Pacific Islands Framework for Action on Climate Change (PIFACC) 2006-15 Final Evaluation

ABSTRACT:

In 2005 the Pacific Leaders endorsed the Pacific Islands Framework for Action on Climate Change (PIFACC) 2006 to 2015. The Framework'€™s vision is €œPacific island people, their livelihoods and the environment resilient to the risks and impacts of climate change€, and the overarching goal is to ensure Pacific island people build their capacity to be resilient to the risks and impacts of climate change. The 2011 second edition of PIFACC, maintained the vision and goal of PIFACC but considered advances in understanding of climate change issues, developments in the global and regional climate change architecture, and the experiences of Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs), Pacific Regional Organizations, donors and other development partners, in implementing climate change programs since endorsement of the original edition of this Framework.

A Mid-€term Review (MTR) of the PIFACC was undertaken in 2010. Its key findings include that a number of constraints exist in the PICTs, which have influenced the achievement of the PIFACC objectives. In addition to a whole of programme evaluation, this final evaluation will build upon the conclusions made in the MTR.

The aim of this evaluation is to carry out a desktop review of the progress of PIFACC from 2006-€2015 in preparation for the Pacific Climate Change Roundtable (PCCR) in May 2015. Based on the terms of reference for the review, the specific objectives of the evaluation are to:

• Provide an evidence based and expert evaluation and analysis of progress towards achieving the '€˜Outcome Evaluation Questions'€™, drawing on project achievements against the PIFACC outputs and outcomes (and indicators where most relevant).
• Highlight key lessons and other issues that may be strategically valuable in the ongoing efforts to build, and monitor and report on, climate resilience in the region.

This review considers the extent to which the PIFACC objectives have been fulfilled. It considers policy and project documents, progress reports and technical reports during the period of PIFACC implementation 2006‐2015, as well as the perceptions of key stakeholders and representatives captured through an online survey and in‐depth interviews.