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The regional WIO programme on Blue Economy, Ocean governance and coastal conservation and restoration is planned to be part of the Annual Action Plan 2023. His overall objective is to support the identification and formulation of a regional initiative in the Western Indian Ocean, to support and boost a sustainable regional ocean governance and management. There were three specific objectives: (i) Analyse previous and ongoing interventions in the region, draw lessons, complete, develop and prioritise the geographic scope, the components/priorities of the regional programme; (ii) Propose the set-up of the regional programme, notably the implementation modalities, the relevant anchoring and architecture; (iii) Formulate of a draft Action Document.

The mission was carried out through several stages, including the inception phase/document analysis, field missions to the beneficiary countries located on the coasts of the Western Indian Ocean; synthesize the information collected and consolidate the results.

In a team composed by six senior experts, two of them were provided and managed by CYE Consult.

The main priorities for the evaluation mission were highlighted in the ToR, especially linked to the specific evaluation criteria added to the usual DAC criteria. As requested, the focus of evaluation has been on the assessment of achievements, the quality and the results of KCEP-CRAL and IPP-GAP projects with an increasing emphasis on result-oriented approaches and the contribution towards the implementation of the SDGs. The logic of intervention and the relevant theory of change have been described during the inception phase to guide the development of the final evaluation questions and provide a better understanding of the relationships between actions, and outcomes. Lessons learned and evidence-based conclusions were drawn out, as well as recommendations related to the improvement of the ongoing KCEP-CRAL project and to the design of future Actions with particular reference to coherence with EU and national policies and coordination with other development partners.

• Assessment of concept notes
• Elaboration of evaluation grid per each proposal