Mauritania

The ongoing programme to support financial and administrative governance in Mauritania (PAGFAM) reflects the commitment of both the EU and Mauritania to support public finance reforms, in line with the European Union's Multiannual Indicative Programme (MIP-EU) 2021-2027, particularly Priority Area 3 - Governance, which focuses on economic governance and national public administration. The programme's overall objective is to enhance economic and administrative governance by promoting the reform of public finances and national administration, benefiting the various sectors that underpin public action. Specifically, the project aims to support reforms in public finances, public administration, and the civil service to make them more efficient and improve the quality of service to citizens.

The expected results from the implementation of each component of the programme, in line with the specific objective mentioned, include: the coordination and management of public finance reform, as well as the coordination of government action and the implementation of public administration reform. Across all of these components and subcomponents, the programme is intended to support the relevant departments and follow a logic of skills transfer.

The evaluation will focus on the intervention(s) using the six standard OECD-DAC evaluation criteria, namely: relevance, coherence, efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability, and impact prospects. Additionally, the evaluation will assess the intervention(s) using a specific EU evaluation criterion, namely the EU's added value.

The members of the Sahel Alliance have chosen to concentrate their efforts in five priority sectors of intervention, in line with the development priorities established by the G5 Sahel countries: Agriculture, rural development and food security; Decentralisation and basic services; Education and youth employment; Energy; Governance.

The overall objective of this contract is to produce the 5-years Technical Report in line with the needs of the SA needs. In line with the commitments of the SA and its members, the Sahel Alliance Coordination Unit (UCA) plans to produce a SA 5 years results report in 2023.

The 5 years results report will include the following elements:

• Analysis of the evolution of the national indicators included in the Alliance results framework in relation to the target values set by the G5 Sahel countries.
• The analysis of the aggregated results of the projects included in the Alliance Sahel portfolio in line with the project indicators included in the Alliance Sahel results framework.
• Analysis of the achievements attributable to the Sahel Alliance stricto sensu will beproduced, in order to show whatthe platform has collectivelyachieved and what its membersare achieving individually.

The following elements should be taken into consideration while drafting the report:

• A qualitative analysis will be needed, particularly in terms of Sahel Alliance member organizations contribution to the provision of basic services;
• The contexts of Sahelian countries (crisis, displacement of population, COVID-19, etc.) should be taken into account in the analysis of results where possible;
• Where possible, the results obtained should be read with regard to the existing policy messages and the sectoral notes issued by the sectoral and thematic coordination groups of the SA in order to measure their operational translation

The purpose of this evaluation was to assess the strategies and programmes of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Djibouti and Mauritania. Its specific objectives were to take stock of the results achieved by the AfDB in Djibouti and Mauritania, to put them into perspective in relation to the resources deployed, and finally to identify lessons learned that could help the AfDB improve the effectiveness of its cooperation in these two countries. In line with the BDEV guidelines, the evaluation determined the relevance of the strategies and programmes adopted by the AfDB and set out in the CSPs, as well as their effectiveness, sustainability, efficiency and contribution to achieving the development objectives of each of the two countries concerned for the period 2011-2020.

The evaluation took place in a difficult political, economic and social context in both countries, marked by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, the economic and social impact of the pandemic had a negative influence on the implementation of development actions supported by the AfDB, if only because of the response put in place by governments, in particular travel restrictions.

Background

In March 2017, the UfM Climate Change Expert Group (UfM CCEG) adopted a 5-years work-program, which stress the importance to strengthen climate finance in the Euro-Mediterranean region to address climate change issues. In April 2019, UfM Member States agreed to pursue the assessment of climate finance in the UfM region, with the view of providing sound basis for a renewed climate mandate of the UfM by 2020, with the new UfM Ministerial Declaration on Climate Change.

Target Groups

Target gruops of tehis technical assistance are: UfM Institutions, UfM Member States, International Financial Institutions, International Climate Change Institutions, Civil society representatives, Private sector Organisations and Institution interested in UfM regional integration.

Objectives

• The primary objective of this technical assistance is to enhance the knowledge of UfM Member States, International Financial Institutions, civil society representatives, private sector organisations and any other institution interested in the UfM regional integration, regarding the level of financial commitments made in 2018 and in 2019 to address climate change issues in the UfM region.
• The second objective is to explore the feasibility of financial mechanisms, which could be implemented in the UfM region with the aim of enhancing the mobilisation of climate finance for specific population or sectors, while building on lessons learned in some specific sectors (in particular in the water sector) or potentially in other regions, such as Caribbean or Latin America.

