1. Presentation SWITCH to Green Coordination Meeting 26/27 September 2016
Evaluation of EU international cooperation on Sustainable Consumption and Production
Presentation SWITCH to Green Coordination Meeting 26/27 September 2016
Contracting Authority: DEVCO (TM: Thibaut PORTERVIN)
Consortium: Led By Economisti Associati srl.
Team:  
David MCCORMICK (Team Leader)
Sean BURKE (PSD Expert)
Sergio UGARTE (SCP Expert)
Roberto ZAVATTA (Quality Assurance)
Giulia STECCHI (Backstopping Assistant)

2. Evaluation Objectives
Independent assessment EU international cooperation on:
Green Economy
Focus on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP)
Identify key lessons
Produce recommendations to improve current actions and inform future choices on EU SCP international cooperation

3. Scope: Legal and Temporal
SWITCH Asia
SWITCH Med
SWITCH Africa Green
EU support to the 10 YFP
EU support to Green Economy Programmes (take into account)
Implementation phase: Since 2008 (launching of first SWITCH programme in Asia)

4. Thematic Scope: Policy
EU Level: EU SCP / Production and Industrial Sustainable Policy Action Plan (SCP/ SIPA Action Plan)
UN 2030 Agenda for SD
Dedicated SDG12 - SCP
Closely connected to > 12 other SDGs:
Clean water / affordable and clean energy / decent work etc.
Connected to other SDGs:
No poverty / zero hunger / good health and wellbeing/ partnership for the goals etc.

5. EU Production & Industrial Sustainable Policy Action Plan (SCP/ SIPA- 2008)
Integral part EU renewed SDS
Integrate environmental sustainability with economic growth/ welfare
Decoupling environmental degradation from economic growth - doing more with less
Improve environmental performance products in life- cycle/ Foster resource efficient & eco-friendly products 
Industry take advantage of opportunities to innovate / maximise business' potential
Provide informed choices for consumers
Boost demand better products / production technologies

6. 2030 Agenda for SD (UN)
Plan of action: people, planet, prosperity
Eradicating poverty
Requirement for sustainable development
Transformative steps - shift world onto sustainable & resilient path
Lasting protection of planet & natural resources
Conditions for sustainable, inclusive, sustained economic growth, shared prosperity, decent work
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets

7. SDG12 - AIMS
Achieving SD (economic growth) - reduce ecological footprint
Change production / consumption goods & resources
Efficient management shared natural resources
Industries, businesses, consumers to recycle & reduce waste
Supporting developing countries move towards more sustainable patterns consumption by 2030
Retail & consumer levels important for efficient production & greener supply chains/ Help with food security

8. Related SCP/ SIDA Projects
Eco-innovative Action Plan
Eco-label scheme
Energy labelling
Eco-management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)
Eco - design energy - related products Directive (EuP)
Green Public Procurement
European Compliance Assistance programme
Etc.

9. Thematic Scope: SWITCH /10 YFP
Areas of Support
Policy development: private sector capacity building / awareness raising etc.
SCP practices: resource efficiency, eco-labelling, industrial symbiosis, improved product design etc.
Economic sectors: sustainable tourism, waste management / recycling, agri-business, chemicals, textiles etc.

10. Particular attention to selected countries for field visits
Scope : Geographical
Conclusions drawn all partner countries SWITCH/ 10 YFP
Particular attention to selected countries for field visits

11. Methodology: The Criteria
1: Relevance
2: Effectiveness
3: Efficiency
4: Impact
5: Sustainability
6: Coherence/ complementarity
7: EU added value

12. Indicators:
As defined by UNEP (Indicators for a Resource Efficient and Green Asia and the Pacific : Measuring progress of sustainable consumption and production, green economy and resource efficiency policies in the Asia-Pacific region (2015))
Programme and project documentation
Strategy and Policies: EU
Global (SDGs)
Technical:
SP (use and efficiencies etc.)
SC (awareness, demand/ changed consumption patterns etc.)
Economic:
Jobs
Investment etc.
Social Indicators
Contribution to health etc.
Constraint – DATA AVAILABILITY

