[{"bbox": [141, 155, 1134, 232], "category": "Text", "text": "As part of its prerogative of budget implementation and to safeguard the financial interests of the Union, the Commission may participate in the above governance structures set up for governing the implementation of the action."}, {"bbox": [130, 255, 349, 281], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.8 Pre-conditions"}, {"bbox": [141, 302, 183, 325], "category": "Text", "text": "N/A"}, {"bbox": [130, 356, 682, 388], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 5 PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [130, 422, 474, 452], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.1 Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [141, 469, 1134, 733], "category": "Text", "text": "The day-to-day technical and financial monitoring of the implementation of this action will be a continuous process, and part of the implementing partner's responsibilities. To this aim, the implementing partner shall establish a permanent internal, technical and financial monitoring system for the action and elaborate regular progress reports (not less than annual) and final reports. Every report shall provide an accurate account of implementation of the action, difficulties encountered, changes introduced, as well as the degree of achievement of its results (Outputs and direct Outcomes) as measured by corresponding indicators, using as reference the logframe matrix (for project modality) and the partner's strategy, policy or reform action plan list (for budget support). In this regard a study will be launched at the beginning of the programme through a Technical Assistance Facility with external consultants, to collect preliminary data, and establish a baseline and targets for the Logical framework Matrix."}, {"bbox": [141, 746, 1134, 826], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission may undertake additional project monitoring visits both through its own staff and through independent consultants recruited directly by the Commission for independent monitoring reviews (or recruited by the responsible agent contracted by the Commission for implementing such reviews)."}, {"bbox": [141, 837, 784, 864], "category": "Text", "text": "Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring:"}, {"bbox": [141, 876, 1134, 1090], "category": "Text", "text": "The programme M&E Framework will develop detailed SMART indicators and yearly targets which provide the benchmark for monitoring progress. The program has been designed to collect data from sources within line ministries in order to prevent duplication of systems and overlap. The program has documented a detailed data sources and type of data required for each activity or program component. The design of the program provides for quarterly and annual monitoring of specific indicators, which will form the basis for the policy dialogue. The actors responsible for monitoring include VPO environment, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Ministry for Natural Resources and Tourism and Non-State Actors. PFM-RP has extensive bi-annual progress reports."}, {"bbox": [141, 1102, 1134, 1260], "category": "Text", "text": "The statistical and monitoring systems as well as the quality of official data in the policy field covered have been assessed. This assessment has fed into the design of the action with variable tranche indicators focussed on areas where timely quality information is available as part of the official government budgetary documents, complemented with lines ministries, Members of the Blue Economy Task Force, reports where necessary. Eligibility monitoring will be based on programme M&E framework, PFM-RP progress reports, and policy dialogue with MoFP, Blue economy task force members and other stakeholders, at least twice a year."}, {"bbox": [130, 1276, 307, 1303], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [141, 1322, 1134, 1401], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the importance of the action, a mid-term, final and ex-post evaluation(s) will be carried out for this action or its components via independent consultants contracted by the Commission. All evaluations will be carried out under a gender and Human Rights sensitive approach in line with the Gap III guidelines."}, {"bbox": [141, 1414, 1134, 1520], "category": "Text", "text": "The mid-term evaluation will be carried out to assess the progress and the achievements of key milestones in particular with respect to the implementation of the budget support (specific objective 3), preparation of a pipeline ready to be co-financed by the EFSD+ instrument. The evaluation of this programme will preferably be carried out jointly with Member States and EDFIs participating to this programme."}, {"bbox": [141, 1532, 1134, 1585], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission shall inform the implementing partner at least one month in advance of the dates envisaged for the evaluation missions. The implementing partner shall collaborate efficiently and effectively with the"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1143, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 33 of 36"}]