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Frontier Technologies: Livestreaming, Futures and Foresighting Frontier Data Study The NIRAS Data Futures Hub is working with the Frontiers Technologies Hub (funded by the UK Department for International Development – DFID) to help DFID harness the potential of big data within the context of the wider evolving data landscape. The study will lead to practical guidance for Programme Managers and recommendations for future research. Our focus is on how to use the most promising big data sources within international development programmes. But the strengths and weaknesses of big data need to be balanced with other types of data, both traditional and emerging. The ways we approach big data in development should also to try to support improvements in wider information systems used for decision-making in our societies.
Evaluation Quality Assurance and Learning Services (EQuALS) 2 The consortium is delivering a range of core evaluation and monitoring specialised services to assist the FCDO's embedding evaluation agenda. These specialist services are also available to build capacity in FCDO's partner development countries. FCDO is working towards raising the standard on evaluation and supports users of evaluation located within partner developing country national governments, the not-for-profit sector and the private sector to promote better quality evaluation.
IMDP Lot 16: TA for Strengthening Climate Resilience Systems on Water Sanitation Hygiene (SCRS-WaSH) This project strengthens the climate resilient delivery systems in water, sanitation and hygeine (WASH) intervention areas. The technical assistance (TA) provided is amplifying the impact of the financial aid that has been provided to the Government of Ethiopia’s (GoE’s) One WaSH National Programme (OWNP).

The United Kingdom (UK) is the lead bilateral donor in the Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) sector in Ethiopia. Through this support, the UK assists the Climate Resilient pillar of the GoE’s flagship programme, the One WaSH National Programme (OWNP) through the Strengthening Climate Resilience Systems in Water Sanitation Hygiene (SCRS-WaSH) programme (2019 – 2024). The SCRS – WaSH programme target CR WaSH regions, focusing on prioritised drought affected areas. Under the SCRS WaSH programme, Niras has been hired to implement the rural-focused Technical Assistance Project (TAP).

TAP provides support across five thematic areas; i) strengthening delivery systems of Climate Resilient (CR) WaSH services; transforming them into self-sustained delivery models, ii) establishing women and youth led systems for post construction maintenance management and spare part supply, iii) formulating a national WaSH Financing Strategy with emphasis on domestic resource mobilisation, iv) pilot innovative private sector supplies with emphasis on effective Menstrual Hygiene Management products at targeted programme schools, and v) Conduct adaptive learning evaluation through operational and adaptive research to improve programme delivery. In all these interventions climate resilience, gender and social inclusion are cross cutting themes that integrate through all activities.
Deep Dive Study on Food Safety Standards within DFID’s Commercial Agriculture Portfolio DFID commissioned this study to determine how to improve food safety standards in domestic markets and to support value chain actors to improve food safety which it is hoped will result in increased incomes for smallholder farmers through inclusion in higher value markets. The report aims to increase the understanding of DFID as to how consider food safety in design/and or delivery in its programmes, and highlight opportunities for future interventions.
Evaluation Management Unit for Forestry, Land Use and Governance, Indonesia (FLAG EMU) FLAG is a £32.5 million programme from 2015-2018 supporting action to reduce the rate of deforestation and peat land degradation in Indonesia. FLAG supports the Government of Indonesia’s targets for reducing emissions of greenhouse gas (GHG). The aim of the programme is to tackle a range of market and governance failures that drive unsustainable deforestation and peat land degradation in Indonesia. FLAG supports the Government of Indonesia in reforming land-use planning and licensing at the provincial level, strengthening local government and stakeholders’ capacity to implement the reform, and in improving the climate for Sustainable and responsible business, especially for palm oil. The purpose of the evaluation management unit is to independently assess the results achieved by FLAG and to learn where, when, for whom, how and why the investment approaches work within different contexts and sectors.
Monitoring and Evaluation of the Climate Public Private Partnership Programme Phase II The overall aim of the CP3 project is to increase the role of private sector finance in driving low carbon, climate resilient growth in developing countries. CP3 aims to increase the amount of funding in Private Equity (PE) in the climate friendly space both by directly funding two commercially run PE Funds (who in turn fund sub funds and projects which would therefore be able to conclude their investments) and thus inducing a leveraging effect, i.e. bringing on board other donors and other institutional investors (sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and insurance funds), as well as by making direct investments in the climate area. This will also have a “demonstration effect”, showing that PE climate investment (and climate projects in general), have good financial risk and return, thereby helping the climate friendly market to grow faster. As such, CP3 will stimulate low carbon sustainable growth in developing countries. The objective of this assignment is to assess the success of the CP3 programme in driving low-carbon, climate resilient growth in developing countries. We will capture, through on-going monitoring, the results of the programme as set out in the log frame and test the original theory of change model and its underlying assumptions. Several impact dimensions will be assessed, including among others, success in leveraging private investments for climate mitigation and adaptation, human development impacts, as well as transformational impacts such as the creation of financial infrastructure and the development of local capital markets that can help lever additional private investment. Where appropriate, opportunities for improvement will be identified and communicated on an ongoing basis to refocus efforts where necessary and to inform similar projects.
