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The purpose of this evaluation was to assess the strategies and programmes of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Djibouti and Mauritania. Its specific objectives were to take stock of the results achieved by the AfDB in Djibouti and Mauritania, to put them into perspective in relation to the resources deployed, and finally to identify lessons learned that could help the AfDB improve the effectiveness of its cooperation in these two countries. In line with the BDEV guidelines, the evaluation determined the relevance of the strategies and programmes adopted by the AfDB and set out in the CSPs, as well as their effectiveness, sustainability, efficiency and contribution to achieving the development objectives of each of the two countries concerned for the period 2011-2020.

The general objective of this service contract is to strengthen DG REFORM capacity of designing, monitoring, and evaluating projects.

This evaluation has two overarching objectives. Firstly, to analyse the extent to which and in which manner the support of the European Union (and of the European Commission in particular) has contributed to the overall political, economic and social development in North Macedonia in the period 2014-2020. And secondly, to identify key lessons and produce recommendations in order to inform decision makers on how to improve the current and future European Union's strategies, programmes and actions with regard to North Macedonia.

The overall objective of the project of which this contract is part is to support evaluation of the achieved results for activities implemented under specific projects implemented under indirect management and to identify the weaknesses in the implementation of activities as pre-condition for the long-term success of all EU funded activities.

This independent evaluation of the Corporate Emergency Evaluation of WFP’s Response in Myanmar assessed the appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency of its emergency response in multiple crises in the country from 2017 to 2022.
The evaluation served the double purpose of providing: a) evidence and accountability (performance and result assessment) for results to WFP stakeholders; and b) provide learning (why certain results occurred or not, lessons and evidence for decision-making about a potential scale-up) on WFP’s performance in the Myanmar emergency context, specifically for developing WFP’s future engagement in Myanmar and for broader learning on WFP complex emergency responses.

The ultimate purpose of the forward-looking evaluation was two-fold. Firstly, it informed the MFA on the effectiveness, coherence and relevance of climate finance and what kind of results had been achieved with the various development policy and cooperation instruments over the period 2016-22. Secondly, the evaluation provided information and supports the implementation and further development of the Action Plan for Finland’s Public International Climate Finance to maximize the effectiveness and impact of Finland’s climate finance, especially regarding long-term planning and coordination of climate finance as a whole.

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

• an overall independent assessment of the past performance of the Action ‘Support the Development and Operationalization of the Partnership for Smart and Sustainable Urbanisation for India and the EU’, 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, including improving their coordination, coherence and efficiency.

The overall objective of the programme of which this contract will be as follows:
To improve the efficiency, accessibility, accountability and transparency of the Georgian Public Administration in accordance with European principles of Public Administration and best practices.
Capacity building and advisory support will be provided for the development of the methodologies and tools required to implement and monitor the reforms in the PAR Roadmap priority areas, complementing other EU support provided under the overall programme.

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

• an overall independent assessment of the past performance of the Partnership Instrument (PI) funded Policy Dialogues Support Facilities (PDSFs) to be evaluated, paying particular attention to the approach taken under the different PDSFs, as well as paying particular attention to the intermediate or final results measured against their expected objectives; and the reasons underpinning such results;
• key lessons learned, conclusions and related recommendations in relation to the PI approach and use of PDSFs and in order to improve current and future Actions.

The overall purpose of this review was to gain a clear picture of international recruitments supported by the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA). This allows the MFA to further develop this tool as a strategic element for advancing Finland’s development, trade, foreign and security policies.