News Evaluation Department

A study commissioned by the Evaluation Department of Norad synthesizes lessons learnt for environmental assistance through multilateral organizations. Some of the conclusions are :

• assistance provided through multilaterals has been of variable quality
• results-based management systems followed by UN organizations are weaker as compared to those of the World Bank and GEF,
• results of the World Bank assistance are variable at the country level, and the planning processes of the GEF are time consuming.

The authors recommend a results-based criteria for allocation of aid among the different multilaterals.

The study draws on a sample of recent evaluations and research papers and makes an assessment of the experience so far.