Evaluation of Blending : Final Report ; Volume I – Main Report

This evaluation of blending as an EU aid delivery mechanism aims to: provide an overall and independent assessment of blending. identify key lessons and recommendations to improve and inform future choices on blending. The scope includes EuropeAid support through seven investment facilities over the period 2007-2014: EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund (ITF); Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF); Latin American Investment Facility (LAIF); Caribbean Investment Facility (CIF); Investment Facility for Central Asia (IFCA; Asian Investment Facility (AIF) and, Investment Facility for the Pacific (IFP). Geographically the scope is the regions covered by the seven facilities. Total EU funding allocated to the investment facilities during 2007-2014 reached more than 2 billion Euros, representing 4% of DEVCO’s funding. The amount effectively contracted (at 31/12/2014) reached 1.7 billion Euros and covered just over 200 projects in 46 countries.

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Alternative title:	Evaluation of Blending : Final Report ; Volume II – Evidence documents
Year of publication:	2016-12
Other Persons:	Clerckx, Edwin (contributor) ; Buhl-Nielsen, Eric (contributor) ; Clifton, John (contributor)
Institutions:	Aide à la Décision Economique ; Europäische Kommission / Generaldirektion Internationale Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (contributor) ; COWI Consulting Engineers and Planners A/S (contributor)
Subject:	Bewertung \| evaluation \| Entwicklungshilfepolitik \| development aid policy \| EU \| Finanzhilfe \| financial assistance \| Finanzierung \| funding \| Infrastruktur \| infrastructure \| Investition \| investment \| Karibischer Raum \| Caribbean Region \| Lateinamerika \| Latin America \| Modell \| model \| Pazifischer Raum \| Pacific Rim \| Zentralasien \| Central Asia \| 2007 - 2014

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE OF THE EVALUATION
1.2 STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT
1.3 CONTEXT
1.4 OUTLINE OF THE METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH
2. STRATEGIC RELEVANCE OF BLENDING
2.1 RESOLVING SPECIFIC CHALLENGES AND ENHANCING THE RELEVANCE OF EUDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
2.2 SHAPING THE BLENDING PIPELINE
2.3 FINANCIAL EFFICIENCY
3. VALUE ADDED OF BLENDING
3.1 LEVERAGING POLICY REFORMS
3.2 ENHANCING PROJECT QUALITY
3.3 REDUCING FINANCIAL BARRIERS
3.4 IMPROVING COORDINATION, REDUCING TRANSACTION COSTS AND INCREASING VISIBILITY
3.5 USE OF BLENDING INSTRUMENTS
4. RESULTS ACHIEVED
4.1 DESIGN – THE EXTENT THAT BLENDING PROJECT DESIGN WAS LIKELY TO LEAD TO IMPACT
4.2 POVERTY FOCUS - THE POVERTY REDUCTION LENS OF BLENDING PROJECTS
4.3 OUTPUTS ACHIEVED - THE STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF BLENDING PROJECTS AS WELL AS THE OUTPUTS THEY OBTAINED UP TO DATE
4.4 RESULTS ACHIEVED - THE RESULTS (LIKELY TO BE) ACHIEVED FOR (NEAR-)COMPLETED PROJECTS
4.5 EFFECTS ON JOB CREATION
5. OVERALL CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 CONCLUSIONS – STRATEGIC RELEVANCE
5.2 CONCLUSIONS - VALUE ADDED
5.3 CONCLUSIONS - RESULTS
5.4 RECOMMENDATIONS
ANNEX A1: EVALUATION MATRIX
ANNEX A2: LINK BETWEEN FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
ANNEX A3: BLENDING RESULTS, ILLUSTRATIVE CASES OF CONTRIBUTION ANALYSIS

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