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With this evaluation assignment, the EC aimed at responding to the increasing emphasis on result-oriented approaches for EU interventions within the cooperation policy and SDG implementation. The focus of this evaluation was to assess the achievements, the quality and the results of Actions taken in the context of the support programme to Judiciary Reform in Lebanon.

The evaluation sought to identify the results and outputs linked to EU intervention, as well as the factors driving or hindering its progress. By doing so, it highlighted the cause and effect links between inputs, activities, outputs and impacts and serves accountability, decision making, learning and management purposes for future EU intervention and Actions in the sector of governance.

The main objectives were to provide the EU and the interested stakeholders with:

++an overall independent assessment of the past performance of the Support to Judiciary Reform decision and all its components, paying particular attention to its results measured against its expected objectives; and the reasons underpinning such results;++

++recommendations build from the key lessons learned and the conclusions in order to improve current and future actions++

For the EU, investing in countries and regions experiencing fragility and conflict, and building resilience, is a key priority. The EU has devised and adopted policies reflecting this, most recently the EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy and the New European Consensus on Development. Therefore, the objective of this project is to contribute to the implementation of these policies in ACP and OCT regions.

The objective of the project was to contribute to the implementation of the EU Global Strategy, the 2017 Resilience Communication, as well as the New EU Consensus on Development and support actions undertaken as part of the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus, by strengthening the implementation of these policy priorities for ACP and OCT regions.

The project also contributed to analytical inputs to increase impact and effectiveness of DEVCO responses to crisis and help build long-term resilience in all partner countries.

Ultimately, the purpose of the project was to serve the exclusive interest of the most fragile and conflict-affected countries or/and those who are in a major crisis. To that effect, it supported DG DEVCO in mainstreaming resilience, ensuring in-depth analysis and knowledge transfer both in-house and for the targeted countries.

Georgia signed its Association Agreement with the European Union (“EU”) in 2014, which includes obligations to improve solid waste management throughout the country.

The assignment supported the implementation of a Stakeholder Participation Programme, the implementation of an Environmental and Social Action Plan (“ESAP”) as well as providing support to the Municipalities to prepare Municipal Waste Management Plans.

The objectives of the Assignment were to:

• Enhance public ownership and awareness of solid waste management, increasing public participation in the provision of solid waste services and raising public awareness on issues related to the project implementation. Furthermore, the SPP integrated poverty and social issues into the tariff scenario analysis.
• Provide expertise required to implement the ESAP, comply with EBRD Environmental and Social Performance Requirements and to keep EBRD updated on progress of ESAP implementation and to ensure adherence to national labour and safety regulations and standars when operating and maintaining solid waste collection vehicles
• Support the Municipalities to prepare Municipal Waste Management Plans, as required by the Waste Management Code and Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection.
• Provision of trainings on the following issues: adherence to the national labour and safety regulations and standards when operating and maintaining the SW vehicles; safe driving practices; registration, investigation and reporting of all safety incidents and accidents; and safe storage of the SW vehicles

The general objective of the study was to make a prospective assessment of the results achieved in terms of gender equality through the implementation of the National Gender Policy (NGP) 2009-2019, to specify the shortcomings, the lessons learned, to identify the perspectives and major strategic orientations in relation to the international commitments ratified by the country and to formulate a new national gender strategy 2020-2030.

Specific objectives :

Specifically, they were to:

• Examine the level of achievement of the objectives set out in the PNG
• Analyzing PNG Implementation Intervention Strategies
• Produce information relating to the results achieved, i.e. evidence/evidence of the findings that will be made.
• Analyzing the effects and impact of PNG implementation in reducing gender inequalities
• Determine PNG's level of resource mobilization and financial implementation
• Appreciate PNG's contributions to the implementation of the ongoing NESDP (in terms of prospects for the future)
• To make relevant recommendations for the formulation of the new gender strategy 2020-2030
• Elaborate the new national gender strategy 2020-2030 in coherence with Agenda 2063, Agenda 2030, the orientations of the ENP 2025 and the PNDES 2016-2020.
• Analyzing the institutional arrangements for implementing and monitoring PNG
• Identify the constraints and difficulties encountered in the implementation of PNG
• Identifying best practices in gender promotion in Burkina Faso
• Analysis of the contribution of technical and financial partners to the implementation of PNG
• Assess the level of political commitment for the implementation of the PNG

From this perspective, evaluations looked for evidence of why, whether or how these results are linked to the EU intervention and seek to identify the factors driving or hindering progress.

Evaluations provided an understanding of the cause and effect links between: inputs and activities, and outputs, outcomes and impacts. Evaluations should serve accountability, decision making, learning and management purposes.

