Completed evaluations
Mid-term evaluation of “Securing Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use in China's Dongting Lake Protected Areas”
16/12/2019
The Dongting Wetlands is China’s second-largest freshwater lake and one of the 200 key global ecozones. Its high biodiversity serves as an important ecosystem for over 120 bird species and many endangered species. It plays an important socioeconomic role in the area as nearly 16 million people live around the lake.
Final evaluation of the project “Securing tenure rights for forest landscape-dependent communities: linking science with policy to advance tenure security, sustainable forest management and people’s livelihoods”
16/12/2019
Unclear tenure and conflicts are the major factors in deforestation of forest areas targeted by the project implemented by FAO, aimed at securing tenure rights for forest landscape-dependent communities: linking science with policy to advance tenure security, sustainable forest Management and people’s livelihoods.
Final evaluation of the project “Protection of the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem (CCLME)”
15/12/2019
The project "Protection of the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem (CCLME) " was a regional initiative to set-forth governance reforms, investments and management programmes to help CCLME countries address priority transboundary concerns regarding the reduction of fisheries and related biodiversity and water quality.
Mid-term evaluation of ''Disposal of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Obsolete Pesticides and Strengthening Life-cycle Management of Pesticides in Benin”
15/12/2019
Inadequate agricultural policies and poorly enforced regulations lead to the accumulation of unused pesticides. In Benin, stockpiles of obsolete pesticides have become a great concern, posing a threat not only to human health and environment, but also to the sustainable development of the region.
Mid-term evaluation of “Disposal of obsolete pesticides including persistent organic pollutants, promotion of alternatives and strengthening pesticides management in the Caribbean”
09/12/2019
Declines in the sugarcane and banana industries of the Caribbean have resulted in an accumulation of disused pesticides. The adverse effect of agrochemicals, particularly pesticides, on human health and the environment is a global concern. The project was implemented by FAO to promote the sound management of pesticides throughout their life-cycle in the Caribbean region, and reduce the risks they pose.
Evaluation of the positioning and contributions of FAO’s programme in Cuba 2013–2018
22/11/2019
Cuba is a mostly urban country that scores highly on human development indicators and meeting the Millennium Development Goals. Several factors, including hurricanes and drought, have limited access to high quality and safe food, however. Agricultural productivity has also been constrained by internal factors and international economic dynamics, meaning 70...
Evaluation of FAO's Strategic Results Framework
30/10/2019
This evaluation of FAO’s Strategic Results Framework was carried out to assess the efficiency of the Results Framework, to assess its effectiveness in supporting the results-based management of FAO’s programme of work as an accountability tool and to identify lessons that can inform the formulation of FAO’s next Strategic Results Framework in 2020.
Evaluation of the FAO Strategy for Partnerships with the Private Sector
22/10/2019
FAO adopted its Strategy for Partnerships with the Private Sector in 2013 to promote more private sector involvement in its programmes and operations, responding to calls of Member States.
Evaluation of the work of the Subregional Office for Mesoamerica 2012-2017
07/10/2019
In 2018, the FAO Office of Evaluation (OED) conducted an evaluation of the work of the Subregional Office for Mesoamerica (SLM) covering the period 2012-2017. SLM offers adequate technical support for the development and increase of FAO operations in Mesoamerica and has generated synergies with other subregional or regional initiatives. With SLM's...
Final Evaluation of the Project “Land Rehabilitation and Rangelands Management in Smallholders Agro-pastoral Production Systems in South Western Angola (RETESA)”
16/09/2019
In Southwest Angola, the impacts of climate change have contributed to a reduction in soil coverage and an increase in soil erosion. To address these challenges, the GEF project "Land Rehabilitation and Rangelands Management in Smallholders Agro-pastoral Production Systems in South Western Angola” supported activities contributing to the strengthening of...