Evaluation and aid effectiveness. No 3, Donor support for institutional capacity development in environment, lessons learned

Evaluation Is A Key Tool In Improving The Quality And Effectiveness Of Development Co-operation. The Development Assistance Committee (dac) Working Party In Aid Evaluation Is The Only International Forum Where Bilateral And Multilateral Evaluation Experts Meet Regularly. Its Members Meet To Improve Evaluation Practice And To Learn Lessons From Development Co-operation Activities And Experiences. A Series Evaluation And Aid Effectiveness Was Launched To Share Selected Pieces Of Work With A Broader Public. This Study Acknowledges The Considerable Progress Made In Terms Of The Growing Mainstreaming Of Environmental Issues And Recognises The Need For Additional Efforts In The Context Of Widespread Institutional Capacity Development. As Such, This Report Shall Be Considered As A Complement To The Committee's Earlier Publications And Guidelines On Cde. These Should Guide Both Programme-level And Specific Project-level Cde Assessments And Serve As A Source Of General Information For Policy-makers As Well As Practitioners In Donor Agencies And Developing Countries. The Print Version Of The Above Report Is Available Free Of Charge From The Development Co-operation Directorate; Please Send An Email To [email protected] To Get A Copy. -abbreviations -- -executive Summary: Donor Support For Institutional Capacity Development In Environment: Lessons Learned -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Background -- 1.2. Scope And Limitations Of The Study -- 1.3. Acknowledgements -- Chapter 2. General Findings -- 2.1. Renewed Donor Agency Interest In Institutional Capacity Development -- 2.2. Factors Which Influence Institutional Change And Performance -- 2.3. The Capacity Development In Environment Initiative -- 2.4. Present Status Of The Cde Concept And Approach -- 2.5. Capacity Development In Environment: Constraints And Future Challenges -- Chapter 3. Donor Agency Capacities To Design And Manage Cde Projects, Programmes And Processes -- 3.1. Key Findings -- 3.2. Funding For Environment -- 3.3. Institutional Reforms Of Donor Agencies -- 3.4. Key Constraints And Mitigating Factors -- Chapter 4. Recipient Country Institutions’ Capacities To Design And Manage Cde Projects, Programmes And Processes -- 4.1. Key Findings -- 4.2. Generic Capacity Constraints -- 4.3. Specific Environmental Capacity Constraints -- 4.4. Organisational Successes -- Chapter 5. Conclusions -- Annex 1. Overview Of Dac Members Who Participated In The Cde Study -- Annex 2. Overview Of Dac Members’ Responses To The Cde Questionnaire -- Annex 3. Overview Of Dac Members’ Generic And Environment Capacity Constraints -- Annex 4. Historical Background To Environment And Development -- Annex 5. The Cde Framework And Cde Guidelines -- Annex 6. List Of Persons Consulted -- Annex 7. Datasheets. -- Annex 8. Summarised Overview Of Generic Capacity Development: Lessons Learnedannex 9. Lessons Learned From Developing And Implementing An Integrated Conservation And Development (icad) Approach -- Bibliography Organisation For Economic Co-operation And Development