Tsunami Evaluation Coalition TEC An Introduction Level 1

Level 1 Purpose To promote a sector wide approach to evaluations of tsunami response

Tsunami Evaluation Coalition: Structure & Activities Core Management Group ALNAP Secretariat: Coordination E–V–A–L–U–A–T–I–O–N Online

ALNAP SECRETARIAT: Coordination CORE MANAGEMENT GROUP Evaluation Leader (independent; hired thro ALNAP) LEAD AGENCY

How Jointly is ‘Joint’? JOINT EVALUATIONS: Recent Experiences, Lessons Learned and Options for the

Agencies Confirmed Donor DANIDA DCI (Ireland) CIDA MFA Netherlands SIDA SDC USAID UN Agencies

Participation in Theme Groups Systemic & Cross-cutting Themes Confirmed Group Membership Coordination (incl civil-military)

Evaluation Activity to Date (as notified for map) Concrete plans: Total activities: Evaluations: Reviews:

Next Steps • • • ALNAP Biannual: June Completion of CFs & To. Rs:

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Tsunami Evaluation Coalition (TEC): An Introduction

Level 1 Purpose To promote a sector wide approach to evaluations of tsunami response in order to optimise sector wide learning Level 2 Purpose To develop and validate procedures for future establishment of such a coordination mechanism

Tsunami Evaluation Coalition: Structure & Activities Core Management Group ALNAP Secretariat: Coordination E–V–A–L–U–A–T–I–O–N Online Forum Evaluation Map C–O–A–L–I–T–I–O–N Longer term Study (06 - ) Synthesis Report Common Framework/s Individual agency evaluations (own mgmt and/or sectoral) Joint thematic evaluations Individual agency evaluations (thematic)

ALNAP SECRETARIAT: Coordination CORE MANAGEMENT GROUP Evaluation Leader (independent; hired thro ALNAP) LEAD AGENCY OCHA Coordination LEAD AGENCY DANIDA LEAD AGENCY SIDA Donor Response / FR LRRD Reports LEAD AGENCIES WHO w/ SDC & FAO LEAD AGENCIES UNDP & DMI Needs Assessment Local / regional capacities Synthesis (Ev Lead, Coord + Consultant) Framework for Joint Evaluations Multiple dissemination & learning activities

How Jointly is ‘Joint’? JOINT EVALUATIONS: Recent Experiences, Lessons Learned and Options for the Future (Horst Breier) Decentralised multi- Joint activities focus on establishing common partner frameworks. Implementation is decentralised – ie, devolved to different partners in the evaluations (IDP Synthesis Study) Stratified multipartner Partners enter on the understanding of some stratification of their respective roles (eg, lead agency + others in group)

Agencies Confirmed Donor DANIDA DCI (Ireland) CIDA MFA Netherlands SIDA SDC USAID UN Agencies FAO OCHA UNDP UNICEF WHO Agencies Likely / Possible to Confirm Donor UN Agencies WFP UNFPA Intl NGOs / RC Mvt World Vision - Canada IFRC DEC DMI (India) Intl NGOs SC-UK Oxfam-GB CARE-US

Participation in Theme Groups Systemic & Cross-cutting Themes Confirmed Group Membership Coordination (incl civil-military) OCHA (group lead) USAID UNICEF FAO UNDP IFRC Needs assessment WHO (co-lead) USAID CIDA SDC (co-lead) OCHA FAO (co-lead) UNICEF IFRC Donor response / FR DANIDA (group lead) World Vision - Canada DC Ireland DEC Local / regional capacities USAID SIDA UNICEF UNDP (co-lead) DMI (co-lead) LRRD SIDA (group lead) UNICEF Impact Assessment? IFRC? SC-UK? Oxfam-GB? Others

Evaluation Activity to Date (as notified for map) Concrete plans: Total activities: Evaluations: Reviews: Other: Joint: 36 agencies 44 26 (12 ‘traditional’; 7 ‘joint’; 6 real-time) 11 (5 ‘learning reviews’; 2 ‘after action’) 8 (various including surveys, research projects & monitoring visits) TEC Thematic Evaluations + IWG (World Vision Intl, Oxfam GB, Care) WHO, SEARO + HAC coordinated by OCHA Geographical emphasis: Indonesia, India, Thailand, Sri Lanka

Next Steps • • • ALNAP Biannual: June Completion of CFs & To. Rs: June Hire Evaluation Leader: July Hire Team Leaders/Teams: July/August Evaluation Research: August-October Reports: End November Synthesis: December-February Anniversary Communique: December Learning Activities: ongoing (July 06)