Examples of potentially relevant evaluation questions

• Were environmental and climate-related stakes, risks and opportunities adequately addressed by the identification and formulation studies?
• Was an SEA, EIA and/or CRA required? If so, was it carried out, of good quality, and were its recommendations implemented?
• Has the action addressed environmental/climate change issues in a relevant manner?  In other words, were the most important issues and options identified in the problem analysis, were activities appropriately designed to address them and were they effectively implemented (e.g. implementation of soil and water conservation techniques in areas threatened by desertification and land degradation)?
• If the action intended to contribute to environment, DRR, biodiversity, combating desertification, climate change mitigation and/or climate change adaptation, as per the indicated policy and Rio markers, did these intentions effectively materialise as expected (as principal or significant objectives of the action)?
• Was the action effective in promoting environment-friendly, low-carbon and climate-resilient systems, practices and technologies?
• Did the action promote an efficient use of resources (e.g. minimising the use of polluting materials and substances, minimising water use, promoting energy efficiency, implementing green procurement)?
• Did the action contribute to climate change mitigation/low-carbon development (renewable energy, energy efficiency, afforestation) or climate change adaptation/resilience (e.g. through climate-smart agriculture, integrated watershed management)?
• Did the action have any positive impact in terms of contributing to sustainable development, including through enhancing natural capital, environmental sustainability, soil quality, water quantity and quality, reduction in air pollution (e.g. health benefits arising from the introduction of improved cooking and heating apparatus)?
• Did the action have a direct or indirect negative impact on the environment and climate resilience (e.g. loss of biodiversity, deforestation or land degradation due to mono-cropping or agricultural expansion)?
• Is the action’s sustainability threatened by environmental degradation and/ or climate change (e.g. hydroelectric power supply threatened by reduced water flows and proliferation of invasive plants in reservoirs)?

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