Delivering Climate Resilient Water and Sanitation in Ethiopia The programme 'Delivering climate resilient water and sanitation in Ethiopia' consists of a programme of financial aid and technical assistance to the Government of Ethiopia and other non-state actors to implement measures to improve the resilience of water and sanitation services to climate change in selected climate-vulnerable regions of the country. The programme will benefit 5 million people, with up to 1 million people affected by drought benefitting from new or reinstated water and sanitation services. The programme complements DFID Ethiopia’s significant programming on water and sanitation and supports effective delivery of the Government of Ethiopia’s strategy for sustainable water supply in drought-affected areas.
Green Economic Growth Programme (GEGP) in Papua Provinces in Indonesia The Green Economic Growth Programme for Papua Provinces (GEG) is providing technical support for small and medium enterprises (SME) development from the bottom-up, while increasing the confidence to go-into-business. The Programme aims to increase the confidence of local authorities to manage local economic development and attract investors to rural and urban regions of Papua Provinces. The programme will identify and support a portfolio of SMEs that will serve as an inspiration for a green investment strategy to both provinces in Papua. The success of selected small holder farmers (SHFs) and SMEs should catalyse more green investment by leveraging successful interventions to crowd-in public and private finance to potential green enterprises in both provinces. The programme will address five critical issues preventing Papuan SHFs and SMEs from developing sustainable agribusiness enterprises and viable small businesses: • weak capacity (low levels of education, lack of knowledge and basic business skills) of SHFs and SMEs; • Papuan SHFs and SMEs in remote rural locations struggle to produce commercially viable volumes of commodities and have very limited access to markets; • most Papuan SMEs have difficulty accessing commercially viable amounts of credit and face high entry barriers; • a lack of coordination and synergy among key government agencies and donors that are supposed to support Papuan SHFs and SMEs; • the high cost of official licensing and permits required to do business, and the unofficial costs associated with local rent seeking. The programme delivery has been structured around 5 technical work streams: • Market Systems; • Socio-Economics and Gender; • Farming and Production Systems; • Credit and Finance; • Business Incubator and Investor Engagement.
EACDS Lot B Assignment: Information and Analysis to Support Programme Design Scoping: Climate Science research for resilience and adaptation - Evidence Map [Climate and Resilience Framework Programme (CLARE)] The Department for International Development (DFID) commissioned a review of climate science use in adaptation and resilience practice, to inform the development of their new climate and resilience research framework programme (CLARE). This programme, in partnership with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), will provide evidence and innovation needed to climate-inform DFID and other UK Government investments threatened by climate change, particularly in Africa. LTS International (LTS) were commissioned to undertake an initial scoping study, with reference to the following question: “Within the process of enabling climate science to better support resilience and adaptation practice and achieve internationally agreed commitments, what is working and what is missing in its use, and which people and institutions are key contributors in this field?” The LTS team, which comprises both climate resilience and adaptation experts and climate scientists, conducted this scoping study using a light touch Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) supported by expert consultation and key informant interviews (KIIs). The LTS team reviewed both relevant academic and grey literature, and interviewed climate scientists and development practitioners. The work focused on Africa with a light touch approach applied to South Asia and the Pacific. The assessment examined current research activities and priorities in the science to application chain. As a stark finding early on in the process, it was clear that in practice the reality of this chain is questionable. As a consequence, the assignment focused more strongly on the use of climate science in adaptation and resilience practice. A detailed assessment of climate science activities and priorities was beyond the scope of this study, however our initial findings, as detailed in this report, may inform future scoping work in this area.
Scoping Study on multi-stakeholder planning, coordination and monitoring at national and sub-national level with a specific focus on WASH and Nutrition Service Delivery in Mozambique DFID is looking is looking for a team of consultants to carry out a scoping study to inform its new programme by assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the current delivery of WASH and nutrition-related services through government systems that require a multi-sectoral approach at national, provincial and district level.
