FCPF Program Level Monitoring and Evaluation Framework

The FCPF Program Level Monitoring and Evaluation Framework was adopted by the Participants Committee (PC) at its fourteenth meeting in Washington in March 2013. Editorial revisions were made in June 2013 to align the framework to the Readiness Package adopted by the PC in March 2013 (refer to FMT Note 2012-11 rev2).

At the FCPF program level, the Facility Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework is designed to keep track of the performance of the Facility. The M&E Framework consists of a structure and system to ensure that all key data is collected, analyzed and used in a way that helps ensure lesson learning and adaptive management at the Facility level.

At the country-level, national M&E systems are fundamental to robust REDD program design. M&E systems help a country keep track of its activities, results and readiness progress and identify and address gaps, shortfalls, and program underperformance as they emerge. The M&E Framework uses the readiness requirements set out for each component in the Readiness Assessment Framework to help guide country reporting.

Instructions for annual/semi-annual country progress reporting

Countries report progress annually (by August 30) and semi-annually (by March 30), prior to PC meetings (although the deadline for semi-annual reporting is 15 April this year due to slightly later PC meeting).

Countries with a signed a Grant Agreement should submit their country progress report using the user-friendly excel version of the reporting template.

Countries that have not yet signed a Grant Agreement have the option of submitting their country progress report using the user-friendly excel version of the reporting template or may continue using the old country progress sheet.

The report should be prepared in consultation with the Delivery Partner.

Aligning FCPF reporting to country-level REDD+ M&E

Aligning FCPF readiness progress reporting to country-level REDD+ M&E reporting can help countries to identify key readiness milestones and outcomes desired to be achieved in the short and medium term. It helps countries to move from activity-based to results-based monitoring and track their overall readiness progress (including FCPF and non-FCPF funded readiness activities). To assist countries, please find the following resources:

• Overview presentation: Linking country-level M&E to FCPF progress reporting
• Case study presentation:
  • Nepal's REDD+ M&E Framework
  • Liberia's REDD M&E Framework
  • Ghana's REDD+ M&E Framework
  • Kenya's REDD+ M&E Framework
• Key messages on Designing an M&E system: FMT presentation (English, Español, Français)

Frequently Asked Questions

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Country reporting (annual and semi-annual, as well as at mid-term and the readiness assessment stage) is crucial to understanding how a country is progressing in its readiness preparations. It is also an important, together with FCPF Program Level Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework and national-level M&E, to gauging the overall performance of the FCPF. Another key reason is the ability for donors and stakeholders to assess the progress of the FCPF against its objectives.

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[collapse collapsed title=Who should report on readiness progress?]

FCPF REDD country participants, in particular those countries that have signed a Readiness Grant Agreement or are close to signing their Preparation Grant Agreement within the next few months. This reporing in turn informs the Facility level reporting presented to the Participants Assembly. Other countries may continue with the Country Progress Reports.

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[collapse collapsed title=When should countries report?]

Countries report progress annually (by August 30) and semi-annually (by March 30), prior to PC meetings (although the deadline for semi-annual reporting is 15 April this year due to slightly later PC meeting).

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[collapse collapsed title=Is progress reporting a new requirement?]

No. To date countries were required to report progress to the PC in Country Readiness Progress Sheets. The new template evolves and replaces the Readiness Progress Sheet template by integrating the R-PP template (version 6), Readiness Assessment Framework and FCPF M&E Framework). The new template moves away from reporting on activities only, and allows systematic self-assessment of country progress on readiness.

Furthermore, this is not a requirement to develop a new national M&E system (Component 6 of the R-PP already contains countries' national M&E systems that are in place to track their readiness progress). It does, however, offer an opportunity to assess the scope, effectiveness and implementation of these existing M&E systems and ensure they are designed to track what a country needs to deliver during their readiness preparations, for the FCPF, and potentially required by other national and international programs.

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[collapse collapsed title=How should countries report progress?]

Making use of existing data collection monitoring and evaluation arrangements, as feasible, countries should submit information using the new country reporting template.

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[collapse collapsed title=What should be reported?]

Countries should only report on activities completed to date. It is suggested that for the purpose of FCPF progress reporting, countries start with reporting on FCPF-financed activities, and add  reporting on other readiness activities (e.g., supported by UN-REDD) over time as feasible, to eventually build a complete picture of REDD+ readiness in a country.

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[collapse collapsed title=What if sections of the reporting template don't apply?]

If a section of the reporting template does not apply, that section can remain blank. The template was designed to capture all FCPF activities, some of which may not apply to all countries. For example, if a country hasn’t presented an idea for an ER-Program, it does not have anything to report in component 3.2.2. Focus should be on what is being implemented.

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[collapse collapsed title=What if a national-level M&E system requires further development?]

The following resources are available to countries:

- Examples from countries to date (Nepal and Liberia) that have established their national M&E framework and opportunities for countries to exchange information on their existing M&E arrangements, sharing their progress and remaining challenges.

- Relevant materials on the this website

- FMT and M&E specialists are available to help countries to design or align their national M&E Frameworks with key milestones to track readiness progress and to use the revised country reporting template.

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[collapse collapsed title=What are the benefits of readiness progress reporting?]

- The structure of the new country reporting template mirrors the R-Package Assessment Framework and walks countries through the steps to readiness allowing countries to know readiness criteria from the earliest stage.

- Further strengthen quality and operationalization of M&E (R-PP component 6)

- Move from activity based to results based monitoring

- Streamline annual and semi-annual (update) reporting to the FCPF

- Identify and prepare for key readiness milestones & outcomes to be achieved in short term and medium term, including at mid-term and at R-Package stage

- Get an overall picture of progress (including FCPF and non-FCPF funded contributions)

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[collapse collapsed title=Does a country's M&E Framework or country progress report need to be endorsed by the FPCF PC?]
No. The design of countries' M&E systems and assessment of progress through the country reporting is country driven. Country specific-systems collect and report on information that is important to the country, and track what that country needs to deliver during their readiness preparations.