Expected Results

• R1 - to have a precise figure of financial commitments made to recipients in UfM developing countries in 2018 and in 2019, by public/private donors from developed/developing countries;
• R2 - to have a precise view of commitments and disbursements made by national governments, local authorities, private sector and, if possible, households addressing climate change in UfM developing countries;
• R3 - to have the methodology and process in place for monitoring, reporting and verifying climate finance commitments made in the UfM region, especially by ensuring the involvement of all relevant actors, including the scientific community, the private sector and NGOs;
• R4 - quantitative and qualitative analysis of financial mechanisms, which could be implemented in the UfM region with the aim of enhancing the mobilisation of climate finance for specific population or sectors.

The general objective of the service was to improve the degree of accountability and quality of certain EU-funded actions by providing the FPI Regional Team with follow-up and monitoring products for these actions and feedback on experience at the end of the project.

The specific objective of this contract was to assist the FPI Regional Team in the monitoring of certain projects financed under Article 3 of the IcSP in the Sahel region and the Lake Chad Basin.

The objective of this evaluation was to provide the relevant EU cooperation services and the general public with a comprehensive and independent assessment of past and current EU cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (RIM). In addition, the objective was also to draw the main lessons learned and to make recommendations to guide decision-makers, in particular at the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO), on how to improve strategies, programs and implementation of current and future interventions.

The specific objectives of the evaluation were:

• To provide food for thought for the formulation of the future strategy for the next programming cycle (2021-2027);
• To analyze the coherence of strategies and objectives of development cooperation and the G5 Sahel, and their implementation;
• To assess and provide recommendations on the coherence and complementarity between the different EU, national and regional strategies as well as on the different sectoral policies of EU intervention (cooperation, Fisheries Agreement, EPAs) and the different modalities;
• To evaluate the application of the integrated approach of the EU external action (and in particular of the Humanitarian - Development - Peace nexus) and its efficiency, in order to draw conclusions and recommendations for the establishment of a possible internal process;
• To assess the EU contribution on progress related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the expected progress towards Mauritania's objectives and the macroeconomic outlook (including future gas exploitation) on a medium-term perspective;
• To assess and provide recommendations on the process of dialogue with the government, other development partners and on joint programming.

The evaluation covers the EU cooperation strategy with RIM including its implementation during the period 2014-2020.

The thematic scope of the evaluation covered the following sectors: resilience and inclusive and sustainable growth, governance and rule of law, health, migration and security as well as cross-cutting issues such as gender, environment or human rights. Sectoral logics are developed for each of the priority intervention sectors identified above.

Report available here: https://international-partnerships.ec.europa.eu/publications/evaluation-eu-cooperation-islamic-republic-mauritania-2014-2020_en

The purpose of the Experts Mission was to collect factual information concerning the electoral process, in line with the criteria contained in the Commission Communication on Electoral Assistance and Observation [COM(2000)191]. Moreover, the experts produced strategic analysis and reporting on the ongoing electoral processes and provided inputs for electoral reform as well as confidence-enhancing measures, during and after the elections.

The objectives of the missions were to:

• Assess all aspects of the electoral process in light of international and regional commitments/standards and relevant national legislation of Mauritania; evaluate openness, comprehensiveness and adherence to the rules of the different phases of the process, including voting, counting and possibly treatment of complaints and appeals; and make recommendations in view of improvements of the electoral framework.
• Assess the implementation of previous EU election related missions’ recommendations and propose targeted recommendations to the EU and to the authorities of Mauritania to improve the election framework and future electoral processes.
• Provide analysis to help identify needs and potential for additional bilateral or EU electoral support.
• Prepare a draft Final Mission Report, in consultation with representatives of EC/EEAS services presenting an overview of the pre-election situation.
• Following the final de-briefing with EC/EEAS services in Brussels incorporate additional comments into the draft report and provide Commission and EEAS services with a concise Final Report.

The assignment was designed to contribute to the “strengthening of state and non-state actors to promote human rights”.

Its specific objective “a participatory approach and awareness tools on human rights/domestic violence are developed and implemented by non-state actors in at least 16 villages in the Wilayas of Assaba and Gorgol” was in line with MASEF’s National Action Plan 2015-2018.

This project enhanced the capacities of relevant persons, particularly women, to be aware of their fundamental rights and the existence of state and non-state structures they can refer to.

It also strengthened relevant organisations, particularly CSOs in the regions of Assaba and Gorgol, in terms of efficiency and effectiveness of their awareness raising activities.

Additionally, the programme contributed to the strengthening of the coordination and reporting mechanisms of MASEF (Ministry for social affairs, childhood and family) and improved the coordination and the cooperation between relevant stakeholders working on domestic violence issues.

The general objective of the present évaluation was to improve the effective functioning of the judicial system in Mauritania towards minors.

The specific objective of the projet was to identify a list of judiciary and sociological tasks in order to enforce the regulation in terms of child protection effectively.

The services requested were intended to document in detail the reality of the criminal justice system concerning child protection in conflict with the law as well as the placement of minors in CARSEC and to identify ways to ensure that the child protection is being applied more effectively.