Evaluation of Sida‘s work with environmentally sustainable development

Global (Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Kosovo, Albania, Bolivia), 2005-2006, Sida and Swedish Embassies and focal cooperating partners

Objective:

The rationale for the evaluation was to contribute to Sida's ongoing work with regard to environmentally sustainable development. The concrete purpose of this evaluation was to assess the extent to which Sida as an organisation adheres to the principles and obligations set out in its policy of sustainable development, and to present explanations for the degree of implementation of this policy.

 

The study consisted of three parts:

1.       Study of the extent to which environmental considerations are integrated into Sida's key policy documents (overarching and sector policies, country strategies). A set of interviews with Sida staff have been undertaken in order to substantiate findings.

2.       Assessment of the extent to which environmental considerations are present in the projects and the dialogue that Sida maintains with partner countries. (The assessment was based on field studies) Furthermore, this part of the evaluation assessed the extent of co-operation between Sida and other donors (including multilaterals) with regard to sustainable development.

3.       A third part, on the basis of data from the previous components along with additional interviews, addressed the factors affecting such implementation in order for it to be improved, and to provide lessons that could ideally be transferred to other policy areas. This part of the study also addressed the overall success of capacity building within Sida with regard to environmental considerations.