Review of the EAC and MENA Carbon Footprint of Products Pilot Projects

Evaluation team: Kimiko Hibri Pedersen, Michael Friis Jensen and Sanath Mendis
Timing: October - December 2011, in collaboration with Tana

Sida Terms of Reference

Sida has supported two different pilot projects implemented by the Swedish Standards Institute (SIS) regarding an introduction to the Carbon Footprints of Products Standardization in the EAC and MENA regions 2010-2011.

Sida has commissioned Indevelop, in collaboration with Tana, to carry out a review of the pilot projects during October - November 2011. The main aim of this assignment is to evaluate whether the pilot projects have fulfilled their objectives. This includes identifying and considering any poverty-reducing linkages and effects of this type of programme.  In addition, Sida is looking for an analysis and description of what has worked well, and suggestions for improvements to similar future programmes.

Sida will use the evaluation both to follow-up and to draw lessons from the pilot projects carried out, not only when considering support to the EAC Member Countries and MENA countries for the creation of trade and development friendly systems for standardization, certification and labeling of the Carbon Footprint of products, but also when considering support to similar future projects.