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Contributed to economic development and sustainable wealth creation through the preservation of Southern Africa’s rich biodiversity in the oceans namely the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME), in a way that supported job creation, improved food security and sustainable livelihoods, while preserving and restoring the ecosystems and wildlife that are vital to all.

The objective of the contract was to improve the overall management of IPA II financial assistance in Türkiye by enhancing the strategic link between the planning/programming, monitoring and evaluation activities of the National IPA Coordinator (NIPAC) office. In this context, the project team carried out 9 thematic evaluations of the EU funded contracts/interventions financed by IPA II assistance in Türkiye, and disseminated the lessons learnt and the results of IPA II interventions to the stakeholders and the wider public.

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

• an overall independent assessment of the past performance of the EU-GCC project, 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.

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland (MFA) commissioned an evaluation of Finland’s humanitarian assistance, with a view to (i) enhancing the effectiveness of Finland’s current humanitarian assistance, (ii) identifying potential ways to strengthen Finland’s capacity to influence its partners in the thematic areas of the current humanitarian policy and (iii) enhancing Finland’s humanitarian aid management processes.

The midterm review object is the implementation of the humanitarian strategy, and the Strategic Partnership Model.
The purpose of the review is to assess whether Norway is on track in implementing the humanitarian strategy, assess the relevance of the strategy to adjust the course and inform decision-making and strategic direction when formulating a new strategy for Norway's humanitarian engagement after 2023. The review provides an assessment on the perceived value added of the Strategic Partnership Model, whether it is a good tool to achieve the strategy's main goals and how it facilitates predictability and flexibility for the partner

The overarching objective of this evaluation is to provide an independent, evidence-based assessment of the extent to which the EU has achieved its development cooperation objectives in Tajikistan and of the impact of EU support on the ground between 2014 and 2020. In addition, the objective is also to identify key lessons and produce recommendations that can feed into the design of new EU strategic documents and post-2020 interventions in Tajikistan in the framework of the new Commission Priorities.

The purpose of this study is i) to provide an independent and evidence-based assessment of the EU's past and current external action support in the policy area of environment and climate change in Enlargement and Neighbourhood regions; and ii) based on this assessment, to provide lessons learnt and recommendations for decision-makers at EU level.
The evaluation encompasses both spending and non-spending activities between 2014 and 2020. It examines all funding mechanisms and modalities of implementation used under the Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) II and the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) in a variety of sectors (e.g. energy, water and waste management).

The EU supports efforts to enhance governance and cooperation on Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) risk detection and mitigation at both the regional and the global level. In addition to the Centres of Excellence Initiative and the EU P2P programme, the EU also supports the securing of sensitive knowledge and technology through, in particular, the International Science and Technology Centre (ISTC) in Kazakhstan and the Science and Technology Centre in Ukraine (STCU). These two science centres were the subjects of this evaluation.
The main objectives of this evaluation were to provide the relevant services of the European Union and other interested stakeholders with:

• an overall independent assessment of the past performance of the two centres both in the core objective of containment of sensitive knowledge and as implementers of specific CBRN, export control actions and other activities against the objectives and results established in the strategic documents;
• key lessons learned, achievements, conclusions and related recommendations in order to improve current and future engagement of the centres and related funding schemes.

In particular, this evaluation served to explore the possibility to enlarge the scope of the spectrum of activities implemented and to provide recommendations on other type of funding mechanisms to cover the administrative costs.
The main user of this evaluation is the European Commission, specifically FPI.

The general objective of this contract is as follows: To support the EU and the Government of the Republic of Madagascar in promoting inclusive, democratic and equitable governance.
Formulate a governance strengthening program "For an accountable State in the service of development in Madagascar", to be implemented immediately with NDICI 2022-2027 funding. This program must be relevant and adapted to the Malagasy context in its content and implementation methods, and take into account lessons learned from past experiences.

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

• an overall independent assessment of the performance of the technical assistance in Sierra Leone in the areas of Civil Service Reform, Parliament and the Electoral Cycle, Technical Assistance in support of the Governance Sector in Sierra Leone in the area of Civil Registration, Programme Estimate on Civil Registration, Programme Estimate - Civil Service Reform with HRMO/PSC and Meeting Critical Infrastructure and Technology Needs in the Parliament of Sierra Leone, paying particular attention to its different levels of 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 interventions