Evaluation at FAO

Completed evaluations

Evaluations in FAO assess projects, programmes and strategies to generate and provide evidence-based information that is credible, reliable and useful for decision-making processes. 
26/05/2016

This evaluation assessed the European Union funded project, Establishing a Sustainable National Information and Early Warning System on Food Security in Timor-Leste. It found that the project is fully aligned with Timor-Leste’s main national development strategies, FAO’s strategic objectives, UNDAF strategy and the European Union policy framework for food security....

26/05/2016

This evaluation assessed the implementation process and results achieved in the groundwater governance project, including its sustainability potential and the extent to which it has contributed to outcome results. It found that the project has produced a number of technical documents that considerably expanded knowledge about groundwater management and governance...

25/05/2016

This joint evaluation synthesis analyses the results of FAO's and IFAD's support to pastoral development between 2003 and 2013. It does so by reviewing the evidence contained in the evaluation reports that both organizations produced during this period.

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.

25/05/2016

This evaluation reviewed FAO’s investments, technical assistance and collaboration in Trinidad and Tobago from 2010 to 2015. It found that FAO has played a key role in supporting the development of policies and guidelines on forestry, nutrition and natural resource management, which has helped re-establish support by donors and partners...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...