17.5 Monitoring with Outcome Harvesting: Key-Findings
and Outcomes
8
The findings are here presented around the two main Drought NLTA component
tracks. Most of the time, the outcomes are strongly influencing each other and are
contributing to both of the higher level goals designed for each of the program’s
tracks. The words in italic are the milestones designed in the RF for each group of
partners. The numbers (1–11) at the end of each outcome description relate to the
mapping of the outcomes (Fig. 17.4, item 17.5.3., below).
This approach does not pay particular attention to outputs and activities, considered as means to achieve the sustainable changes, or outcomes. Rather, the
outputs and activities are mentioned as evidence that the WB or the partners have
contributed to these outcomes.
17.5.1 National Drought Policy Track: Key Findings
• Advances in the dialogue towards a drought policy at the national level happened through the promotion, by the MI, of a series of regional seminars in the
Northeast between April and May, 2014, to discuss policies for living/coping
within the semi-arid region (1). These discussions included the endorsement of
the DM and DPPs in the final recommendations of the discussion process,
included in a document released in September, 1st, 2014, and delivered directly
to MI. (5)
• A concrete measure to supporting and leveraging regionally-led drought preparedness initiatives and a step towards the institutionalization of a paradigm
shift was a Technical Cooperation Agreement (MoU) signed in Brası ´lia in
8 Throughout the design and implementation of the PM&E approach, more than 43 interviews
(formal and informal) and questionnaires were applied with key-stakeholder representatives
and Drought NLTA Team members between January 2014 and January 2015.
Other data collection methods used were review of documents and notes; observation
of internal and external meetings and workshops; and on-line and press media information
collected from March 2014 to January 2015, using Google Alert tool, and as sent
to the Consultant by stakeholders and team members.
The sampling criteria adopted on the three phases of the M&E work developed so far were
purposeful sampling that could cover a wide range of institutions in different states
of the Northeast, at the same time that it considered stakeholders involved in the program
in different levels and in both National (drought policy) and Regional tracks.
While in the RF design and the mid-term monitoring report there was no specific concern about
gender balance in the sampling, a more equal approach was adopted for the third cycle
of interviews, when it was specifically requested that at least one woman should be represented
in the groups of stakeholders to be interviewed (along with the other mentioned selection criteria).
Data were organized and analyzed through content analysis, identifying emerging patterns
and triangulating to probe findings.
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and Outcomes
8
The findings are here presented around the two main Drought NLTA component
tracks. Most of the time, the outcomes are strongly influencing each other and are
contributing to both of the higher level goals designed for each of the program’s
tracks. The words in italic are the milestones designed in the RF for each group of
partners. The numbers (1–11) at the end of each outcome description relate to the
mapping of the outcomes (Fig. 17.4, item 17.5.3., below).
This approach does not pay particular attention to outputs and activities, considered as means to achieve the sustainable changes, or outcomes. Rather, the
outputs and activities are mentioned as evidence that the WB or the partners have
contributed to these outcomes.
17.5.1 National Drought Policy Track: Key Findings
• Advances in the dialogue towards a drought policy at the national level happened through the promotion, by the MI, of a series of regional seminars in the
Northeast between April and May, 2014, to discuss policies for living/coping
within the semi-arid region (1). These discussions included the endorsement of
the DM and DPPs in the final recommendations of the discussion process,
included in a document released in September, 1st, 2014, and delivered directly
to MI. (5)
• A concrete measure to supporting and leveraging regionally-led drought preparedness initiatives and a step towards the institutionalization of a paradigm
shift was a Technical Cooperation Agreement (MoU) signed in Brası ´lia in
8 Throughout the design and implementation of the PM&E approach, more than 43 interviews
(formal and informal) and questionnaires were applied with key-stakeholder representatives
and Drought NLTA Team members between January 2014 and January 2015.
Other data collection methods used were review of documents and notes; observation
of internal and external meetings and workshops; and on-line and press media information
collected from March 2014 to January 2015, using Google Alert tool, and as sent
to the Consultant by stakeholders and team members.
The sampling criteria adopted on the three phases of the M&E work developed so far were
purposeful sampling that could cover a wide range of institutions in different states
of the Northeast, at the same time that it considered stakeholders involved in the program
in different levels and in both National (drought policy) and Regional tracks.
While in the RF design and the mid-term monitoring report there was no specific concern about
gender balance in the sampling, a more equal approach was adopted for the third cycle
of interviews, when it was specifically requested that at least one woman should be represented
in the groups of stakeholders to be interviewed (along with the other mentioned selection criteria).
Data were organized and analyzed through content analysis, identifying emerging patterns
and triangulating to probe findings.
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