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The Satellite Index Insurance for Pastoralists in Ethiopia (SIIPE) programme was a pilot initiative that has tested a weather-index microinsurance product combined with disaster risk reduction interventions with the aim of protecting pastoralists in the Somali region of Ethiopia from climate shocks. Selected pastoralist households already participating in the Government of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme have been able to access insurance coverage on a voluntary basis.

The impact evaluation was performed in the Somali region over the one-year period (2017/18) of the pilot initiative. It aimed to:

1. Understand if (and how) the SIIPE intervention had provided greater protection to pastoralists against climate risk, for example their ability to keep their animals alive during a drought;

2. Understand whether there was any behavioural change (e.g. on productive decisions, use of financial services) connected to improvements in confidence brought about by SIIPE;

3. Measure the changes in well-being (such as food security) of individual households that could have been attributed to the programme.

The impact evaluation methodology combined a randomised controlled trial at the level of households living in the SIIPE pilot areas with a complementary quasi-experimental component including households in non-pilot areas. The econometric and qualitative impact analysis used data from baseline and endline surveys of pastoralist households conducted by the evaluation team in the Somali region.

The evaluation was used to decide on further scale-up of the intervention in Ethiopia, inform about potential replication in other countries, and to glean lessons learnt for the design of future interventions. Its results have also been used to refine and improve the product and processes of the SIIPE programme.

Report available here: https://www.wfp.org/publications/ethiopia-satellite-index-insurance-pastoralists-2017-2019-impact-evaluation

This evaluation served to understand the performance of the Action (The Development Effectiveness and Accountability Programme (DEAP) whose main Implementing Partner (IP) is the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development - a joint programme funded by the European Union (EU) and United Nations (UNDP, UNICEF and UN Women) -, its enabling factors and those hampering a proper delivery of results with a particular view to their sustainability, in order to adjust its design or implementing modalities for future programmes. It furthered document lessons learnt and any best practices identified and made recommendations to be considerered in future programming of similar initiatives.

The project had three main Intermediate Objectives/Outputs as follows:

• Intermediate Objective 1: National Institutions utilize RBM systems for planning, monitoring and

evaluation to enhance ownership and leadership for achievement of development results.

• Intermediate Objective 2: National Institutions have the capacity to align policies, programmes and

budgets with national development strategies and Agenda 2030, including the Sustainable Development

Goals(SDGs), for efficient achievement of development results.

• Intermediate Objective 3: Government has sufficient capacity to effectively negotiate, manage and

account for development assistance.

The global objective was to facilitate EU + EU MS in Kenya's contribution to Kenya's development agenda through the implementation of Joint Programming.

The specific objectives were to:

• Undertake an evaluation of the key lessons learnt, progress, achievements and challenges from the first phase of Joint Programming in Kenya
• Assist EU Development Partners involved in Joint Programming in Kenya to prepare a second phase of Joint Programming for the 2018-2022 period.

The global objective was the systematic and timely evaluation of the twinning projects “Support to Kosovo Assembly” (CRIS 2011/277-389), “Strengthening the functioning of Kosovo Assembly”(CRIS 2014/341-055) and “Further support to the Kosovo Assembly” (CRIS 2016/372-105). The focus of evaluations was on the assessment of achievements, the quality and the results of actions in the context of an evolving cooperation policy with an increasing emphasis on result-oriented approaches. From this perspective, evaluations looked for evidence of why, whether or how these results were linked to the EU intervention and seeked to identify the factors driving or hindering progress.

The specific objectives of this evaluation were to provide the relevant services of the European Union, the interested stakeholders and the wider public with:

• an overall independent assessment of the past performance of the projects
• key lessons and recommendations in order to improve future actions. In particular, this evaluation served the EU Office in Kosovo relevant services in headquarters for planning future assistance to the Assembly, the Ministry of European Integration and the main users of this evaluation were the above institutions.

In particular this evaluation served:

• To understand the extent to which the programme has contributed towards the creation of the independent institution, with strengthen oversight role, and role in EU related issues;
• To understand the performance of the programme, its enabling factors and those hampering a proper delivery of results as to inform the planning of the future EU interventions and actions in the Kosovo Assembly.
• Provide recommendations for the possible future actions in the Kosovo Assembly.

The global objectives of the mission were:

1. Enhance the overall effectiveness of aid to Philippines in order to ensure more rapid achievement of Sustainable Development Goals and more rapid, equitable and sustainable poverty reduction.

2. Maximise the impact of EU aid to Philippines, through increased co-ordination, harmonisation and alignment among EU Member States and the European Commission, leading to strengthened aid effectiveness.

The specific objective was to support the EU development partners in the Philippines to improve aid effectiveness including joint programming and improved coordination mechanisms.

The overall objective of the project is to support the Government of Moldova to implement its reform Agenda and in particular to assist the government in developing the capacities required for the implementation of the Association Agreement (AA), including the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), as well as to ensure the necessary follow-up for the post Visa Liberalisation stage.

The project supported the deployment of EU High Level Advisers in the Republic of Moldova.

The High Level Advisors, selected by the European Commission, assisted the ministries and State agencies involved in the implementation of EU – Moldova agreements.

The activities making up this project included the contracting of the designated EU High Level Advisers, providing them with logistical support (such as travel, installation, conference organisation) and with local office support (project manager, assistants, interpreters, translators).

