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6 MONITORING AND EVALUATION PLAN
A Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) plan has been developed to track the
implementation of the ODMP. The monitoring will be carried out at two levels. The
first entails monitoring of implementation of outputs, and the second monitors
changes at operational objective level. Within the context of government planning
structure the M&E will equate to a performance measurement tool which usually
accompanies strategic plans.
M&E is the regular collection and analysis of information to track the
implementation and measure the performance of any project against its expected
results. It provides important information about how the project is performing,
which helps decision makers and other stakeholders. It is therefore a powerful
management tool that provides project managers with information to track
implementation and achievements, so that they can identify whatever obstacles are
impeding the project’s success as early as possible. M&E is a source of information
for justifying changes in management strategy, budgets, etc., otherwise known as
adaptive management.
Used well, M&E helps to identify successful interventions early which could be
replicated. It provides information for evaluation and learning. It is also a tool for
motivating the stakeholders, by generating a shared understanding of the project
and its context. The information that it provides can promote accountability,
credibility and public confidence in the project.
6.1 PLAN FOR TRACKING IMPLEMENTATION AND
PRODUCTION OF OUTPUTS
A plan for tracking implementation and production of outputs has been developed
for the three thematic areas, namely institutional, bio-physical and socio-economic
subsystems. A set of criteria has also been developed to judge the quality of the
outputs, time of delivery, target groups and an explanation for deviations. These
plans are given in Appendix II
6.2 MONITORING FOR CHANGES
In addition to tracking project implementation and production of outputs, the M&E
plan will monitor the changes in capacity and performance at operational level
within the three subsystems. It will also monitor any improvements that occur in
the state of resources. Ecosystem indicators have been formulated to monitor this
level of results and an action plan for monitoring them has been outlined. This
action plan details the information that will be collected on each indicator,
identifies the party responsible for collecting the information, the frequency of
collection, the baseline required and the tools of data collection. These plans are
given in Appendix II
6.3 ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACTS OF THE PLAN OR
SECTORAL PROGRAMMES
The potential impacts resulting from the implementation of the plan and mitigation
measures, sustainability criteria and any further action to be taken by