[{"bbox": [72, 122, 371, 154], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 5. MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [72, 185, 394, 216], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.1 Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [82, 229, 1147, 528], "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). All monitoring and reporting shall assess how the action is taking into account the human rights-based approach and gender equality. 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": [82, 554, 728, 581], "category": "Text", "text": "Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring:"}, {"bbox": [82, 607, 1147, 819], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementing partner will be responsible for data collection, analysis, and monitoring. Whenever possible, the Action will harmonise its data collection with national partners' systems and results framework. The implementing partner will set up a comprehensive results-based monitoring system which assigns clear responsibilities for data collection and reporting and ensures that all relevant data to report on the indicators in the log frame is collected on a regular basis. The Action will consider both, quantitative and qualitative data to measure achievement or to reflect the changes connected to stated outcomes. In addition, the implementing partner will be required to contribute to the regular and structured monitoring of the results achieved by EU-funded actions through OPSYS. This responsibility will include encoding of the log-frame and regularly updating indicator values in OPSYS."}, {"bbox": [82, 845, 1147, 926], "category": "Text", "text": "At regular intervals, the result framework (logframe) will be recalibrated, considering the latest available data and changes in the government's priorities for NDC implementation, MRV (Measurement, Reporting and Verification) systems, and other issues related to the development of low-carbon climate-resilient development."}, {"bbox": [82, 951, 1147, 1084], "category": "Text", "text": "All monitoring and reporting shall assess how the action is taking into account the human rights-based approach the principle of gender equality, and the rights of persons with disabilities including diversity and inclusion. The Action will adopt gender-sensitive monitoring and evaluation systems and processes, ensuring that in all data collection and analysis processes, the project considers how its activities impact people differently because of their gender (i.e. through gender-disaggregated data, gender analysis, etc)."}, {"bbox": [72, 1104, 228, 1130], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [82, 1147, 1147, 1200], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the nature of the action, a mid-term and ex-post evaluation will be carried out for this action contracted by the Commission."}, {"bbox": [82, 1226, 1147, 1306], "category": "Text", "text": "The mid-term evaluation will assess the relevance of the action in an evolving context. It will also take stock of overall progress of the GRZ's reform agenda in climate change, NDC implementation and economic transformation, and the programme contribution towards these efforts."}, {"bbox": [82, 1332, 1147, 1438], "category": "Text", "text": "The 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 reforms in the area of low carbon economic transformation maybe complex and lengthy. The evaluation will assess the long term impact of the action and provide recommendations on the sustainability of EU-funded interventions."}, {"bbox": [82, 1464, 1147, 1598], "category": "Text", "text": "Both evaluations will inform a potential follow-on phase of this action. The evaluations shall assess to what extent the action is considering 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. They will provide an overview of the action within the larger impact of the agreed Zambia joint programme."}, {"bbox": [1040, 1661, 1158, 1685], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 22 of 24"}]