Bangladesh Country Investment Plan - Feed the Future

ANNEX 5: GUIDING NOTE ON CIP MONITORING AND
EVALUATION
Approach to CIP Monitoring
The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) processes are critical in supporting the achievement of
CIP expected Results. The effective implementation of M&E actions provides opportunities to: a)
Engage CIP stakeholders and beneficiaries to increase ownership of results and motivation to
sustain them; b) Demonstrate achievement of development results, how they benefit the targeted
people; c) Support a more effective implementation of development initiatives through decision
making based on data evidence; d) Highlight gaps for advocating resource mobilization.
In accordance with the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, the CIP Monitoring System is built
on existing national M&E capacities and adopts the Results Based Management (RBM) approach.
RBM can be defined as a broad management strategy aimed at achieving demonstrable
development results and improved performance. RBM stands on the interconnection of the
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation processes, where M&E findings and learning are used to
improve the existing plans or to guide new Planning.
The implementation of the CIP Monitoring
System promotes strong linkages among the CIP
Planning and M&E processes, generating critical
learning.
In particular, CIP Programmes and
investment operations are regularly assessed,
discussed and reviewed based on updated
information and lessons learned generated by
M&E actions. This ongoing process of doing,
learning and improving defines the CIP/RBM
Life-Cycle shown in the model to the right 1 .
CIP Monitoring and Evaluation 2 are
complementary but different processes.
Monitoring can be defined as the process by
which CIP stakeholders (GoB, DP, CSOs, other)
obtain regular feedback on the progress being made towards the achievement of the development
results and targets reflected into the CIP Results Framework. Differently, CIP Evaluations are
rigorous and independent assessments aimed to determine the relevance and impact of the
strategies and initiatives implemented.
CIP M&E actions focus on three key dimensions:
i. Progress towards expected Outcomes/Impacts
ii.
Progress towards expected Outputs (aggregate outputs and sub-outputs)
iii.
CIP Investment Project Performance (financial execution) and Donor commitments in
contributing to the CIP Programmes financing (Inputs).
1 CIP/RBM Life-Cycle: once the CIP expected/Impacts and outputs are identified and the implementation of
investment operations starts, predefined M&E activities are conducted. Findings and learning from M&E are
finally used to improve the existing CIP programmes.
2
CIP Evaluations consist in Mid Term Programme Reviews prioritized and managed by the CIP National
Committee.
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