The locally-based project coordinator from the Contractor's team was responsible for organising events, logistics, visibility, coordination, reporting, steering committees and liaison with the EU Delegation

The overall objective of the assignment was raising the awareness of young people worldwide about the activities of the EU on development and cooperation and especially about the positive impact they have on changing people’s lives for the better.

The specific objective was achieving this by creating enhanced international, regional and national media exposure by having a fresh different perspective on the EU-funded projects. This new perspective was provided by a blogging competition and a reporting trip of 4 young people on 3 continents (Asia-Pacific, Africa and Latin America and Caribbean).

Communicating directly from the field did not only provide for a closer, more concrete understanding of the EU activities and people’s needs and achievements but also provided DEVCO with new, updated, good quality material that can be used for further communication purposes at EU level as well as at regional and national level in the third countries.

The objective of the FWC was to provide, via individual assignments defined and contracted through Specific Contracts, short-term technical assistance which can be mobilised at very short notice (normally within about 3 weeks).

The beneficiaries of the short-term technical assistance available via this Framework Contract (FWC) are exclusively third countries benefiting from the Commission’s External aid programmes. The FWC had no overall contractual amount or maximum budget. The implementation duration (not exceeding two years) and the contractual amount (not exceeding € 300,000) were fixed for each individual assignment. These maxima included the possible addenda.

The various assignments were financed from the different budget lines for external aid (the European Communities general budget) and the European Development Fund (EDF).

Implemented missions:

• 06.03.2014 - ongoing: Botswana; Preparation of the 11th EDF SADC programme in the field of Regional Political Cooperation, Budget: €183,443
• 02.04.2014 - ongoing: Cameroon; Evaluation à mi parcour du PASC, Budget: €52,713
• 24.03.2014-ongoing: Niger; Mid-term evaluation of the support programme to civil society (PASOC) II in Niger, Budget: €64,500
• 22.04.2014-ongoing: Uganda; Identification of 11th EDF good governance pillar, Budget: 158,280
• 14.04.2014-ongoing: Azerbaijan; Study on Azerbaijani-Georgian project for 'Implementation of Infrastructure at the 'Red Bridge' Crossing Point', Budget: €55,000
• 22.04.2014-ongoing: Pakistan; Appraisal of EU electoral interventions 2009-2013 to feed into EU ongoing federal and provincial parliamentary programmes, Budget: €99,928
• 09.06.2014-ongoing: Malawi; Mid Term Evaluation of the Democratic Governance Programme in Malawi, Budget: €90,000
• 20.05.2014-ongoing: Bosnia and Herzegovina; Corruption risk assessment in the education and health sectors in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Budget: €93,990
• 13.05.2014-ongoing: Mauritania; Election Expert Mission to Mauritania 2014, Budget: €217,898
• 22.06.2014-ongoing: Nigeria; Mid-term Evaluation of the programme Support to the Office of NAO II FED/2010/021-980, Budget: €93,998
• 30.05.2014-ongoing: South Africa; Review of Technical Assistance Models in South Africa, Budget €121,595
• 23.06.2014-ongoing: South Africa; Technical Assistance to Strengthening the e-Learning of the National School of Government, Budget: €108,200
• 01.06.2014-ongoing: Mauritania; Evaluation of the "Program implementation of the 10th EDF (PAMO EDF 10) and instructions for a new program", Budget: €115,000
• 15.08.2014-ongoing: Haiti; Sectoral state of affairs and formulation of component 'Institutional Support' - part II the "Support Programme for Reconstruction and Development of Neighborhoods", Budget: €74,625
• 01.09.2014-ongoing: Armenia; Review of the Sector Support Programme for Support to Justice Reform in Armenia 'Phase II' Project, Budget: €161,992

DEVCO’s Civil Society and Foundations unit is also tasked with contributing to strengthen communication, information sharing and coordination (within DEVCO and with European External Action Service, EU Delegations in partner countries and, where appropriate, with line DGs, EU Member States and the Council) and improving visibility and understanding of the EU development cooperation on sector related issues.

Therefore, the overall objective of this assignment was to design an action plan to support and assist the implementation of the communication strategy elaborated by DEVCO Civil Society and Foundations unit.

The specific objectives were to raise awareness, promote and increase knowledge and visibility of the Civil Society and Foundations' policy and initiatives with, amongst others, its Framework Partnership Agreement signatories, EU institutions, development actors and the general audience in the EU and partner countries through the design and production of multimedia, visibility and other materials as required.

The overall objective of this communication programme is to communicate the EU's policy objectives in Turkey. The purposes of this contract are as follows:

=Promote the EU and its values – in particular civil and political rights - among the Turkish population with a particular focus on identified target audiences, notably young people (under the heading ‘Our Europe, Our Future’), and underline the practical benefits of adopting these values for the Turkish citizens.

=Disseminate information about what the EU is concretely doing for Turkish citizens through its financing instruments to key partners and policy-makers and enhance the visibility of EU-funded projects. This information will include facts and figures about EU funded projects as well as the impact and effect of these projects.=Promote EU interests in Turkey, whether of an economic nature or aiming at a better understanding of EU policy positions.

=Dispel myths and misconceptions related to the EU and EU-Turkey relations and the accession process.