3rd training course on monitoring and evaluation in disaster risk reduction

Background

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) are essential management processes that allow project/program managers to track the progress of project activities and capture results and value addition of the program to the development agenda. In other words, it can help an organization, including managers, verify whether the objectives and intended outcomes are being achieved, whether project activities are happening as planned, and whether resources are being used correctly and efficiently.

The Sendai Framework Monitoring under the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) (2015-2030) is a management tool to help countries develop disaster risk reduction strategies, make risk-informed policy decisions, and allocate resources to prevent new disaster risks. This monitoring framework consists of 38 indicators used to track the progress in implementing seven global targets of the SFDRR. As a result, countries also need to track or monitor the progress of the implementation of SFDRR at the national and sub-national levels.

In the context of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), M&E enables disaster management professionals to assess the progress and outcomes of implementing specific risk reduction measures and evaluate the risk reduction outcomes for other types of development and humanitarian assistance programs.

The course aims to raise the knowledge and skills of participants on M&E in DRR, particularly in designing monitoring systems and evaluation frameworks and processes to effectively manage results and learning of DRR programs and projects.

Learning objectives

At the end of this three-day course, participants should be able to:

• Explain basic DRR-related concepts, frameworks, and needs for M&E
• Describe the process for designing an M&E framework and system for disaster programs & projects
• Explain M&E in project cycle and process to develop M&E into DRM project cycle management
• Share knowledge and experience amongst different agencies and partners in the region who conduct M&E in DRM

Course contents

Module 1: Overview of DRR concepts and needs for M&E

• Session 1.1: Concepts and Terminologies Related to DRR
• Session 1.2: Overview of M&E and Needs for M&E in DRR
• Session 1.3: M&E in DRR Frameworks

Module 2: M&E concepts, frameworks, approaches and methods

• Session 2.1: Theory of Change, Indicators and Baseline
• Session 2.2: M&E Data collection methods and tools
• Session 2.3: M&E Planning
• Session 2.4: Evaluation and Learning

Module 3: Developing M&E process in DRM project cycle management

• Session 3.1: M&E in DRR Project
• Session 3.2: M&E in Project Design and Planning
• Session 3.3: M&E in Project Implementation
• Session 3.4: M&E in Evaluation and Learning

Module 4: Sharing good practices and challenges of M&E in DRM project

• Session 4.1 M&E Experience of Building Resilience through inclusive and climate adaptive DRR in Asia & Pacific (BRDR)
• Session 4.2: M&E Experience of SERVIER Program for Lower Mekong Countries
• Session 4.3: Sendai M&E framework for reporting progress on DRR

Methodologies

This course shall use various trainee-centered methodologies:

• Participatory lectures and discussions
• Presentations
• Group exercises
• Case studies
• Knowledge assessment

Course fee

$950 (without accommodation) $1,200 [with accommodation (4 nights)] Fees are inclusive of course materials (soft copy), cost of instructions and course certificate. For face-to-face training, fee is inclusive of morning and afternoon snacks and lunch during the course.