Ex post evaluations are conducted by AF-TERG three to five years after closure of selected Fund-financed projects. They are designed to answer two key questions:
- Has the project outcome selected as subject of the ex post evaluation been sustained since project completion?
- How do the sustained outcome characteristics contribute to the system’s resilience?
Given the relative novelty of climate change adaptation portfolios and the limited body of work on ex post evaluation for adaptation, the framework we developed and use for these evaluations is an innovative and Fund-specific method that aims to contribute to wide learning in the climate change adaptation space. The process involves reviewing project documentation, co-creating the evaluation focus and selecting the project outcomes for the assessment, stakeholder consultations, field visits for data collection, data analysis, and report writing.
These evaluations are useful entry points to support longitudinal learning, assess the Fund’s contribution to the wider climate change adaptation community, and to assess and track the Fund’s contribution to the Global Goal on Adaptation. Insights gained from these evaluations are also intended to inform continuous improvements within the Fund’s Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) processes.