European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus Results Measurement Framework (EFSD + ReMF)

OVERVIEW

The EFSD+ Results Measurement Framework (ReMF) is used to design, monitor, and evaluate the results of financing and investment interventions financed under the European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD+), as integral part of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI-GE).

WHAT IS IT?

The EFSD+ ReMF is composed by a “menu” of results (impacts, outcomes, outputs), structured around sectors/areas, with their associated indicators, which include built-in alignment with NDICI-Global Europe Results Framework (GERF), Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance Results Framework (IPA RF), as well as the Sustainable Development Goals-SDGs. The EFSD+ ReMF applies to all EFSD+ funded interventions, including budgetary guarantees, blending and other financial assistance covered by EFSD+.

WHAT CAN IT BE USED FOR?

The EFSD+ ReMF is to be used to fill in a Logical Framework Matrix/Results Framework of Actions that include financial instruments and/or budgetary guarantees. Following the instructions provided in the Explanatory Note, the EFSD+ ReMF could be used to complete the relevant section of the following documents:

• Action Document
• Application Form for Blending
• Application Form for Budgetary Guarantees
• Contribution Agreement
• Contribution Agreement for Financial Instruments
• Guarantee Agreement

The EFSD+ ReMF is to be understood as a flexible tool. Additional results and indicators can be proposed by International Financial Institutions (IFIs) for their individual interventions, should they cover areas not captured already by the EFSD+ ReMF, and as soon as in line with EFSD+ objectives.

WHO CAN USE IT?

The main users of the EFSD+ ReMF are the International Financial Institutions (IFIs), including EU Member States Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), as well as INTPA and NEAR Operational Managers, in HQ and in EU Delegations.

WHAT ARE ITS STRENGTHS?

The EFSD+ ReMF prompts several options of results chains and indicators, which can be modulated or combined depending on the specific areas of the proposed interventions. This allows both IFIs and the Commission services to easily design the results chain and select the most relevant indicators. Additional results and indicators can be proposed, should they cover areas not captured already by the EFSD+ ReMF, and as soon as in line with EFSD+ objectives.

WHAT ARE ITS LIMITATIONS?

The EFSD+ ReMF does not cover the entirety of possibilities of sectors and related results chains and indicators. Hence the IFIs and the INTPA/NEAR Operational Managers still can get inspiration from other sector guidance available to design intervention logics and .

RESOURCES

Where to find it

EFSD+ Results Measurement Framework – Explanatory Note (March 2023)

EFSD+ Results Measurement Framework – Excel (March 2023)