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COUNTRY EVALUATION: ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENT RESULTS – TURKEY
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various planning instruments of UNDP (UNDAF, CCF,
SRF) and the UNDP programme portfolio. In doing so,
this ADR should take a forward-looking approach and
contribute to strategic planning for UNDP programme
interventions in Turkey in the future. The purpose of the
evaluation is to review the experience of the UNDP
in Turkey, draw lessons learned and recommend
improvements for strengthening the UNDP’s overall
performance and support to the country. In doing so, the
ADR exercise will focus more in-depth on certain key
topics of relevance to past as well as future UNDP
contribution to development results in the country. From
discussions with a range of stakeholders and review of
relevant documents, it is clear that EU accession is the
main priority for the Government. A forward-looking
evaluation will need to include considerations relevant to
the accession issue. It is equally clear, and linked to the
EU accession, that regional disparities in terms of
governance and poverty are key development issues in
Turkey today, and need to be included as a consideration
for the evaluation. The areas of East and Southeast
Anatolia require particular attention due to their
development situation, which is also reflected in the
establishment of special Government programmes for
these areas. The UNDP’s experience and comparative
advantages further suggests that issues of poverty as well
as local governance and capacity building would continue
to be key areas of involvement and hence should be
subject to review. Specifically, the ADR in Turkey will:
Provide an overall assessment of the results achieved
through UNDP support and in partnership with
other key development actors during 1998-2003 with
specific in-depth assessments of Local Governance
and Capacity Building, as well as Regional
Disparities and Poverty, which were identified
during the exploratory mission undertaken in
September. (See In-Depth Studies TORs.) The
evaluation should also cover preceding periods in
order to bring out the historic presence of the UNDP
in Turkey and draw links from current achievements
to early UNDP interventions prior to 1998 as
appropriate. The analysis should focus on how the
results were achieved, identify the factors that
accounted for success or failure and draw lessons,
with particular attention to:
• Results produced, effectiveness of approach, lessons
learned and resulting strategic options relating to
UNDP’s interventions in Local Governance and
Capacity Building.
• Strategic approach and targeting, as well as the
actual results produced to date, and resulting strategic
options relating to UNDP’s interventions in
Regional Disparities and Poverty.
The issues of EU accession as well as regional
disparities with emphasis on East and Southeast Anatolia
are key issues that impact the UNDP’s past, present and
future programme, and should be seen as cross-cutting
through both the above themes.
Provide an analysis of how the UNDP has positioned
itself strategically to bring added value and responded
effectively to changing national development needs
and priorities with special attention to:
• The entry points and strategy selected by the UNDP
in support of the national development agenda,
especially within its areas of focus, and in particular
the overarching goal of poverty reduction;
• The key current strategies of the CCF: partnerships
for development, moving to upstream policy support,
results orientation and intended entry points within
the current framework
• The nature and level of cooperation with different
development partners.
Based on the analysis of key achievements and overall
findings, draw lessons and provide clear and forwardlooking
recommendations in order to suggest optimal
strategies for the UNDP in the future.
C. Scope of the assessment
The evaluation will undertake a comprehensive review of
the UNDP programme portfolio and activities during the
period under review, with a more in-depth focus on Local
Governance and Capacity Building, as well as Regional
Disparities and Poverty. Specifically, the ADR will
cover the following:
1. STRATEGIC POSITIONING
Assess whether the programme is effectively and
strategically focused and selective, responsive to key
client priorities and draws on UNDP’s comparative
advantages. Ascertain its relevance to national
development priorities, including relevance and
linkages with the overarching goal of reducing
poverty and achieving the Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs). This may include an analysis of the
perceived comparative strengths of the programme
and a review of the major national challenges to
development. The evaluation will assess UNDP
support in relation to the Government’s
macroeconomic and social development policies and