| General Information |
Project/Program |
Project |
| Project Name |
Batheay Irrigation System Construction Project |
| Duration |
2009-2010 (16 months) |
| Donor |
Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) |
| Implementiong Organization |
Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM) |
| Sector and/or Subsector Classification |
Infrastructure |
| Region |
Batheay District, Kampong Cham Province |
| Financing |
2.5 million US dollars |
| Analytical Information |
Stakeholders |
Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM), Yoosin Corporation, Cambodia Mekong Committee, Farmer Water Users Community, Korea Global Development Consulting Center, |
| Cross-cutting Issue |
Environment |
It ws apparent that the Project itself was environmently friendly, and was natural for the Project to be exempt from environmental assessment. |
| Gender |
There was no evidence that gender main-streaming was obviously taken into account in project design and preparation. In the results, however, it was evaluated that the project itself had positive impacts on the role of women in development and on the status of women. |
| Impact Analysis |
The overall development goal of the Cambodian government is 'poverty reduction and economic growth through enhancement of agriculture sector developoment.' As well, agricultural and rural development is the first priority area of Korea's commitment to Cambodia's progress through development cooperation. In this context, the Batheay Irrigation System Contruction Project implemented between 2009 and 2010 is considered to be a very important program in Korea's bilateral development cooperation with Cambodia. The purpose and objective of the Project proved highly relevant to Korea's development cooperation policy and strategy, as well as to Cambodia's development strategy, by meeting the immediate developmental needs prioritized in the national developoment plan. |
| Effectiveness |
Ownership/Partnership |
Evaluation |
Ownership' has not been mentioned in the evaluation report. Howerver, the report states that through the project years, the policy commitment and institutional support of the Cambodia government to the Project appeared to be consistent and strong, which could imply high ownershp of implementing agency. |
| Rating |
3/5 |
| Policy Coherence/Harmonization |
Evaluation |
Policy Coherence and Harmonization not mentioned in evaluation report. |
| Rating |
N.A. |
| Evaluation Framework |
Evaluation |
The logical model of this evaluaton was established with the following flow: input- activity- output- outcome. In more detail, Triangulation Methodology was applied for the evaluation: statistics and document research, on-site interview and survey, advisory committee meeting, questionnaire survey, etc. Field Research and Survey was conducted from Sept 1 to 7 2013 in Phnom Penh and Cam Pong Cham Provinces. The detail of the field trip and questionnaire used for the survey is provided in the evaluation report. |
| Rating |
4/5 |
| Alignment/Composition of Finance |
Evaluation |
What might be certainly be lacking in ensuring the sustainability of the Project was rather clearly recognized by most of the stakeholders of the project. In particular, the financial sustainability is considered to be at stake due to the lack of funds for the maintenance and after-care of the facilities. In spite of the existence of the Farmer Water User Community (FWUC), the function of FWUC is no longer in effective operation and the organization has very little financial, technical and entrepreneurial capabilities. |
| Rating |
3/5 |
| Other Remarks |
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