Final Evaluation
Washington, DC: Adaptation Fund, Technical Evaluation Reference Group (AF-TERG) (2024), 29 pp.
Series: Guidance in Support of the Operationalization of the Evaluation Policy
"This guidance note outlines what is Final Evaluation at the Adaptation Fund, when does it occur, who is involved, and how to plan and implement them in accordance with the Fund’s Evaluation Policy. The accompanying annexes provide a general checklist for planning (Annex 1), common analytical approaches (Annex 2), evaluation inception report (Annex 3) and the evaluation criteria rating scales (Annex 4)." (Page 2)
"At the Fund, a final evaluation is a systematic and impartial assessment of project or programme performance and positive and negative impact to support learning and accountability and inform future climate change adaptation interventions. A final evaluation examines the design framework, context, and causality relative to completed results using a set of evaluation criteria, providing recommendations to support evaluation follow-up.” (2002)." (Page 3)
1 What is this guidance note? 2
2 What is a final evaluation? 3
3 What are the benefits of a final evaluation? 5
4 When to conduct a final evaluation? 6
5 Who is involved in a final evaluation? 7
6 How to plan for a final evaluation? 9
7 How to conduct data collection during a final evaluation? 12
8 How do you analyse evidence during a final evaluation? 14
9 How do you use a final evaluation? 16
Annex 1 – Final Evaluation Checklist for Implementing Entities, 18
Annex 2 – Examples of analytical approaches, 20
Annex 3 – Illustrative FE report template, 21
Annex 4 – Evaluation Criteria Rating Scales, 23
Annex 4 – Recommended Resources, 29
2 What is a final evaluation? 3
3 What are the benefits of a final evaluation? 5
4 When to conduct a final evaluation? 6
5 Who is involved in a final evaluation? 7
6 How to plan for a final evaluation? 9
7 How to conduct data collection during a final evaluation? 12
8 How do you analyse evidence during a final evaluation? 14
9 How do you use a final evaluation? 16
Annex 1 – Final Evaluation Checklist for Implementing Entities, 18
Annex 2 – Examples of analytical approaches, 20
Annex 3 – Illustrative FE report template, 21
Annex 4 – Evaluation Criteria Rating Scales, 23
Annex 4 – Recommended Resources, 29
