[{"bbox": [97, 122, 1087, 202], "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": [97, 208, 742, 234], "category": "Text", "text": "Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring:"}, {"bbox": [97, 260, 1087, 286], "category": "List-item", "text": "- The EU Delegation and the Government of Mongolia will have the overall oversight and monitoring role;"}, {"bbox": [97, 288, 1087, 340], "category": "List-item", "text": "- The implementing partners will be in charge of identifying the baselines and monitoring the achievements of the indicators falling under their responsibility;"}, {"bbox": [97, 342, 1020, 368], "category": "List-item", "text": "- The Government of Mongolia is in charge of compiling data collected through national statistics."}, {"bbox": [97, 394, 1087, 580], "category": "Text", "text": "Since this Action may be implemented in indirect management with an entrusted entity, the entity will be responsible for conducting any necessary baseline and final surveys as well as regular monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and reporting of all project activities. In addition to its regular M&E functions, and when applicable, the entrusted entity will also be responsible for M&E, including financial monitoring and management of grants to CSOs (if applicable), as well as any sub-contracting that might be envisaged, and will include relevant details in the reports referred to above. To this end, the entrusted entity will ensure the inclusion of a full- or part-time M&E Officer in its project team."}, {"bbox": [97, 606, 1087, 686], "category": "Text", "text": "All monitoring and reporting shall assess how the action is considering the principle of gender equality, human rights-based approach, and rights of persons with disabilities including inclusion and diversity Indicators shall be disaggregated at least by sex."}, {"bbox": [86, 701, 263, 727], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [97, 746, 1087, 850], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the importance of the action, a mid-term evaluation may be carried out for this action or its components via an implementing partner. It will be carried out for problem solving and learning purposes, in particular with respect to correcting identified issues in order to achieve overall objectives at the end of the Action."}, {"bbox": [97, 865, 1087, 945], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the importance of the action, a final evaluation will be carried out for this action or its components via independent consultants through a joint mission contracted by the Commission that may also include contribution from Members States contributing to the TEI to assess the impact of this TEI."}, {"bbox": [97, 957, 1087, 1061], "category": "Text", "text": "It will be carried out for accountability and learning purposes at various levels (including for policy revision), taking into account in particular the fact that the Action is expected to generate a paradigm shift on forest and agriculture management in Mongolia for the longer term. It will be important to assess the impact of the Action."}, {"bbox": [97, 1076, 1087, 1156], "category": "Text", "text": "All evaluations 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 and disability inclusion Expertise on human rights, disability and gender equality will be ensured in the evaluation teams."}, {"bbox": [97, 1168, 1087, 1248], "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": [97, 1263, 713, 1289], "category": "Text", "text": "Evaluation services may be contracted under a framework contract."}, {"bbox": [86, 1317, 401, 1344], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.3 Audit and Verifications"}, {"bbox": [97, 1363, 1087, 1442], "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": [86, 1470, 1021, 1503], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 6 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY"}, {"bbox": [97, 1537, 1087, 1590], "category": "Text", "text": "The 2021-2027 programming cycle will adopt a new approach to pooling, programming and deploying strategic communication and public diplomacy resources."}, {"bbox": [983, 1682, 1098, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 31 of 33"}]