[{"bbox": [120, 153, 1111, 259], "category": "Text", "text": "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."}, {"bbox": [120, 270, 1111, 429], "category": "Text", "text": "Any monitoring and evaluation will be gender-sensitive, assess gender equality results and implementation of rights-based approach working method principles (participation, non-discrimination, accountability and transparency) in terms of implementation of the project and project outcomes. Key stakeholders will be involved in the monitoring process. Monitoring and evaluation will be based on indicators that are disaggregated by a minimum sex, age and disability, and even further when appropriate (group, location urban/rural etc.)."}, {"bbox": [120, 442, 1111, 494], "category": "Text", "text": "SDGs indicators and, if applicable, any jointly agreed indicators as for instance per Joint Programming document should be taken into account."}, {"bbox": [120, 507, 1111, 588], "category": "Text", "text": "Reports shall be laid out in such a way as to allow monitoring of the means envisaged and employed and of the budget details for the action. The final report, narrative and financial, will cover the entire period of the action implementation."}, {"bbox": [120, 600, 1111, 681], "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": [120, 692, 1111, 772], "category": "Text", "text": "Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring will be determined at a later stage for each of the intervention's three components. Collaboration between the implementing partners and the technical Ministries may be framed in Memorandums of Understanding or similar documents."}, {"bbox": [110, 793, 289, 820], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [120, 840, 1111, 895], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the nature of the action, a mid-term, as well as final and ex-post evaluations may be carried out for this action or its components via independent consultants contracted by the Commission."}, {"bbox": [120, 907, 1111, 987], "category": "Text", "text": "A mid-term evaluation may be carried out subject to the decision of the PSC in agreement with the Commission. In such case, the mid-term evaluation will be carried out for problem solving, learning purposes, in particular with respect to the choice of green economy sectors under the third component of the Action."}, {"bbox": [120, 999, 1111, 1053], "category": "Text", "text": "A final and ex-post evaluation will be carried out for accountability and learning purposes at various levels (including for policy revision), taking into account in particular the fact that this is an innovative action."}, {"bbox": [120, 1065, 1111, 1145], "category": "Text", "text": "All evaluation shall assess to what extent 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": [120, 1157, 1111, 1263], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission shall inform the implementing partner at least 1 month in advance of the dates foreseen 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": [120, 1276, 1111, 1356], "category": "Text", "text": "The evaluation reports may be shared with the partners and other key stakeholders following the best practice of evaluation dissemination. The implementing partner and the Commission shall analyse the conclusions and recommendations of the evaluations and, where appropriate, apply the necessary adjustments."}, {"bbox": [120, 1368, 1111, 1419], "category": "Text", "text": "Evaluation services may be contracted under a framework contract or under a Cooperation Facility (if relevant)."}, {"bbox": [110, 1441, 426, 1469], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.3 Audit and Verifications"}, {"bbox": [120, 1494, 1111, 1575], "category": "Text", "text": "Without prejudice to the obligations applicable to contracts concluded for the implementation of this action, the Commission may, on the basis of a risk assessment, contract independent audit or verification assignments for one or several contracts or agreements."}, {"bbox": [1003, 1681, 1121, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 30 of 32"}]