Evaluering
Final evaluation of the Norad and WWF-Norway funded Semuliki River Catchment and Water Resources Management Project, Uganda
The Semuliki River and its catchment are shared between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Project mainly worked in two Ugandan sub-catchments: Mubuku/Nyamwamba, Kasese District and Lamya/Lower Semuliki, Bundibugyo and Ntoroko Districts. Major threats to the water resources in the area include: deforestation, poor land management, various small-scale sources of pollution, weak institutional arrangements and climate change. These threats result in deteriorating water quality and quantity. The water resources are used for domestic purposes, agriculture, irrigation, hydropower, mining, fisheries and tourism/national parks. A water sector reform process in Uganda moves towards integrated water resources management (IWRM), which the Semuliki River Catchment and Water Resources Management Project (SRCWRM) sought to pilot.The objective of the final evaluation was to assess whether the Project had achieved its purpose and outputs, to guide future interventions, and also to assess if the Project had contributed to organisational learning and documentation of lessons for WWF and other stakeholders - particularly the Department of Water Resources Management (DWRM) that plans to roll-out IWRM across Uganda. The evaluation assessed the relevance and quality of the project design, effectiveness, efficiency, impacts and sustainability and replicability.