1. WELCOME to the M&E DAY Facilitated by Dr. Jürgen Hagmann

2. Not everything that counts, can be counted; Not everything that can be counted, counts! (Albert Einstein)

3. Envisaged Outputs of the M&E Day Understanding of the context of M&E in IFAD, its functions, challenges, potentials and benefits for projects Options for implementing M&E as an integrated system in project management Ways to deal with the some of the challenges projects face in implementing M&E

4. Overview of the Day Session 1: 8:30-10:30: Setting scene and presentations Session 2: 11:00-13:00: Group Discussions Session 3: 14:00-15:30: Report back / Discussions Session 4: 16:00-17:30: Panel Discussion on: Where are we going with M&E in IFAD? PANELISTS: Geoffrey, Miriam, Abebe, Connie, Ulaya, Maine, Alessandro, Rudolph, Carla

5. An Integrated M&E System for Performance Improvement M&E Information Management Communi- cation Learning / Adaptation

6. Buzz Groups on Challenges in M&E What are the 3 major challenges we face in implementing an effective and efficient M&E system in our projects? Formulate as: HOW TO......? Please turn your chairs and form a small buzz group of 6-10 people

7. Task for Group Discussions on: How to make M&E an Integrated Part of Project Management and Performance Improvement? 1.Share experiences on M&E across countries and projects in your group: what are you really doing in M&E and what is it yielding ? -any value-addition? 2.What should be the 2 most important outcomes of an effective M&E system in IFAD projects? 3.How can you seamlessly integrate M&E in your project management to produce these desired outcomes: What needs to be done / change? Please chose a facilitator and a rapporteur in the group Present only the 5 most interesting findings you have, in max 5 minutes!!! – agree in the group what they are!