TDA/SAP Methodology Training Course Module 2 Section 5
Performance Indicators for International Waters Programs
1. Performance Indicators for
International Waters Programs
2nd GEF International Waters
Conference
Dalian, China
2. The Need for Program
Performance Indicators
To assess accurately what has
been accomplished in IW projects
To help program future projects
3. Four Levels of Indicators
Coverage indicators
Process indicators
Stress reduction indicators
Environmental status indicators
4. Implementation Indicators vs.
Impact Indicators
Implementation indicators measure
progress in accomplishing project tasks and
delivering outputs
Impact indicators measure the actual effect
of those project outputs and the quality or
project processes
5. The Importance of the Baseline
Baseline=the situation that exists at the
beginning of the project
Makes it possible to measure degree of
change in connection with the project
6. Coverage Indicators
measure programs’ scope in relation
to the problem worldwide
reflect the geographic or thematic
distribution of projects
7. Examples of Coverage
Indicators
Proportion of world’s GEF-eligible Large
Marine Ecosystems in which GEF has
catalyzed management frameworks
Distribution of projects in each OP by
geographical region
8. Process Indicators
Measure the effectiveness of government
actions catalyzed by GEF projects
Measure the quality of GEF-supported
processes
9. Three Types of
Process Indicators
Joint Process Indicators measure process
quality and results of intergovernmental actions
Single-country Process Indicators measure
process quality and results of actions by
individual participating country
Demonstration Activity Indicators measure
success in achieving replication.
10. Using Scalar Indictors for Process
and Results
Possible outcomes are ranked in
ascending order of effectiveness
Actual outcomes are assessed on the
basis of each relevant scale
11. How Scalar Indicators
Measure Process Quality
Government Involvement: How much endorsement,
staff resources, budget lines?
Stakeholder Participation: Has there been stakeholder
analysis, participation plan, stakeholder satisfaction?
Sound Information: Have mechanisms been established
for access to best available information?
12. How Scalar Indicators
Measure Process Results
TDAs: How specific is analysis of causes and
options for addressing them?
SAPs: How far do they go in providing
quantitative targets and timetables?
Joint Institutional Arrangements: How much
authority, influence and staffing?
Inter-ministerial Committees: How specific are
commitments to reform?
13. Stress Reduction Indicators
Measure the degree to which threatening
human activities have been reduced
Should be linked to environmental degradation
whenever possible
May use progress in government programs that
reduce harmful behavior as a proxy
14. How Stress Reduction
Indicators Are Used
No specific stress reduction indicators are
prescribed
Progress in monitoring and reporting on
selected indicators of stresses or proxies is
tracked where relevant
Degree of change from baseline in selected
indicators of stresses or proxies is measured
where relevant
15. Environmental Status Indicators
Waterbodies not subject to “programmatic
approach” are unlikely to show measurable
change in environmental status
Projects in different waterbodies won’t
choose the same targets for improvement
Therefore no common environmental status
indicators are proposed
16. Ways of Presenting Process and
Stress Reduction Indicator Data
Aggregating project data on results for all
waterbodies in each OP
Comparing data on results for all waterbodies in
each OP
Aggregating data on results for all waterbodies in
the same ecosystem in each OP
Comparing data on results for all waterbodies in
the same ecosystem in each OP