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The Satellite Index Insurance for Pastoralists in Ethiopia (SIIPE) programme was a pilot initiative that has tested a weather-index microinsurance product with the aim of protecting pastoralists in the Somali region of Ethiopia from climate shocks.
The impact evaluation was performed over the one-year period (2017/18) of the pilot initiative. It aimed to understand if (and how) SIIPE had provided greater protection to pastoralists against climate risk, whether there was any behavioural change brought about by SIIPE and to measure the changes in well-being (such as food security) of individual households attributable to the intervention. The impact evaluation methodology combined a randomised controlled trial at the level of households with a quasi-experimental component. The econometric and qualitative impact analysis used data from baseline and endline surveys of pastoralist households in the Somali region conducted by the evaluation team.

This evaluation served to understand the performance of the Action (The Development Effectiveness and Accountability Programme (DEAP) whose main Implementing Partner (IP) is the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development - a joint programme funded by the European Union (EU) and United Nations (UNDP, UNICEF and UN Women) -, its enabling factors and those hampering a proper delivery of results with a particular view to their sustainability, in order to adjust its design or implementing modalities for future programmes. It furthered document lessons learnt and any best practices identified and made recommendations to be considerered in future programming of similar initiatives.

The global objective was the systematic and timely evaluation of the twinning projects “Support to Kosovo Assembly” (CRIS 2011/277-389), “Strengthening the functioning of Kosovo Assembly”(CRIS 2014/341-055) and “Further support to the Kosovo Assembly” (2016/372-105).
The specific objectives of this evaluation were to provide the relevant services of the European Union, the interested stakeholders and the wider public with an overall independent assessment of the past performance of the projects and key lessons and recommendations in order to improve future actions. In particular, this evaluation served the EU Office in Kosovo relevant services in headquarters for planning future assistance to the Assembly, the Ministry of European Integration and the main users of this evaluation were the above institutions.

The global objectives of the mission were:
1. Enhance the overall effectiveness of aid to Philippines in order to ensure more rapid achievement of Sustainable Development Goals and more rapid, equitable and sustainable poverty reduction.
2. Maximise the impact of EU aid to Philippines, through increased co-ordination, harmonisation and alignment among EU Member States and the European Commission, leading to strengthened aid effectiveness.

The overall objective of the project is to support the Government of Moldova to implement its reform Agenda and in particular to assist the government in developing the capacities required for the implementation of the Association Agreement (AA), including the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), as well as to ensure the necessary follow-up for the post Visa Liberalisation stage.
Specifically, the project aims at strengthening policy-making at sector level, strategic planning and policy management capacities, enhancing stakeholders’ knowledge and awareness of EU policies, legislation and regulations.
Specific advice will be given to ensure the political, institutional and financial feasibility of the reforms in order to ensure their effective implementation.

The overall objective of the assignment was raising the awareness of young people worldwide about the activities of the EU on development and cooperation and especially about the positive impact they have on changing people’s lives for the better.
The specific objective was achieving this by creating enhanced international, regional and national media exposure by means of having a fresh different perspective on the EU-funded projects: a blogging competition and a reporting trip of 4 young people on 3 continents (Asia-Pacific, Africa and Latin America and Caribbean).