MAINSTREAMING CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
SESSION 4: PARTICIPATORY MONITORING AND EVALUATION
2012
Objectives:
Participants understand the need for M&E in implementing climate resilient
plan
Participants develop a good conceptual understanding of the shifting
paradigms in M&E and can relate their practical experiences to climate
change adaptation.
Participants acquire knowledge to develop M&E systems for their action
plans
We have discussed how to develop a disaster resilient action plan now it is important
to discuss the need to set up monitoring and learning systems.
Key steps in designing an integrated M&E System for LCDRR Initiatives
Key step
What is involved
Who is involved
Expected Outcome
Developing the
M&E system
Building mutual
understanding on what
needs to be monitored
and what changes in
institutional relationships,
people's lives needs to
be closely tracked
All key actors
affected directly and
indirectly by the
initiative
Basis for detailed
operational M&E plan
for the initiative linked to
the project log-frame or
the objectives of the
local initiatives.
Gathering and
managing
information
Communities and their
local support
organizations need to
know which information
will be required and how
can they manage this
information
Communities
involved in the
initiative
Local disaster
management
committees
Local leaders
Local support
organizations
Communities and local
Implementation
agencies have
developed clear
systems for gathering
and managing the
information on their
LCDRR initiatives.
Reflecting
critically to
improve action
This involves deciding
from the outset how the
initiative will make sense
of the information that is
being gathered and using
it as a basis for making
continuous
improvements in the
LCDRR initiative. This
may include periodic
community and
stakeholder reviews.
All key actors
involved in the
project and some
independent
observers to help
with the discussion.
Sometimes
reflection platforms
to improve quality of
the action are
wasted due to poor
planning and
Field data and evidence
validating project
outputs, outcomes and
impacts.
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