References

The assignment was part and parcel of a broader evaluation of the Bank’s Program Based operations (PBOs) for the period 2012-17 led by the Independent Development Evaluation unit of the African Development Bank (AfDB). Consultancy input consisted of a cluster evaluation on private sector enabling environment (PSE).

The principal objectives of the evaluation were to present to the European Union’s external cooperation services, to the partner government and, if need be, to the general public:

• an overall, totally independent assessment, of the results of the intervention of PAI II with a particular focus on the project’s results in relation to its objectives;
• the principal lessons learnt from the intervention and recommendations in order to improve the ongoing measures as well as future actions.

The global objective of this project was to contribute to Turkey’s efforts in establishing well functional migration management system in line with new normative framework and EU acquis.

The project provides a comprehensive analysis of wildlife trade between Mexico and the EU (whether legally or illegally traded; and whether CITES listed or non-CITES listed species); in order to improve the implementation of CITES and other related policies related to tackling illegal wildlife trade, through closer collaboration on wildlife trade policies, as well as a better understanding of both Parties legal and illegal wildlife market. Moreover, it provides a clear and updated characterization of the legal and illegal trade in wildlife between Mexico and the EU, and on the basis of this, provides recommendations towards the development and implementation of actions aiming at ensuring that wildlife trade is sustainable, legal, and traceable, while providing economic incentives to the main stakeholders of their value chain (from the local and indigenous communities to the end consumer markets, e.g. European industry).

The global objective of the assignment has been to report on progress and results achieved during implementation compared to the initial objectives of the programme as well as lessons learnt.

The overall objective was to contribute to the sustainable gathering and dissemination of relevant, timely and reliable statistical information on the living conditions of Afghan households for the purpose of effective monitoring and programming of development policies in Afghanistan

Interim evaluation of the implementation of the EU Aid Volunteers Initiative, specifically of the results obtained and the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the implementation of the European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps Regulation and the impact in the humanitarian sector and the cost-effectiveness of the programme. It covered the evaluation criteria of relevance, coherence, EU added value, effectiveness, and efficiency/ cost effectiveness.

The objective of this Framework Contract was to provide, via individual assignments defined and contracted through Specific Contracts, short-term expertise which could be mobilised at very short notice.
The FWC covered activities in the area of: E-learning, Face-to-face training, Communication events and campaigns, including their promotion and information tools, Multi-media materials: audio-visual (documentaries, reports, stock-shots, spots…), websites (development and design), CD, DVD etc., Production of publications, Development of communication strategy.

The study provided relevant information to the Government of Guinea and the European Commission justifying the development of a technical landfill center (TLC) within the framework of the Urban Development and Sanitation Program in Guinea (SANITA) to be financed by the 11th EDF.

The principal objectives of the evaluation were to present the following to the concerned departments of the EU’s international cooperation, to the partner government and, if need be, to the general public:

• a global, totally independent assessment of the results of the intervention (1st phase of the project Rehabilitation of basic social services and reinforcement of local authorities’ capacities in the poles of development (PDD)) by putting a special focus on the results of the project in relation to its objectives;
• the principal lessons learnt of the intervention as well as recommendations in order to improve the measures in place and future actions.