PROJECT EVALUATION REPORT
Enhancing Weather and Climate Resilience in RIMES Member States through Capacity Building on Impact Forecasting - Phase II

RIMES conducted the second phase of the project, Enhancing weather and climate resilience in RIMES Member States through capacity building on impact forecasting”, from November 30, 2021 to February 29, 2024. The project aimed to contribute to building resilience to weather- and climate-related hazards by building capacity on impact forecasting in Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Maldives, Sri Lanka in the Asian region, and Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Timor-Leste in the Pacific region.

This report is undertaken to evaluate RIMES's implementation of the Phase II Project, with the following evaluation objectives:

• Provide an independent assessment of the relevance, coherence, efficiency, effectiveness, impact, and sustainability of the project; and

• Identify key lessons learned and propose recommendations for follow-up actions and for consideration in RIMES future program design, implementation, and management.

The findings of this evaluation shall be communicated to the United Nations (UN) Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), as part of RIMES accountability to the ESCAP Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness in Indian Ocean and Southeast Asian Countries, and its donors. Findings, particularly on the project’s contributions to enhancing the beneficiary-countries’ resilience to weather- and climate related hazards shall be communicated to RIMES Member States and to development partners in general, to advocate for replication. RIMES shall use findings of the evaluation for enhancing its project design, planning, and implementation strategies, as well as for guiding replication.