Participatory Monitoring & Evaluation structures will be put in place and implemented to ensure the envisaged project results are achieved and social and environmental safeguards are implemented. The SGP-OP5 lacked a streamlined approach to M&E, which could have helped in mapping the impacts of the project. Baseline and end-of-project socio-ecological assessments will be analysed to evaluate results achieved and to verify some of the assumptions made in the project theory of change. These will then be updated at the end of the project to facilitate progress towards long-term, durable impacts. Procedures and protocols would be put in place to facilitate effective monitoring and evaluation.
According to the GEF requirements, two independent evaluations will be carried out of the project, a midterm review and a terminal evaluation. Local consultants or other service providers will carry out assessments of the GEF core indicators and other results requiring verification/analysis. Monitoring the implementation of the stakeholder engagement plan, the gender action plan would also be a focus area under this activity.
