UNDP-UNEP POVERTY & ENVIRONMENT INITIATIVE (PEI): MID-TERM REVIEW

MID-TERM REVIEW & FINAL EVALUATION PEI GLOBAL SCALE-UP DOCUMENT STATES THAT AN EXTERNAL MID-TERM REVIEW WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN YEAR 3 “TO ASSESS OVERALL PROGRAMME PROGRESS. EXTERNAL FINAL EVALUATION TO ASSESS PROGRAMME RESULTS AND “TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A SECOND –YEAR PHASE”. BASIS OF THE MTR & EVALUATION = PEI GLOBAL SCALE-UP PRO-DOC

GLOBAL PRODOC OUTCOME/OUTPUTS WE ARE BEING REVIEWED AGAINST INTENDED OUTCOME: IMPROVED CAPACITY OF PROGRAMME COUNTRY GOVERNMENTS & OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO INTEGRATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS OF POOR AND OTHER VULNERABLE GROUPS INTO POLICY PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION PROCESSES FOR POVERTY REDUCTION, PRO-POOR GROWTH & ACHIEVEMENT OF THE MDGs. 3

GLOBAL PRODOC OUTCOME/OUTPUTS WE ARE BEING REVIEWED AGAINST OUTCOME INDICATORS: NUMBER OF COUNTRIES IN WHICH PRO-POOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ARE INCORPORATED INTO: DEVELOPMENT/POVERTY REDUCTION & GROWTH STRATEGIES BUDGET PROCESSES/MEDIUM TERMS EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORKS (MTEF). KEY SECTOR POLICIES POVERTY MONITORING SYSTEM   WIDESPREAD ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE, TOOLS & GOOD PRACTICES ON INTEGRATING ENVIRONMENT INTO POVERTY REDUCTION & GROWTH POLICY & PLANING PROCESSES 4

GLOBAL PRODOC OUTCOME/OUTPUTS WE ARE BEING REVIEWED AGAINST THREE OUTPUTS OUTPUT 1: COUNTRY POVERTY-ENVIRONMENT MAINSTREAMING PROGRAMMES OUTPUT 2: JOINT UNDP-UNEP REGIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAMMES & REGIONAL COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE ON POVERTY-ENVIRONMENT MAINSTREAMING OUTPUT 3: GLOBAL ADVISORY SERVICES & SUPPORT 5

MTR FOCUS TO SERVE AS A MONITORING TOOL FOCUSING IN ON HOW THE PROGRAMME IS OPERATING & IF ANY MAJOR CHANGES ARE REQUIRED FOCUS ON PEI AS AN ENABLING PROGRAMME, NOT IN TERMS OF SPECIFIC POVERTY REDUCTION & ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES. (DONOR DIFFERENCES OF OPINION ABOUT THIS) FINAL EVALUATION FOCUS 0N THE OVERALL PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES; WHAT IMPACT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED & LESSONS LEARNED TO BE APPLIED TO A NEW PROGRAMME &/OR ALTERNATIVELY TO DEVELOP INDICATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PEI POST 2012 DUE TO DELAYS IN MTR, MTR LIKELY TO GIVE SOME VIEWS ON FURTURE OF PEI

MTR OBJECTIVES - 1 Assess: the current value added of the PEI whether changes in the wider policy environment since 2002 have implications for how PEI operates to 2012 (relevance). the progress to date of the Initiative implementation against the results & resources framework of the Scale-up joint programme identify its strengths and weaknesses (effectiveness and efficiency).

MTR TORS - 2 If necessary, recommend changes to improve implementation and delivery. These changes should focus on: the global joint PEI design and arrangements (including the PEF, PEI governance and operational and technical support from UNDP and UNEP) PEI regional teams PEI country programme design and implementation. Opportunities and challenges in view of the climate change agenda, green economy, consideration of other-related initiatives or actors that have emerged since 2002. Emphasis should be put on the analysis of results obtained compared to the “targeted results” that were expected taking into account the actual inputs, outputs and outcomes

RESPONSE/FOLLOW-UP TO MTR PREPARE MANAGEMENT RESPONSE PRESENTATION OF MTR & MANAGEMENT RESPONSE TO DONOR STEERING GROUP FOLLOW-UP WITH REGIONAL & COUNTRY PEI TEAMS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF MTR FINDINGS BEGIN PREPARATIONS FOR FINAL EVALUATION