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Institutional Strengthening Program in Support of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS)

Relevance
It measures the alignment of the initiative with existing policy frameworks in the country. In addition, the scalability of the initiative to other realities and geographies is valued.
Marco Description Ambit Country Source
Guyana's Low Carbon Development Strategy 2030 Program aligned with the WB ’s institutional priority: Protect the environment, respond to climate change, promote renewable energy and ensure food security. National Guyana Link
Guyana's Low Carbon Development Strategy 2030 The project supported the implementation of the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) by strengthening the institutions responsible for its implementation and contributing to the World Bank's priorities on climate change, environmental sustainability, and food security. National Guyana Link
Eficacy
This measures how well the objectives and goals set out in the initiative were fulfilled, as well as the extent to which the results achieved are attributable to the actions implemented by the initiative.
Indicator Description Indicator Type Measure Unit Base date Base Goal Measure Date Measure Compliance Source
National Monitoring Reporting and Verification System (MRV) system One (1) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change-compliant MRV System was implemented on national level. Effectiveness Unt 01-01-2010 0 1 01-01-2018 1 100 Inter-American Development Bank. (2018, February). Project completion report. Project number/loan number GY-G1002: Institutional strengthening in support of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).
Support of the LCDS Respondents in a national survey who indicate that they are in favour of the LCDS Effectiveness % 01-01-2010 70 01-01-2018 13 19 Inter-American Development Bank. (2018, February). Project completion report. Project number/loan number GY-G1002: Institutional strengthening in support of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).
Awareness of the LCDS Respondents in a national survey who indicate that they have heard of the LCDS Effectiveness % 01-01-2010 60 90 01-01-2018 72 80 Inter-American Development Bank. (2018, February). Project completion report. Project number/loan number GY-G1002: Institutional strengthening in support of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).
Eficiencia
Efficiency is the assessment of whether a public intervention achieves its objectives while using resources in a way that the costs incurred are proportional to the economic, social, or environmental benefits obtained.
Indicator Description Indicator Type Measure Unit Base date Base Goal Measure Date Measure Compliance Source
Design and implementation of MRV plans Total Cost for the design and implementation of MRV plans for REDD demonstration activities Efficiency USD 550000 439000 80 Inter-American Development Bank. (2018, February). Project completion report. Project number/loan number GY-G1002: Institutional strengthening in support of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).
Outreach/communication events Total cost for outreach/communication events that are undertaken with national and international stakeholders Efficiency USD 0 152900 107873 71 Inter-American Development Bank. (2018, February). Project completion report. Project number/loan number GY-G1002: Institutional strengthening in support of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).
Learned lessons
Gained knowledge from implementing, evaluating, and managing a policy intervention, including why it was or was not effective and how it could be improved in the future.
Lesson Description Source
Enhancement of a MRV system The LCDS project was designed to include enhancement of a MRV system that has enabled further investments in technical capacity and equipment towards the Guyana Forestry Commission to be able to report to the GRIF on REDD+ interim indicators. Inter-American Development Bank. (2018, February). Project completion report. Project number/loan number GY-G1002: Institutional strengthening in support of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).
Institutional Strengthening of the PMO and OCC The Institutional Strengthening of the PMO and OCC experienced some success, but suffered several setbacks which led to long delays in executing the program. Some of the staff procured during the Program have been retained and additional strategies will need to be employed to encourage long term staff retention and the continuity and augmentation of the capacity improvements that were experienced as a result of the Program. Inter-American Development Bank. (2018, February). Project completion report. Project number/loan number GY-G1002: Institutional strengthening in support of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).
Awareness, comprehension and support While it has been demonstrated that there is widespread awareness of the LCDS concept within the Guyanese population, there has been attrition of the progress made in developing positive attitudes toward it. It may be notable that the second survey was conducted during the election canvassing period and it has been suggested by representatives of the Executing Agencies that messaging about the LCDS may have been obscured in the flurry of information going out to the public in the period leading up to the second survey. Inter-American Development Bank. (2018, February). Project completion report. Project number/loan number GY-G1002: Institutional strengthening in support of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).