Completed evaluations
Terminal evaluation of the project "Mainstreaming ecosystem-based approaches to climate-resilient rural livelihoods in vulnerable rural areas through the farmer field school methodology"
05/05/2022
This terminal evaluation covers the project "Mainstreaming ecosystem-based approaches to climate-resilient rural livelihoods in vulnerable rural areas through the farmer field school (FFS) methodology", funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
Evaluation of the project "Building the social cohesion of communities that receive young returnees as a bridge towards a peaceful and effective reintegration"
29/04/2022
The project was financed by the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund and executed jointly by FAO, UNESCO and IOM. The project was designed to promote an integrated approach to conflict prevention and effective reintegration of young returnees in two municipalities in the western highlands of Guatemala. [Spanish only]
Real-time evaluation of FAO's response to the desert locust upsurge 2020–2021 – Phase III
20/04/2022
Phase III drew lessons for future operations and FAO’s work on desert locust in the Region. It found several areas for potential improvement in the future, in order to better prepare for, and respond to, future desert locust upsurges in the Horn of Africa and Yemen.
Terminal evaluation of the project "Securing biodiversity conservation and sustainable use in China’s Dongting Lake Protected Areas"
13/04/2022
This publication presents the findings of the terminal evaluation of the project ‘Securing biodiversity conservation and sustainable use in China’s Dongting Lake Protected Areas’ implemented in China’s Hunan Province. The project was designed to address key barriers to biodiversity conservation.
Evaluation of the “Project for restoration of livelihoods in the merged areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa”
13/04/2022
The evaluation of the project assessed the project’s design, its achievements vis-à-vis its objectives, its impact, and its success areas, gaps, and lessons learned through a mixed-methods approach combining in-depth analysis of project documents with direct observations in the field, key informant interviews, in-depth interviews, and focus group discussions.
Evaluation of the FAO-EU forest law enforcement, governance and trade programme – Phase III
11/04/2022
The FAO-EU forest law enforcement, governance and trade (FLEGT) programme seeks to reduce and eventually eliminate illegal logging. The FAO-EU FLEGT Programme funds projects created by governments, civil society and private sector organizations in Latin America, Africa and Asia to improve forest governance and promote trade in legal timber products on domestic and international markets.
Evaluation of five FAO projects funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency in Cameroon, Chad, Mali and the Niger
15/02/2022
The evaluation aims to contribute to organization-wide learning by drawing lessons from multi-year funding resilience projects implemented in the Sahel and Cameroon and making recommendations for future programming. FAO intervened in these countries to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable households affected by the crisis in the Sahel by promoting sustainable livelihoods.
Evaluation of the third project cycle of the Benefit-sharing Fund of the International Treaty on the Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
15/02/2022
Nine recommendations emerge from this evaluation of the third project cycle of the Benefit-sharing Fund (BSF). The evaluation assessed the results of the programme and provided lessons learned and recommendations to inform the further development of the BSF programme.
Evaluation of the project "Restoration of peace and dialogue between communities affected by cross-border transhumance" in the Central African Republic and Chad
10/02/2022
Evaluation contributes to institutional learning and programmatic improvement by drawing lessons from UN peacebuilding projects (funded by the PBF). The evaluation examined the project implementation process and peacebuilding results in the Central African Republic and Chad. [French only]
Terminal evaluation of the project "Participatory assessment of land degradation and sustainable land management in grassland and pastoral systems"
10/02/2022
The project ‘Participatory assessment of land degradation and sustainable land management in grassland and pastoral systems’ was implemented from 2017 to 2021 in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, the Niger, and Uruguay.