake conditions without resorting to negative coping strategies and assessed the safety, accessibility, equity and appropriateness of the delivery process in line with accountability, safeguarding and Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) standards. Findings informed programme adjustments and strengthened the design and delivery of future winterisation and shock-responsive cash interventions.

The assignment involved independent Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM) of UNICEF’s winterisation cash assistance to approximately 1,000 vulnerable households across five districts of Samangan Province. Each household received a one-off cash transfer equivalent to USD 200 to support essential winter needs. Particip assessed the effectiveness, efficiency, accessibility, safety and child-focused outcomes of the assistance through a representative mixed-methods approach combining household surveys and Focus Group Discussions. The monitoring examined timely receipt and use of assistance, access to heating and winter items, households’ ability to avoid negative coping strategies, and the protection of children’s health, nutrition, safety and dignity.