Terminal Evaluation of the EC DG Environment-UNEP Strategic Cooperation Agreement under the EU Thematic Programme for Environment and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources including Energy (ENRTP)

This report is a Terminal Evaluation of the Strategic Cooperation Agreement between EC and UNEP. The SCA was designed to rationalise, simplify and increase the programmatic coherence of the cooperation between EC DG ENV, UNEP and MEA secretariats. The SCA was implemented from 16 September 2011 to 31 December 2018 and financed a total of 46 projects. The objective of the evaluation was to assess the relevance and overall performance of the project portfolio implemented by UNEP and the MEAs for which UNEP hosts the Secretariats up to the closure of the EC DG ENV Strategic Cooperation Agreement (SCA). The purpose of the evaluation was to a) provide a basis for accountability on UNEP and MEA secretariat performance, and b) draw lessons from experience for project improvement and future EC-UNEP cooperation.