Knowledge, Policy and Implementation Support Manager (KPISM) for Building Resilience and adapting to climate change programme (BRACC) in Malawi The BRACC programme is investing in four key interlinked components: 1. Climate resilient livelihoods: up to £52 million to reduce the impact of climate shocks on poor and vulnerable households through asset transfers; improved agricultural production; natural resource management; and access to more diverse income streams. This is being delivered through a joint Non-Government Organisation (NGO) and United Nations (UN) led consortium called Promoting Sustainable Partnerships for Empowered Resilience (PROSPER). 2. Provision of a scalable safety net ‘crises modifier’: up to £20million to respond to predictable seasonal food insecurity needs and climate shocks through an increase in safety net value per person and/or numbers of people covered in the face of shocks. This is also being delivered through PROSPER 3. Strengthening social protection systems: up to £5million to strengthen national safety nets programmes so that in the longer term, they meet the basic needs of the poorest and respond to climate shocks when necessary. This is delivered through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Germany (BMZ/GIZ) and is co-financed by Germany and the European Union (EU). 4. Evidence, knowledge and policy influence: up to £8million to generate evidence and learning to drive programme decisions and inform government policy (£1.4million of this that has already been committed). This will be complemented by targeted technical assistance to government on social protection, disaster risk management and climate change adaptation. An accountable grant was put in place with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) on an interim basis, until the ‘Knowledge, Policy and Implementation Support Manager (KPISM)’, who will deliver the services set out in these Terms of Reference, is in place. A handover is anticipated during the Inception Phase. In addition, £1 million has been allocated to support Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) related activities in communities surrounding protected areas. This is being delivered through an Accountable Grant with African Parks. A further £4million has been allocated to co-finance USAID’s Modern Cooking for Healthy Forests programme which aims to strengthen Malawi’s resilience to climate change by countering deforestation and forest degradation, reducing soil erosion, improving land management and supporting sustainable livelihoods. Overall the programme aims to target around 300,000 households with a set of integrated interventions designed to increase household and community resilience to weather and climate related shocks. Key activities include: • Climate Smart Agriculture • Nutrition sensitive interventions • Integrated watershed management • Natural resource management • Disaster risk reduction and Climate services • Market systems development and inclusive business models • Micro-finance and micro-insurance • Shock-responsive social protection • Lean season response • District and national systems strengthening and coordination
Bio-Energy for Sustainable Local Energy Services and Energy Access in Africa (BSEAA 2) The Carbon Trust has appointed a consortium led by LTS International with Aston University, E4Tech (UK) and Aiguasol (Spain) to carry out a two-year research for the second phase of the Bio-energy for Sustainable local Energy Services and Energy Access in Africa (BSEAA) programme, a constituent programme of the UK Department for International Development’s (DFID) Transforming Energy Access (TEA) programme. This research follows a Phase 1 scoping study carried out during 2016 and 2017. It focuses on ten Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries in West, East and Southern Africa. BSEAA2 is targeted at bio-energy (biomass energy) entrepreneurs (particularly technology and project developers), investors and policy makers, to examine the commercial viability of bio-energy technologies in SSA. The Project will work closely with participants and partners engaged with the TEA Programme, Energy Catalyst, Innovate UK and others who are either already active in SSA, or are interested in becoming active in SSA in the bio-energy field. The research will have a practical focus. It is designed to lead to development of practical resources and tools that will assist industry and investors to assess the feasibility, use and applications of bio-energy technologies. The research will focus on commercially trialled and mature bio-energy technologies (Technology Readiness/TR Level 5+) in the small-to-medium scale (10 kWe to 5 MWe) range suitable for commercial and productive uses of energy. The BSEAA2 team is seeking to engage with developers, investors and policymakers to identify key challenges in bringing bio-energy technology and projects to SSA markets. The project aims to assess the suitability of promising bioenergy pathways, “sweet spot” regions in SSA for in-depth research and analysis, and help identify key actions required to make these commercial realities.
Commercial Agriculture for Smallholders and Agribusiness Programme The Commercial Agriculture for Smallholders and Agribusinesses (CASA) programme will make the commercial and development case for investing in agribusinesses that source produce from smallholders. It will do this by demonstrating how this can be done effectively, by bridging evidence gaps and by ensuring investors and policymakers have access to the right information and people to make inclusive agribusiness models succeed.
