1. Lessons from Macedonia
Impact Evaluation of the Municipal Climate Change Strategies Pilot Project
Lessons from Macedonia
Nancy Peek, Research Associate
Global Climate Change Monitoring
and Evaluation Project

2. Overview
Municipal Climate Change Strategy (MCCS) – pilot project activities and objectives
Evaluation questions
Baseline survey instruments
Challenges developing household questionnaire
Examples of climate change-related questions

3. MCCS Pilot Project Project goals Activities
Address the need to strengthen civil society, boost citizen activism, raise awareness and bolster local resilience to climate change
Activities
Capacity building related to climate change adaptation/mitigation planning
Information campaign
Green Agenda process
First Stakeholders’ Meeting in Krivogashtani,
June 12, 2013

4. Evaluation Questions
The impact evaluation seeks to examine the MCCS activity’s impact on citizens, municipal government representatives, CSOs in the following areas:

5. Map of MCCS Project and Comparison Municipalities

6. Baseline Survey Instruments
Households (quantitative)
1,800 households, split between the project and comparison municipalities
Municipal staff (qualitative)
Civil Society Organization staff (qualitative)
Citizen key informants (qualitative)

7. Challenges designing household survey instrument
Most existing, “tested” climate change-related survey questions were not suited or appropriate for our purposes
Geared towards high-income country respondents; especially action-related questions
Contained biased or alarmist language

8. Example of climate change action-oriented question
For each activity that you do regularly, please indicate your reason for doing so. [Convenience, To save money, to protect the environment, for my health, habit, moral obligation]
Walk or cycle to work
Use public transport
Turn off lights I’m not using
Buy energy efficient light bulbs
Buy organic food
Recycle glass
Buy energy efficient appliances
Weather strip your home
Recycle other items
Insulate your attic

9. Adapted for the MCCS baseline questionnaire
I will read you a list of actions that you might have taken in the last 12 months. Please tell if by taking some of these actions you were motivated to reduce the causes and consequences of climate change?
ACTIVITIES
Yes, climate change was the motivation
Yes, but climate change was not motivation
No, haven’t taken such activity
Used energy efficient light bulbs 1 2 3
Used less energy in other ways
Installed solar panels
Recycled
Changed farming techniques or types of crops grown
Conserved water/improved irrigation systems
Contact local government about climate change issues

10. Examples of biased language
When do you think climate change will start to substantially harm people in [country]?
People are being harmed now
In 10 years
In 25 years
In 50 years
In 100 years
Never
How serious of a threat is global warming to you and your family? (Gallup)

11. Language neutralized for MCCS survey
When do you think climate change will start to substantially affect people in Macedonia?
People are being affected now
In 10 years
In 25 years
In 50 years
In 100 years
Never
Do you think climate change will affect you or your family in some way?
Definitely yes
Probably yes
Maybe yes maybe no
Probably no
Definitely no

12. Challenges developing climate change-related survey questions
More to come in the next presentation
Look forward to hearing your suggestions for resources