[{"bbox": [86, 119, 267, 148], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [95, 178, 1160, 287], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the importance and nature of the Action, a mid-term, final and *ex-post* evaluations will be carried out for this Action or its components via independent consultants contracted by the Commission or by pillar-assed partners subject to the reassurance that independent consultants seek at evaluating development impacts and not only transactions or merely outputs."}, {"bbox": [95, 311, 1160, 472], "category": "Text", "text": "The mid-term evaluation will be carried out for problem solving and learning purposes, in particular with respect to better identifying the EU's comparative advantage on sustainable urbanisation and rural climate resilience in Kenya and informing accordingly how to improve projects under implementation and future EU strategies in this domain. The mid-term evaluation could be instrumental for the mid-term review of the Multiannual Indicative Programme (MIP) 2021-2027 particularly in so far as the Green Deal TEI is concerned and the formulation of PINUA 2 is not done already."}, {"bbox": [95, 496, 1160, 579], "category": "Text", "text": "This evaluation will have to build on relevant baseline data to be obtained either through the WB DIME component or baseline study missions by the same evaluators or through other preliminary preparatory studies consistent with development impact evaluation methodologies."}, {"bbox": [95, 602, 1160, 711], "category": "Text", "text": "These baselines and studies should contribute towards addressing considerations of gender and human rights such that, all evaluations assess the extent to which the Action is taking into account the human rights-based approach as well as how it contributes to gender equality and women's empowerment. Expertise on human rights and gender equality will be ensured in the evaluation teams."}, {"bbox": [95, 735, 1160, 897], "category": "Text", "text": "A significant share of the grant allocation for the evaluation budget line may be used for indirect management with WB DIME in view to build the capabilities of both Team Europe partners and GoK in undertaking development impact evaluations. Unless otherwise agreed with the Team Europe partners, this may *not* imply the WB DIME actually evaluating Team Europe partners work. Rather DIME will assist the implementing partners and evaluators on the preparation of the foundation for independent evaluations to be undertaken in terms of evidence-based methodology, better data collection, strategic measurements, adapted tools such as digital apps, etc...."}, {"bbox": [95, 921, 1160, 1030], "category": "Text", "text": "The final and *ex-post* evaluations where relevant will be carried out for accountability and learning purposes at various levels (including an emphasis on development impact and potential for policy revision), taking into account in particular the fact that sustainable urbanisation is a vast area of intervention with enormous potential for Team Europe investments and that climate risks for rural populations will likely increase in decades to come."}, {"bbox": [95, 1053, 1160, 1109], "category": "Text", "text": "Since this is a TEI, evaluations will be undertaken in collaboration with contributing Member States and ELFIs to provide an overview of the action within the larger impact of the TEI."}, {"bbox": [95, 1132, 1160, 1241], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission shall inform the implementing partner(s) at least three months in advance of the dates envisaged for the evaluation missions. The implementing partner shall collaborate efficiently and effectively with the evaluation experts, and inter alia provide them with all necessary information and documentation, as well as access to the project premises and activities."}, {"bbox": [95, 1265, 1160, 1348], "category": "Text", "text": "The evaluation reports may be shared with the partners and other key stakeholders following the best practice of evaluation dissemination¹⁴. The implementing partner and the Commission shall analyse the conclusions and recommendations of the evaluations and, where appropriate, apply the necessary adjustments."}, {"bbox": [95, 1372, 1160, 1481], "category": "Text", "text": "Evaluation services, namely mid-term including potential baseline missions, may be contracted under the allocations of this Action through a framework contract or another contracting modality allowing for longer implementation periods. In case the final or *ex-post* evaluations cannot be covered by the implementation duration of the evaluation contract, the financing of the evaluation may be covered by another measure constituting a Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [86, 1618, 482, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁴ See best [practice of evaluation dissemination](#)"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1145, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 35 of 37"}]