International consultant for Mid-Term Review WCS-Melanesia
Scaling up marine protected areas in Melanesia for biodiversity conservation, food security and livelihoods
Lead: Lida Pet-Soede
The Blue Action Fund contracted Lida Pet-Soede as Technical Project Evaluator for the Asia-Pacific Region, to conduct a mid-term review of one of their grantees. The review objectives included to:
Undertake a comprehensive analysis of the Project’s implemented measures and activities and assess its progress and achievements.
Analyse underlying causes for Project delays or challenges to achieve objectives.
Propose suitable measures to improve Project performance and enhance future implementation. This might include adjustments to the Project design and recommendations on how to shift the budget.
Ensure that the evaluation results are accepted by the grantee and help them implement the remaining part of the Project.
Inform Blue Action about the state of the Project and support Blue Action’s Board to make a decision about potential follow-up work.
The review was conducted between late November 2020 and January 31, 2021. This review provides an opportunity to reflect on the implementation and achieved results and to take away lessons learned for the second half of Project implementation. The review included a desktop study, virtual consultations, a structured analysis, and several virtual meetings including Focus Group Discussions. A draft version of the report was shared to facilitate an assessment of the level and details of consensus and deviation among evaluator and grantee, and feedback generated through that process was used to make adjustments to the final report.