13. Focus: FORWARD Looking
Strengths and Weaknesses
Best Practice
Case Studies
EU Added Value
Lessons Learned / challenges
Recommendations
Inform future choices on EU SCP / Green Economy international cooperation

14. Phases and Timeframe (September 2016 – March 2017)
Phase 1: Desk Phase
Structuring the Evaluation (12th September to 12th October)
Desk Study (13th October to 15th November)
Phase 2: Field Phase (16th Nov 2016 to 7th Feb )
Phase 3: Synthesis Phase (8th Feb 17 to 14th March 17)

15. Evaluation Phases and Deliverables
Stages
Deliverables
1. Desk phase  
Inception: Structuring of the evaluation
Inception report
Data collection
Analysis
Desk report
2. Field phase
Verification of the hypotheses
Evaluation notes (Field phase report) and slide presentation
3. Synthesis phase
Judgements
Draft final report and slide presentation
Final report and Executive summary in French and Spanish

16. Desk Phase: Structuring the Evaluation
Orientation meeting / Collection documentation
Intervention logic /Key Questions, JC, Indicators, Data Sources, Analysis
Identification organisations/ persons to meet
Selection countries to visit/ identification EU & country Stakeholders
Prepare templates Delegations, Grantees, MSME surveys
Prepare portfolio Grantees (projects)
Report templates/ Work Plan
Present Co-ordination meeting 27th Sept 16 /Draft Inception Report (IR)/ Presentation Steering Committee
Field Phase Preparation

17. Methodology Four SCP programmes
7 Evaluation criteria
Three regional Switch programmes plus EU Support to 10 YFP
Focus on:
Immediate impact: (e.g. increased efficiencies in resource use, SC patterns etc.)
Multiplier Effects/ Scaling up (SCP practices and tools)
Synergies key areas: (e.g. private sector) development, trade cooperation, agriculture, energy, climate change
Long-term impact: (e.g. sustainable, inclusive green economy growth)

18. Methodology: EU Support (financial) to Green Economy Programmes
2 Evaluation Criteria and Matrix
Partnership for Action on Green Economy
Green Economy Coalition
Programmes / projects under EU-UNEP Strategic Development through Green Cooperation Agreement:
“Advancing Caribbean State Sustainable n Economy”
The "eco-innovation project”
"Supporting Entrepreneurs for Sustainable Development in Africa”
"Stimulating demand and supply of sustainable products through Sustainable Public Procurement and Eco-labelling“
ETC.

19. Methodology: Other Green Economy Programmes (Funded by UN etc
Methodology: Other Green Economy Programmes (Funded by UN etc. make contributions to Global SCP/ Green Economy Agendas)
Matrix
Components /Geographic coverage
Cohesion /Complementarity
Overlaps/ gaps
Added value
Recommendations
Programmes:
UNDP-UNEP Poverty Environment Initiative
EU-ACP Energy Facility
EU-ACP Water Facility
Blending instruments
ETC.

20. Desk Phase: Study
Collection documents
Meetings Key Persons in EU/ UNEP etc.
Analysis
Desk Study Report

21. Field Phase “Looking forward”:
Major strengths and weaknesses, Best Practice etc.
Meetings Key persons in the EC/ Meetings Key Persons UN Agencies
Three (3) surveys: and telephone:
EU Delegations, Grantees, MSMEs
Field visits to selected countries (3 Asia/ 2 Africa /1 Med)
Interview Delegations/ Grantees/ MSMEs/ NGOs/ UNEP/ UNIDO / Academia/ Research organisations/ other Donors
Report

22. Countries to Visit – Criteria for Selection
Number of projects
Presence of both SC and SP projects (or both within single projects along the supply chain)
Development Status (LDC: more developed)
Geographic location
Policy Component support
Presence of UNEP/UNIDO Offices
Presence Green Economy Programmes e.g. PAGE

23. Consultation with Stakeholders
Phase 1: Desk Phase
Meetings/ Discussions Programme (key) stakeholders in EU– funding and implementing agencies; and Regions
Desk Study Report
Phase 2: Field Phase
Meetings/ discussions/ surveys all Regional Stakeholders plus EU Grantee project partners
Field Report

24. Synthesis Phase
Preparation Draft Report
Submit Draft Report
Present Report to Steering Group if required