Completed evaluations
Mid-term Evaluation of the Integrated Management of the Ilha Grande Bay Ecosystem (BIG) project
25/05/2016
The BIG project aims at adopting integrated management strategies aiming at the conservation and sustainable use of terrestrial and marine biodiversity in the Ilha Grande Bay ecosystem. This mid-term evaluation analyzed the actions developed and planned, as well as the results and successes of the project, taking the lessons learned...
Evaluation of FAO’s Sustainable Management of the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Programme
25/05/2016
The Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) programme is an initiative of the eight countries bordering the Bay of Bengal – Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand. This evaluation assessed the collaborative regional mechanism for effective and efficient institutional arrangements to manage such common marine...
Final Evaluation of Agriculture and Food Information Systems for Decision Support in South Sudan
25/05/2016
This evaluation assessed the agriculture and food information systems project from January 2013 to May 2015. It found that the project was essential to improving information systems for food security and nutrition in South Sudan and strengthening decision-making at the policy and programme levels.
Strategic Evaluation: Joint evaluation of renewed efforts against child hunger and under-nutrition (REACH) 2011-2015
25/05/2016
This document summarizes the evaluation of the United Nations Renewed Efforts Against Child Hunger and Undernutrition (REACH) initiative, which supports participating countries in strengthening the governance and management of nutrition programmes. Partners include WFP, FAO, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF); the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has an advisory role.
Final Evaluation of the Project, Development of a Framework for the Progressive Control of Foot and Mouth Disease in Pakistan
24/05/2016
This evaluation analysed achievements of the project in context, having revisited observations and recommendations made during the mid-term review of the project. It concluded that the project has demonstrated that only with well-functioning surveillance and diagnostic services can the required vaccine be identified and purchased. It has combined people and...
Evaluation of FAO’s contribution in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
24/05/2016
This evaluation examined FAO’s contribution in Lao People’s Democratic Republic from 2009 to 2014. It found that FAO has delivered relevant support for agricultural policy development in the Lao and achieved significant results in capacity building of government partners. It recommends that FAO strengthen its policy support in Lao PDR...
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Final evaluation of the project Establishing a sustainable National Information and Early Warning System (NIEWS) on Food Security in Timor-Leste
16/05/2016
This report is an evaluation of the project through which FAO supported the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) to improve the institutional structures and corresponding capacities necessary to sustain NIEWS.
Evaluation of FAO’s Contribution to Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
06/05/2016
Climate change poses some of the most serious risks to agricultural production, food security, and the state of the world’s forests, fish stocks and water supply. Smallholder producers and the poor in the developing world are particularly vulnerable to the effects of more frequent and intense weather and climate events, thus complicating global efforts to promote long-term development through food security and poverty reduction.
Evaluation of FAO’s contribution to knowledge on food and agriculture
06/05/2016
This evaluation assessed the relevance, efficiency and effectiveness of FAO’s knowledge products and services, including quality assurance and dissemination processes. Data for the evaluation were collected from over 3500 stakeholders, users and staff and from over 1200 documents, networks and databases and 50 other evaluations.
Evaluation of FAO’s contribution in Burkina Faso
06/05/2016
This evaluation examined the contribution and strategic positioning of FAO in Burkina Faso over the period 2010-2014. It found that FAO in Burkina Faso has helped strengthen the resilience of vulnerable households, nutrition-sensitive agriculture, climate change adaptation, water management, seed and non-wood forestry production, and food security policy development.