Brown Bag Impact Measurement and Stakeholder Engagement in Ethiopia Water Rights Program
1. BROWN BAG ON Impact Measurement and Stakeholder Engagement in HARO’s Program on Productive Water Rights in Ethiopia Adinda van Hemelrijck – MEL Advisor Friday, May 7, 2010 1:00 - 2:00pm
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6. Goal: To enable SHs access & manage water resources for enhancing their production and food security in a fair, equitable and sustainable manner. SCO1 SHs’ rights over water for production SCO2 SHs’ sustainable use and management of water resources SCO3 Equal opportunities for women vis-à-vis men in use & management of water resources
Points of discussion Most indicators are composites and depending on variables also determining or influencing other indicators. There is no one-to-one relationship between indicators and outcomes, and thus that they need to be measured as a system . It’s important to have some quantified indicators, but we also need qualitative measures for assessing social relations (such as gender). Measuring progress and impacts will happen in phases, thus not all have to be monitored and evaluated at the same time. Only the core proposition of co-investment and core changes in the coming program phase needs a baseline now and formal evaluation in 3-4 years. Other clusters of indicators (such as water distribution and conflict) will need separate, more specialized research. Some need ongoing monitoring by implementing partners and the communities (such as those on the different sustainability dimensions). Annual aggregated analysis of all these data streams will show whether our change model is actually working. The stakeholders will be invited to reflect on the annual aggregated analysis and draw conclusions for further action.