final evaluation report akk_iges_final.pdf - IGES EnviroScope

AKK-IGES New Climate Risk Management Project
VI. Project Evaluation Results
1. Overall project implementation
The project has demonstrated successful implementation in 100% of the targeted areas and activities.
Gender disaggregated whole community participation was the special distinction of the project; which
was achieved through application of culturally relevant and attractive large group interventions and
participatory techniques. The strengths of the community level processes were clearly visible in the
project. Besides several other achievements, a vital achievement of the project was development and
sharing of effective knowledge of adaptation strategies such as floating bed cultivation, homestead
raising, use of bill boards for dissemination of information, and dissemination of early warning
materials enabling field level workers and CBO members to create community awareness on content
involved which also helped in mobilisation of government services and resources.
2. Planned and actual activities
All activities and processes mentioned in the implementation plan were implemented during the
project period. However, few changes were made in the details of the activities from the agreed
implemented plan. In the implementation plan, 3 types of tree species and vegetable seedlings were
planned to be distribute among the beneficiaries; but, according to the minutes of the CCMC meeting
and responses of the beneficiaries, actually 10 tree seedlings per family were distributed to the
beneficiaries. Beneficiaries expressed the opinion that out of 10 tree species distributed, 5 fruit tree
species will start bearing fruits from the next year contributing to the income of the communities. In
addition, the 5 wood tree species will protect their houses from storms and floods. All the stakeholders,
including community beneficiaries, union disaster management committee (UDMC), upazila disaster
management committee (UzDMC), district administration, NGO’s, media representatives, private
company stakeholders and civil society involved in implementation of the project activities expressed
their positive opinion about the distribution of trees as a very important part of improving the
community resilience to the recurring natural disasters.
Observations made from stakeholder interviews have indicated that all stakeholders were engaged in
direct implementation and management of the project and have expressed their satisfaction on the
standard of implementation and achievements of the project. The common and agreed (by number of
stakeholders) causes of this satisfaction could be attributed to:
• Application of effective monitoring systems and intensive coaching by the implementing
agency,