Transcript Monitoring and Evaluating Capacity-building in Malawi
MONITORING & EVALUATING CAPACITY BUILDING IN MALAWI
Presentation by:
Shamiso Najira and Evans Njewa Environmental Affairs Department Malawi.
Overview
• Institutional Set-up • Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators for climate change • Performance Management System, as an M&E tool.
INSTITUTIONAL SET-UP FOR CLIMATE CHANGE IN MALAWI.
NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE COMMITTEE (NCCC) METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (Chair) PROJECT STEERING COMMITTEES (PSC) PRIVATE SECTOR (eg ESCOM) ECONOMIC PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT EAD (Secretariat) CIVIL SOCIETY & NGOs ENERGY DEPARTMENT DISTRICT ASSEMBLIES (Chiefs, Communities, CBOs) WATER RESOURCES & IRRIGATION ACADEMIA FORESTRY DEPARTMENT
INFORMAL M&E OF CB ACTIVITIES FOR CC IN MALAWI Capacity Building Activities 1. Stakeholder meetings 2. Advocacy meetings 3. NCCC, PSC meetings Performance Monitoring indicators Stakeholders involved in CC issues.
Number of adaptation projects developed Ability to guide development & implementation of programmes Outcomes -Increased interest to participate at COP.
-increased contribution to radio phone-in programmes -Increased no. of project proposals for processing for funding.
-improved understanding of CC impacts as relates to socio-economic factors.
Effective implementation of projects/programmes.
Capacity Building Activities Performance Monitoring indicators 4. GoM/Donor Technical Working Group on CC 5. Participation to Subsidiary Bodies meetings CC issues integrated into development agenda No. of participants attended Outcomes CC issues integrated into the MGDS Improved capacity to implement activities.
6. Preparation of National Communications 7. Climate Change Newsletter National Communications produced Ability to carry out V&A assessments.
Keep stakeholders informed and updated on national initiatives -Increased subscription & demand for the newsletter -increased contribution of articles to newsletter.
Performance Management System (PMS)
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Recently adopted – 2008/2009 financial year in Malawi Overall objective: Improved performance of the civil service – behavioural change One specific objective: monitor & evaluate available capacity including M&E of CB Interactive and hierarchical where surbodinates answer to responsible officers i.e
Officer → Director → PS → Minister
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Involves isolating planned activities, tasks, targets based on which annual evaluations are made.
High performance will attract incentives e.g pay rise, promotions, necessary training.
Low performance result into detailed analysis of situation to reveal challenges: inadequate skills, resources, etc.
New system in the civil service, departure from the closed system of evaluating performance and capacity development.
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System is being piloted and will be evaluated.
Conclusion
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EAD underwent functional & structural review
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M&E section will be established within the Dept.
Currently M&E informally done through work plans and reports Previously, no formal M&E exercise for government initiated activities or CB initiatives
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As opposed to donor-funded PMS will assist to formally monitor and evaluate CB CC activities integrated into MGDS, in line with govt. development priorities
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ensure systematic monitoring and evaluation of programmes, activities and capacity development, including those of climate change.