Evaluation synthesis on IFAD’s engagement with indigenous peoplesEmerging findingsIndependent Office of

Evaluation of IFAD (IOE)

12 February 2015

Outline of presentation

• Emerging findings- Targeting and engaging with IPs

- Participation and empowerment

- Policy engagement and advocacy

- Key points

• Issues for reflection

Emerging findings (1)Targeting and engaging with IPs

• Need to tailor targeting approaches to socio-economic-cultural context

• Need to take into consideration differences amongst IPs

• Need to pay greater attention to gender issues in IPs context

• Need for a differentiated approach to capacity development of IPs and their organizations

• Socially disaggregated data for M&E important but often lacking

• Challenges with capacity of project implementers to effectively engage with IPs

Emerging findings (2) Participation and empowerment

• Possible limitations of “menu approach” in “community-driven development” projects

• Indigenous women’s empowerment: often lacking a clear strategy, but also some good examples (e.g. access to land, participation in community decision making)

• IPAF small projects and its governance: demonstrate the principle of participation

• Participation of IPs in IFAD country strategy preparation increased overall

• Lack of clarity on how to operationalize “free, prior and informed consent” (FPIC) – IFAD IP policy principle

• Group/community strengthening – important to build upon traditional and existing institutions, systems and knowledge

Emerging findings (3)Policy engagement and advocacy

Country-level (through investment projects): Some good examples of:

•Influence on policies, esp. land / natural resources

•Influence on institutions, systems and development approaches

Global level

•Grants contributing to capacity building of IPs organizations and their engagement with international processes

•Institutionalization of dialogue with IPs (IPs Forum)

•IPAF contribution to networking with IPs organizations; linkages with country programmes with challenges

Key points

• IFAD’s comparative advantage to support IPs social and economic empowerment

• Policy engagement, advocacy and partnership development at global level: considerable efforts and progress

• Room for strengthening IFAD’s engagement with IPs and impact at country/project level, while notable contributions made in some cases (e.g. access to land, empowerment, policies)

• Diverse country contexts: challenges and opportunities with working through loan-financed projects with governments

Issues for reflection

Corporate level •Strategic consideration for the future of IPAF: the main objective and value?

•Role of IFAD to support IPs’ engagement and voice in global fora

Country strategy level•Country strategy preparation: important to have good analysis and IPs participation

•More opportunities to contribute to institutions and policies

•Opportunities for better linkages: partnerships, loan-financed projects, grant-financed activities

Issues for reflection (cont.d)

Country programmes and projects•Greater attention in project designs: e.g. diagnostic analysis (social assessment), targeting approaches, etc.

•Improve M&E and data availability at project level (disaggregated data, indicators relevant to IPs)

•Enhance supervision of and support to field-level operations with appropriate expertise

•Clarification on FPIC requirement: design and implementation

Staff capacity building•Ensure/enhance IFAD operational staff understanding of IPs issues – supported by regional/country-level network