| General Information |
Project/Program |
Project |
| Project Name |
Cambodia Community Based Adaptation Programme (CCBAP) |
| Duration |
Started on 10 December 2010 and will end on 31 March 2015 |
| Donor |
Aus Aid ；Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) ；UNDP |
| Implementiong Organization |
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)； Local non-government organisations (LNGOs) and community-based organisations (CBOs) |
| Sector and/or Subsector Classification |
Climate change adaptation |
| Region |
Phnom Penh, with traveling to project sites |
| Financing |
4491801 |
| Analytical Information |
Stakeholders |
The Commune Councils, Provincial department of water resources (PDOWRAM), and Provincial Department of Agriculture (PDA);Asia Development Bank; International Fund for Agricultural Development; International Water Management Institute; Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology; Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Fisheries; Ministry of Environment |
| Cross-cutting Issue |
Environment |
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| Gender |
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| Impact Analysis |
CCBAP’s main contribution has been in enabling LNGOs/CBOs to work closely with commune councils, thus developing a bottom-up approach to local planning and budgeting. The policy guidance on mainstreaming climate change into commune development planning is not yet in place, but once approved and rolled out, this will institutionalise integrating climate change adaptation measures into CDPs and CIPs. |
| Effectiveness |
Ownership/Partnership |
Evaluation |
There are several major initiatives ongoing on Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and some of these relate to Community based Adaptation (CBA) as well, including making small grants to NGOs and local authorities. Within UNDP, there are at least three other initiatives on CBA (NAPA FU, scaling up sub-national planning process and SGP) which deliver nearly similar activities and outputs through different implementation modalities. An integrated approach to implementing and managing these initiatives within UNDP could help strengthen synergy. |
| Rating |
5/5 |
| Policy Coherence/Harmonization |
Evaluation |
CCBAP contributes to the Cambodia Climate Change Strategic Plan (CCCSP) which provides a structured and coherent approach to integrate climate change into national development processes. The CCBAP objectives are also aligned with Cambodia MDG objectives 1 and 7 (eradicating extreme poverty and hunger; ensuring environmental sustainability). |
| Rating |
4/5 |
| Evaluation Framework |
Evaluation |
The evaluation was commissioned by the UNDP country office (CO) in Cambodia and managed by the CCBAP team. Through an international recruitment process, two independent consultants were selected and tasked to carry out the evaluation. The CCBAP team provided support in arranging meetings and interviews, field visits and ensured that the evaluation team had access to necessary documents. |
| Rating |
4/5 |
| Alignment/Composition of Finance |
Evaluation |
Of the total expenditure of US$ 3.99 million, the project has allocated US$ 3.15 million (79%) toward grants which have gone directly into implementing activities delivering needs of communities. The evaluation has not analysed actual expenditure on various activities (canal/water reservoir; savings groups; training; livelihoods diversification; etc) under each grant as such detailed data against each grant is not maintained by CCBAP. |
| Rating |
3/5 |
| Other Remarks |
A no-regrets approach to interventions as adopted by CCBAP may be justified to an extent; however, it will be a missed opportunity if these interventions failed to integrate emerging good practices which can reinforce adaptation and resilience for communities. The project needs to develop a more nuanced understanding of adaptation measures and ability to engage with communities in dialogue on need for changing and adapting cultural practices in farming. |
