Module 9

Mainstreaming in country

monitoring systems

Country-led environmental and climate change mainstreaming (specialist course)

Training materials developed with the support of the European Commission

Performance measurement and monitoring:

Key concepts

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Objectives and related indicators/milestones

Hierarchy of objectives Progress measurement

Overall objective(s)

Specific objective(s)

Intermediate results

Inputs

Impact indicators

Outcome indicators

Output indicatorsMilestones

Input indicatorsMilestones

Outcomes

Process

Adapted from: EC (2004), OECD (2002) 3

SMART indicators and targets

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• Indicators and targets should be:

• Specific to the related objectives• Measurable• Available at a reasonable cost• Relevant to information needs of decision makers• Time-bound

Source: EC (2004)

Mainstreaming environment and climate change in

monitoring systems

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What should be monitored,and why?

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Aspect to monitor Rationale for monitoring

Changes in environmental parameters that influence poverty/development in a significant manner

• Make decisions as well-informed as possible to take opportunities to enhance effects on poverty reduction and revert adverse trends

Climate variability and change, impacts and vulnerabilities

• Make decisions as well informed as possible• Support adaptive management

Policy and institutional change • Promote the institutionalisation of environmental and climate change mainstreaming• Enhance transparency and accountability of the mainstreaming process

Policy/Strategy implementation and outcomes

• Strengthen commitment to the objectives set in policies and strategies• Stimulate the achievement of tangible outcomes

Environment and climate change in the national development monitoring system

• Environment and climate change monitoring should be integrated into wider national and specific development monitoring systems

=> Strengthen and adapt existing monitoring systems (incl. statistical systems) to integrate environment and climate change• Build on existing institutions and sources of information...• ... but adapt statistical systems and data sources

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Levels at which to measure environment- and climate-related performance

• Indicators and milestones related to environment/climate change and the associated response can be included in the PAFs (*) of environmental and climate change strategies and actions plans, but also those of:– national and sectoral development strategies and

programmes– sub-national (e.g. regional, local) development plans– individual projects (logical framework)

(*) Performance assessment frameworks Ultimate objective of mainstreaming!

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Monitoring environment and climate change

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Mainstreaming

Meteorology, climate variability,

environmental parameters

Climate change

• Data collection, management and

dissemination• Strengthening of

meteorological information &

systems

• New patterns• Emerging trends

• Projections, scenarios• Tools for assessing impacts, vulnerabilities

& risks

Is the mainstreaming process based on

reliable information?

Monitoring policy and institutional change

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Mainstreaming

Policy changeInstitutional

change

• Integration of environment/climate

change considerations in national & sector policies/strategies

• Development of adaptation- &

mitigation-oriented policies & plans (e.g.

DRR, REDD strategy)

• Development of environment-specific policies & plans (e.g. IWRM, biodiversity)

• Political leadership• Institutional

commitment• Coordination &

participatory mechanisms

• Procedures• Systems

• Tools• Capacity building

programmes

Is mainstreaming getting

institutionalised at all levels?

Monitoring policy implementationand outcomes

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Mainstreaming

Implementation (inputs, outputs)

Outcomes, impacts

• Increased allocation of resources

• (Inclusion of) environment/climat

e change (measures in)

programmes/projects

• Implementation & enforcement of

environment/climate change measures

& regulations

• Reduced environmental

degradation and its incidence on

poverty/development

• Increased resilience of vulnerable groups

(women, children, farmers, coastal communities, ...)

• Increased resilience of key sectors

• Green growth, green jobs

• Environmentally sustainable, climate-

resilient, low-emission development

Does the mainstreaming

process produce results and impacts?

Performance assessment frameworks

and budget support

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Role of PAFs in relation to budget support

• Progress measured against the PAF’s criteria and targets provides opportunities for policy dialogue in the context of budget support– Increasingly, the PAF associated with development and

poverty reduction strategies is likely to include indicators and targets associated with environmental sustainability, climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, energy efficiency, etc.

• In the case of EC budget support, performance against a chosen sub-set of criteria and targets also determines the final amount of disbursements

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Discussion and action planning

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Turning words into action

Monitoring environment and climate change Monitoring policy and institutional change Monitoring policy implementation and outcomes

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What can be done and what are the institutional and capacity

needs in your country/sector of responsibility?

Recap – Key messages

• Environment and climate monitoring, and monitoring of responses for environmental sustainability and climate change, should be integrated into existing development monitoring systems– This is a key aspect of the mainstreaming process

• Multiple aspects can be subject to monitoring– The state of environmental variables closely linked to

poverty and development– Climate variability and change and their impacts– Changes in policies and institutions– The implementation and outcomes of adaptation and

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Key references

• World Bank report on Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change in Agriculture and Natural Resources Management Projects– http://climatechange.worldbank.org/content/mainstreaming-adaptati

on-climate-change-agriculture-and-natural-resources-management-project

• European Commission Guidance on the Integration of Environment and Climate Change in Development Cooperation– http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/infopoint/publications/europeaid/

172a_en.htm

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References

• EC (2004) Project Cycle Management Guidelines. Aid Delivery Methods series, Volume 1. European Commission, Brussels. Available from: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/infopoint/publications/europeaid/documents/49a_adm_pcm_guidelines_2004_en.pdf

• EC (2009) Guidance on Integration of the Environment and Climate Change in Development Cooperation. EuropeAid Tools and Methods Series Guidelines No. 4, Brussels. Available from: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/infopoint/publications/europeaid/172a_en.htm

• OECD (2002) Glossary of Key Terms in Evaluation and Results Based Management. OECD Publishing, Paris. Available from: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/29/21/2754804.pdf

• World Bank (n.d.) Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change in Agriculture and Natural Resources Management Projects. World Bank, Washington, DC. Guidance Note #8 – Monitoring and Evaluation of Adaptation Activities. [Online] Available from: http://climatechange.worldbank.org/climatechange/content/mainstreaming-adaptation-climate-change-agriculture-and-natural-resources-management-project

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