1. ALNAP Biannual Meeting 9-10 June 2005
Real Time Evaluation (RTE) of FAO Operations in Response to the Tsunami Emergency
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2. Real Time Evaluation (RTE) of FAO Operations in Response to the Tsunami Emergency
What is a Real Time Evaluation?
Real Time Evaluation = evaluation during the intervention
Why a RTE?
A closer link between implementation and lessons learning
Capturing the emergency while operations are ongoing
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3. Real Time Evaluation (RTE) of FAO Operations in Response to the Tsunami Emergency
Purpose
Immediate feedback and guidance
Promoting accountability
Identification of gaps
Drawing lessons
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4. Approach and Organization of the RTE
Process and Methodology
Participatory and iterative
Immediate feedback to FAO management and others
Ensuring ownership of results by main stakeholders
Tools
Document analysis, interviews, field visits, SWOT analysis with stakeholders, focus groups discussions, beneficiary (impact) assessment
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5. Approach and Organization of the RTE
Timing: A Three-Phase Process
1. Real Time Evaluation Start
May 2005 (first mission)
2. End of Implementation:
August/September 2005 (second mission)
3. Impact evaluation:
late 2005/early 2006 (third mission)
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6. Approach and Organization of the RTE
Mission Composition
Evaluation Officer; Emergency Specialist; Fisheries Expert; Gender and Livelihoods (first mission only)
National consultants in Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka
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7. Methodological Challenges
Managing the Information Flow
Working with Teams under pressure
Establishing a comparative framework
Beneficiary Evaluation
Planning the next evaluation phase
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8. Some Examples of Lessons Learned at this Early Stage
Lessons Learnt with Immediate Feedback
Communication with the national authorities
Follow up to the desalinization process
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9. Some Examples of Lessons Learned at this Early Stage
Lessons Learnt for Further Consideration
Strengthening preparedness for disaster
Streamlining relief operations
Investing in technical advice and supporting medium and long term planning
Staffing is the cornerstone of an emergency operation
Communications
Quick and efficient office set up
“One size fits all” does not work
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