Completed evaluations
Evaluation of projects related to the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security funded by Germany
07/06/2021
FAO has been promoting the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests (VGGT) in several countries and the Federal Republic of Germany had significantly contributed by financially supporting FAO’s activities. The programme contributed through multi-stakeholder platforms to an inclusive dialogue which led in most countries to the emergence of a common vision on land governance and positively influenced the land reform processes.
Programme Evaluation Report 2021
12/05/2021
This Programme Evaluation Report (PER) outlines some of the highlights of the 95 evaluations conducted by the FAO Office of Evaluation (OED) in the period 2019–2020. These include evaluations of Country Programmes and projects, thematic strategies, resilience and emergency evaluations, FAO’s statistical work and the strategic results framework, as well as the first evaluations in a series on FAO’s contributions to the SDGs.
Evaluation of FAO’s support to climate action (SDG 13) and the implementation of the FAO Strategy on Climate Change (2017)
04/03/2021
This evaluation assesses the extent to which FAO adopted an effective, coherent and transformative approach to its work on climate action from 2015 to 2020, by contributing to the achievement of SDG 13 targets and the Paris Agreement.
Evaluation of FAO’s country programme in Sierra Leone 2012–2019
26/02/2021
This evaluation aims to identify lessons learned and provide strategic recommendations on how FAO programmes can be better oriented in Sierra Leone. FAO’s overall contribution to developmental challenges was assessed in the priority areas defined in the CPFs covering 2012–16 and 2017–19.
Evaluation of the FAO cooperation program in Colombia 2015–2019
22/02/2021
The evaluation covers FAO's cooperation program in Colombia under the Country Programming Framework 2015–2019. The report assesses FAO's strategic positioning in Colombia, the level of achievement of planned results, and provides perspectives to guide future cooperation between FAO and the Government of Colombia.
Evaluation of FAO/USAID Emerging Pandemic Threats Programme – Phase II (EPT-2)
10/02/2021
FAO has been involved in the Emerging Pandemic Threats Programme (EPT-2), funded by USAID since 2014. The programme sets out to minimize impact of existing global pandemic threats and to detect, respond to and improve prevention of emerging threats.
Evaluation of FAO’s role and work on antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
03/02/2021
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the ability of microorganisms to fight antimicrobial compounds, reducing the efficacy of treating diseases in humans, animals, and plants. AMR risk is outpacing human population growth, owing to misuse of antimicrobials in large quantities in food systems, and is a serious threat to food security and sustainable development.
Evaluation of FAO's country programme in Tunisia 2016–2020
01/02/2021
The evaluation of the FAO Country Program in Tunisia (2016-2020) examines the relevance of FAO's strategic positioning in relation to the country's priorities and the Organization's comparative advantages as well as FAO's contributions to the expected results in the five priority areas of the Country Programming Framework (CPF) and FAO Strategic Objectives. [French only]
Evaluation of the FAO response to the crisis in the Lake Chad Basin 2015‒2018
30/01/2021
Forty-nine million people live in the Lake Chad region, exploiting its rich natural resources and relatively constant supply of water, fodder and fertile land all year round. The area used to be a food production hub, with local markets supplying produce to Cameroon, Chad, the Niger and Nigeria.
Evaluation of the Information on Nutrition, Food Security and Resilience for Decision Making (INFORMED) Programme
29/01/2021
The INFORMED programme, implemented by FAO from 2015 to 2019, was designed to contribute to “increasing the resilience of livelihoods to threats and crises and contributing to the reduction of food insecurity and malnutrition”. The programme’s increased focused on Early Warning for Early Action (EWEA) was very relevant to fill existing gaps with a comparative advantage for FAO in slow onset and food chain crises contexts.