Final Evaluation of “Fostering Cooperation on Water Management among the Palestinian, Israeli, and Jordanian Water Authorities” Project

Project Overview

Bilateral and multilateral peace talks between Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority led to the creation of the multilateral Working Group on Water Resources (WGWR) in 1992. In 1994, the group established the executive Action Team (EXACT) to assist in its coordination and endorsed the Water data Bank Program that received EU support since 1995. In 2013, a contribution agreement was signed between UNDP and the European Union for the implementation of the project entitled: Fostering Co-operation on Water Management among the Palestinian, Israeli, and Jordanian Water Authorities. This project is the fifth project funded by the EU in the framework of the WGWR/EXACT initiative. It focuses on the identification and quantification of climate effects on water resources in the Core Parties territories.With approaching the project end after 4 years of operation, UNDP/PAPP planned to conduct external final evaluation for the project’s achievements and outcomes.The purposes of this final evaluation were as follows:Assessing the performance of the project and measure to what extent the objective/outputs/activities have been achieved against the results and resources framework;Identifying factors that have hindered or facilitated the success of the project;Reviewing the stages of the project and its products, with special focus on the strategic regional aspects of the project, the sustainability of dynamics generated among partners and commitments for the future.To this end, UNDP/PAPP has contracted GCT to undertake this assignment in line with its requirements and expectations.