The main objectives of this evaluation were to provide the relevant services of the European Union, the interested stakeholders with:

• an overall independent assessment of the past performance of the Support Programme to Implementation of the EU-PNG Cooperation, paying particular attention to its intermediate results measured against its expected objectives; and the reasons underpinning such results
• key lessons learned, conclusions and related recommendations in order to improve current and future Actions

In particular, this evaluation served to ensure that the objectives of the Financing Agreement (FA) are achieved at the end of implementation.

As a result, the mid-term evaluation has helped to:

- assess the role and the performance of the NAO Office in managing the different tools provided by the Action, identifying priorities, allocating the appropriate resources and ensuring proper communication and information among the stakeholders;

• assess the role and the performance of the NAO Office in the context of the phasing out of the 10th EDF programmes and the implementation of the 11th EDF programmes;
• assess the role and the performance of the NAO Office in the context of an increased use of innovative financing instruments (i.e. blending);
• assess the role and the performance of the NAO Office in organizing the coordination between the different stakeholders;
• assess the effectiveness and design of the technical assistance contract component in support of the Action
• based on the findings, amend the operational set up of the Action.

The main users of this evaluation were the Delegation of the European Union to Papua New Guinea, the National Authorising Officer and the GoPNG.

The overall objective of the project of is to raise awareness of EU support to and impact on agricultural and rural development in Georgia.

The purposes of this contract is to communicate to Georgian citizens and the international community about the EU support, the achievements in agriculture sector reform in Georgia through the ENPARD programme and the importance of agriculture sector reform in regards to the economic development of Georgia.

Results to be achieved by the Consortium are to update the ENPARD communication strategy and plan based on lessons learnt, good results and blue- prints developed under the project ENPARD Communication Unit 2013-2015, to carry out communication activities to enhance EU/ENPARD visibility and ensure that the impact of ENPARD is well understood, and to coordinate the communication of all the ENPARD’s components and implementers.

The purpose of this mission was to finalize the formulation of a strategy to support administrative reform within the framework of the Hakama II budget support programme for good governance; a formulation of the public administration reform axis.

To this end, the specific objectives of the mission were as follows:

1.Based on the available documentation and interviews with key stakeholders, to conduct an assessment of the viability and progress of government strategies in the three key areas of intervention identified to date, namely:

• The provision of public services
• The deconcentrating of public administration
• The digital transformation of public administration

2. To engage in a structured dialogue with stakeholders (Delegations, Ministries, MRAFP resident experts, SIGMA experts) to complete the missing elements of the formulation.

3. To contribute to the drafting of the action document for the PAA 2019.

The overall objective of this assignment was to undertake a comprehensive review of existing institutional arrangements within SADC with a view of recommending changes in order to rationalize, streamline decision-making and enhance effectiveness and efficiency.

More specifically, this assignment was expected to examine structures within SADC including the Secretariat and the Organ and characterise, among other issues, their functions, roles and responsibilities vis-à-vis the overall SADC vision and mandate; their capacities, operational and management processes in relation to their functions, roles and responsibilities; the linkages (or lack of); and the gaps within and among with the view to recommending a more efficient and effective institutional arrangement that will drive the SADC regional integration agenda.

The Specific Objective of this assignment was to undertake a comprehensive review of existing institutional arrangements within SADC by examining the key structures with the view to recommending more effective institutional arrangements to drive the SADC regional integration agenda.

The results of this assignment contributed to the development of the implementation plan and roadmap of the Conclusions of the Strategic Ministerial Retreat. It is essential to note that running parallel to this study were other studies including that on effective mechanisms to ensure compliance to SADC Protocols and other legal instruments and regional commitments at Member State level. That study and this assignment were closely linked and therefore concerted effort at collaboration between the two was most important.

The objective of the FWC was to provide, via individual assignments defined and contracted through Specific Contracts, short-term expertise which can be mobilised at very short notice. The quality of this expertise was guaranteed by the retained Framework contractors disposing of the appropriate internal resources as well as of access to external technical skills.

Technical assistance may cover any geographic area, within or outside the European Union.

The Specific Terms of Reference, part of each Specific Contract, shall describe accurately and in details the objectives and required outputs of each individual assignment.

The general objective of this mission was to contribute to the strengthening of regional integration in Central Africa through the improvement of capacities for the management of migration flows. In other words, it involved improving the research capacities of the ECCAS General Secretariat with a view to improving the situation of migrants and strengthening the migration/development relationship.

The specific objectives of this mission were to support the beneficiaries in :

• Carry out a study with a view to establishing a regional observatory on migration in Central Africa. It complements the actions planned under the RIP, 11th EDF, aimed at strengthening the economic and commercial integration of Central Africa.
• Facilitate the sharing of experience between experts from the ECCAS General Secretariat and the CEMAC Commission with other regions in Africa or in the world which have proven experience in setting up and managing a migration observatory.
• Organize validation meetings for the study on the establishment of a migration observatory in Central Africa.