Mid-Term Review
Washington, DC: Adaptation Fund, Technical Evaluation Reference Group (AF-TERG) (2024), 27 pp.
Series: Guidance in Support of the Operationalization of the Evaluation Policy
"This guidance notes outlines what is an MTR, when does it occur, who is involved, and how to plan and implement project MTRs. The accompanying annexes provide a general checklist for planning, illustrative inception and MTR report outlines, an illustrative evaluation matrix, and an illustrative management response template." (Page 2)
1 What is this guidance note? 2
2 What is a mid-term review? 3
3 What are the benefits of a mid-term review? 5
4 When to conduct a mid-term review? 6
5 Who is involved in a mid-term review? 7
6 How to plan for a mid-term review? 10
7 How to conduct data collection during a mid-term review? 13
8 How to analyse evidence during a mid-term review? 16
9 How to use the mid-term review? 17
Annex 1 – Mid-term Review Checklist, 19
Annex 2 – Illustrative Evaluation Inception Report Template, 21
Annex 3 – Illustrative MTR Report Template, 23
Annex 4 – Illustrative Evaluation Matrix, 25
Annex 5 – Illustrative Management Response Template, 26
Annex 6 – Recommended Resources, 27
2 What is a mid-term review? 3
3 What are the benefits of a mid-term review? 5
4 When to conduct a mid-term review? 6
5 Who is involved in a mid-term review? 7
6 How to plan for a mid-term review? 10
7 How to conduct data collection during a mid-term review? 13
8 How to analyse evidence during a mid-term review? 16
9 How to use the mid-term review? 17
Annex 1 – Mid-term Review Checklist, 19
Annex 2 – Illustrative Evaluation Inception Report Template, 21
Annex 3 – Illustrative MTR Report Template, 23
Annex 4 – Illustrative Evaluation Matrix, 25
Annex 5 – Illustrative Management Response Template, 26
Annex 6 – Recommended Resources, 27
