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Evaluering

End-Review NORCAP : Desentralisert evaluering/Norad Collected Reviews 3/21 Strengthening Access to Climate Information and Energy Services for Populations in Vulnerable and Emergency Settings

The purpose of this review is to assess the outcomes and impacts of the project – Strengthening access to climate information and energy services for populations in vulnerable and emergency settings – funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and implemented by NORCAP (Norwegian Refugee Council's global provider of expertise). The review, among other aspects, emphasizes documentation of achievements according to the impact goal, with specific examples. The end-review will also serve as input into the dialogue on potential continued support to NORCAP by Norad. In 2018 Norad and Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) signed a grant agreement regarding the project RAF-3015 RAF-17/0047. The project is a continuation of RAF-3015 RAF-14/0075 but includes a new component on energy services (the former only covered climate services). The total project allocation is NOK 151.5 million and the project period is from 01 January 2018 to 30 June 2022 (after four addendums). The fourth addendum worth NOK 30.1 million which included a six-month cost extension until June 2022, was approved while this review was underway. NORCAP is a specialized global provider of expertise to the humanitarian, development and peace-building sectors. It is operated by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and largely funded by the Norwegian government. NORCAP manages a pool of professionals and experts, who are recruited for deployments predominantly to the UN system, humanitarian International Non- Governmental Organizations (INGOs) but also government institutions. NORCAP has evolved from being a standby roster, with available expert for emergencies situations, to being an organization with ambitions of acting more as a strategic partner, even developing projects with partners at national, regional and global level to strengthen partner organizations’ capacity and to building bridges between the humanitarian, development and peacebuilding sectors. Implementation has so far resulted in an 89% budget outturn (actual vs. budget) between January 2018 and September 2021, and 70 experts have been deployed on 100 missions totaling 725 person-months provided to 23 partners. Support has mainly been given to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), World Food Programme (WFP), and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), but also to seven different Meteorological Services (MET) offices, regional climate centers and other partners.