Ethiopia - OCHANet

Section 4.
Conclusions & Recommendations
159. The recommendations set out in the matrix below were generated over the course of a two
day workshop in Addis Ababa, following the data gathering phase and initial feedback of the evaluation.
The participants were a broad range of implementers and policy makers, including government,
major donors, UN agencies and NGOs. They represent the cumulative experience of the aid
community in Ethiopia and are both strategic and achievable.
160. The recommendations cover a range of strategic and operational issues. Where possible
the groups decided who the recommendations were primarily aimed at and a timeframe.
161. The evaluation team has attempted to be as true as possible both to the spirit and the letter
of the recommendations developed by this group and as it represents consensus it is more
likely to be implemented. In line with IASC endorsed RTE guidelines, the evaluation recommends
that the HC, (with the support of DRMFSS and OCHA) develop a management response
to the recommendations and tracks the implementation of those the government and the UN
have accepted.
For clarity and accessibility the evaluation team have also developed four over-arching conclusions
and recommendations, attempting to summarise both the findings of the evaluation and
the work represented by the list of recommendations below. These are also reproduced in the
main body of the report and the executive summary.
Needs assessment and early warning
n Main finding:
The needs assessment and early warning system is technically good but the political approval process
slows the system down.
n Main recommendation:
Ensure the early warning and needs assessments are released early with figures accurately matching
the technical findings.
Conclusions
1. Needs identified were, by and large met.
2. The Early Warning System is highly efficient, but does not permit early action to be taken.
3. The multi-agency assessment process is hostage to the auditing process carried out at various
levels due to issues of trust.
4. There needs to be recognition that pastoralist adaptation strategies match those
of government.
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