Monitoring and Evaluation of the Climate Private Public Partnership The overall aim of the CP3 project is to increase the role of private sector finance in driving low carbon, climate resilient growth in developing countries. CP3 aims to increase the amount of funding in Private Equity (PE) in the climate friendly space both by directly funding two commercially run PE Funds (who in turn fund sub funds and projects which would therefore be able to conclude their investments) and thus inducing a leveraging effect, i.e. bringing on board other donors and other institutional investors (sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and insurance funds), as well as by making direct investments in the climate area. This will also have a “demonstration effect”, showing that PE climate investment (and climate projects in general), have good financial risk and return, thereby helping the climate friendly market to grow faster. As such, CP3 will stimulate low carbon sustainable growth in developing countries. The objective of this assignment is to assess the success of the CP3 programme in driving low-carbon, climate resilient growth in developing countries. We will capture, through on-going monitoring, the results of the programme as set out in the log frame and test the original theory of change model and its underlying assumptions. Several impact dimensions will be assessed, including among others, success in leveraging private investments for climate mitigation and adaptation, human development impacts, as well as transformational impacts such as the creation of financial infrastructure and the development of local capital markets that can help lever additional private investment. Where appropriate, opportunities for improvement will be identified and communicated on an ongoing basis to refocus efforts where necessary and to inform similar projects.
Investments in Forests and Sustainable Land Use for Partnerships for Forests – Evaluation Manager International consensus is growing that climate change solutions must start in the land use sector. The Paris Climate Change Agreement has now been ratified by enough countries to enter into force, business and community leaders are committing to deforestation pledges in increasing numbers, and jurisdictional leaders are taking a leadership role on sustainable land use and agriculture. The Investment in Sustainable Land use programme addresses a key missing element – a pipeline of bankable investments in forests and sustainable land use. The programme is focused on convening companies and governments, building support for demand-side measures and generating momentum for improved enabling conditions), and the engagement of the technical assistance facility (TAF) management contractor, DFID aims to catalyse increased private investment in sustainable forestry and ‘zero-deforestation’ agriculture. The TAF, managed by Palladium and McKinsey & Company is termed Partnerships for Forests (P4F). The P4F has prepared a strategy for results monitoring and learning at the project and programme levels (P4F MEL Strategy). The LTS consortium acts as the evaluation manager. In this role, we work in a coordinated manner with P4F, DFID and relevant actors and stakeholders to create a fully coherent, overarching evaluation and learning framework, in which the programme’s objectives are translated - through a theory of change - into a validated planning and reporting structure from which evaluation questions, and associated indicators, can be formulated.
Supply of CR19070 ESRC-DFID Joint Fund for Poverty Alleviation Programme Evaluation The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Department for International Development (DFID) are seeking to commission an evaluation of Phase 3 of the ESRC-DFID Joint Fund for Poverty Alleviation Research Programme, known as the Joint Fund. The aim of this review is to present an independent, fair and balanced review of the Programme and to provide accountability to the ESRC and DFID for their investment in the Joint Fund. The evaluation must aim to assess the value of the investment by reviewing the impact the projects individually and the Programme as a whole has had in low and middleincome countries. The evaluation should also consider the relationship between the funders and the Impact Initiative; the opportunities and challenges this presented and the outcomes. Additionally, it is expected that the current Phase is compared with previous Phases; whether Phase 3 has been more or less successful, what Phase 3 has added to the overall Programme output, whether the addition of the Impact Initiative has resulted in any changes
Performance Evaluation: Improving Market Systems for Agriculture in Rwanda The DFID-funded Improving Market Systems for Agriculture in Rwanda (IMSAR) aims to address the “inefficiency of market systems that prevent poor people from benefitting from agricultural opportunities”. The ultimate aim of the programme (its expected impact) is to increase the incomes of poor households in targeted agricultural market systems. LTS is contracted to provide Performance Evaluation of the program. The aims of the independent performance evaluation contract, as summarised in the ToR are: • Evaluate the adaptiveness and “application of flexibility” of the TSP and AgDevCo in implementing the programme (this entails process evaluation, including ongoing reviews of the ToC); • Evaluate the programme performance through an ‘impact-oriented’ assessment of the programme’s effects on inter alia the poor, cross cutting issues (nutrition, climate change and gender) and agricultural markets as part of the EPE; and • Evaluate the programme coherence (internal and external) by assessing and demonstrating synergies realised across and between IMSAR components, as well as with other ongoing programmes and activities of other actors (where relevant).
Climate Smart Agriculture - Thematic Evaluation The purpose of this thematic evaluation is to aggregate and synthesise evidence from FCDO programmes supporting climate smart agriculture to draw out learning on reducing vulnerability of smallholder farmers to climate shocks.  It should consider the quality and strength of the evidence from programme documentation (including independent evaluations) and propose actionable recommendations  related to geographical contexts, types of climate variability and target groups to inform FCDO programme and policy decision-making.
Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Unit - DFID Nepal Resilience Portfolio The Resilience MEL Unit supports DFID Nepal to manage the performance of its portfolio on climate smart development and disaster resilience. It generates and communicates evidence on how to build resilience to climate change and disasters in Nepal, especially for the most vulnerable and excluded. The Resilience MEL Unit is responsible for portfolio level monitoring, evaluation and learning.