UNDP/GEF Integrated River Basin Management in the Tisza
Annex 6 UNDP/GEF Tisza MSP Monitoring and Evaluation Plan

The Project strategy and objectives, intended outcomes and outputs, implementation structure, work
plans and emerging issues will be regularly reviewed and evaluated annually by the Project
Steering Committee. Periodic Status Reports will be prepared at the request of the Steering
Committee for presentation at key meetings associated with the Project, such as the Tisza Group
Meetings.

The project will also be subject to:

ｷ Regular quarterly Progress Reports by the CTA to the implementing and executing agencies;
ｷ Internal Project Implementation Reviews to be conducted by the CTA and submitted to the
implementing agency at the end of months 12, 24, and 36 of the project programme;
ｷ Annual project report/ project implementation review (APR/PIR) and associated IW Results
Based Management Framework will be prepared annually by the CTA and presented for
discussion and approval to Tripartite meeting and shared with GEF Regional Coordination Unit.
ｷ An independent interim mid-term project evaluation to be undertaken in month 18 to be
presented to a tri-partite review to be held in accordance with UNDP procedures;
ｷ An independent final project evaluation to be undertaken in the last month of implementation of
the project.
ｷ The project will be subject to the financial audit according to UNDP/GEF rules and regulations.

The project evaluations will be carried out in accordance with the GEF requirements and will cover all
aspects of the project. They will include: an assessment of (a) the outcomes generated, (b) the processes used
to generate them, (c) project impacts using indicators included in the logical framework matrix, and d)
lessons learned. The Project, through the demonstration activities and the development of an integrated
management plan, is expected to lead to national reforms of policies (e.g. on land use, specifically wetlands,
agricultural practices, etc.) and agreement at the trans-boundary level that will provide real indication of the
impact of this MSP.

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UNDP/GEF Integrated River Basin Management in the Tisza
Project Logframe

Project Strategy
Objectively verifiable indicators

Goal
Reduced flooding
The overall goal is to contribute to the
Improved nutrient reduction in Tisza River Basin
environmental management of the Tisza
River Basin by introducing and testing new
approaches to minimize the impact of floods
and to reduce nutrient pollution through
enhanced use of wetlands and floodplains

Indicator
Baseline
Target
Sources of
Risks and

verification
Assumptions

Adoption of an integrated river
3 EU countries
All countries
ICPDR and
Willingness and
basin management plan by 2011
introduce
have
country reports resources of
Objective of the project:
WFD River
integrated plan
countries
Integrated river basin management plan
Basin
for water

adopted by all 5 countries
Management
quality and
Plan by 2010
quantity
Outcome 1:
Regional and national integrated
Water quality
Integrated
ICPDR and
Willingness and
Adoption of policies and legislation within
management plans endorsed by all
management
(quality and
country reports resources of
Tisza countries that promote the use of
countries by 2011
only
quantity)
countries
wetlands/floodplains for flood mitigation,
National budgets allocated to
management

nutrient retention, biodiversity enhancement
implement plans by 2011
and social amenity value improvement
Management reports to ICPDR
consistent with the EU WFD and IWRM
and Tisza Group each year
Outcome 2
Adoption of revised policies for
Limited
All countries
ICPDR and
Willingness and
Demonstration of effective floodplain
land-water management by 2011
demonstrations involved in
country reports resources of
management strategies at the local level

demo projects
countries
through demonstration projects

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UNDP/GEF Integrated River Basin Management in the Tisza
PROJECT RESULTS FRAMEWORK

Project Strategy
Verifiable Indicator
Source of Verification
Assumption and Risks
Strategic Objectives:
ｷ Objective 1: To integrate water quality, water quantity, land use, and biodiversity objectives into an integrated water resources/river basin management plan under
the legal umbrella of the EU and ICPDR, that will improve the Tisza River Basin environment including the reduction of pollution and mitigation of floods and
droughts.
Objective 2: To begin implementation of IWRM principles through the testing of new approaches on wetland and floodplain management through community-based
demonstration

Outcome 1:
Adoption of policies and legislation that promote optimal use of wetlands / floodplains for nutrient retention, flood mitigation, biodiversity
enhancement, etc. consistent with the EU WFD and IWRM

ｷ Regional and National IRBM Plans
Approval of IRBM plan by
ｷ Ability to obtain formal approval
endorsed (P)
governments (by letters of
for IRBM plan
ｷ National budget allocation for
approval)
ｷ National Plans standardised
IRBM plan (P)
Proof of formal approval through
sufficiently to support IRBM plan
ｷ Nutrient pollution and
lead ministry (by letter)
ｷ Willingness to continue the
flood/drought strategies adopted
Support of flood protection and
implementation of the IRBM plan
(P)
Risk Management Plan ｭ minutes
at the regional level
Overall:
ｷ Operation of the Tisza Group
from meetings
ｷ Reluctance by national authorities

To develop an integrated
confirmed (P)
National reports of inter-ministerial
to form IMCCs
management plan addressing priority ｷ
Inter-ministerial processes
co-ordination committees (IMCCs)
ｷ

The basin countries see the value of
concerns in the Tisza River Basin
established or strengthened (P)
Reports from PSC, Tisza Group
establishing management
with a focus on wetland and
ｷ Management reports from the
and ICPDR meetings
mechanisms for integrated
floodplain integration within the
ICPDR and the Tisza Group (P)
management of land and water in
river basin planning process
ｷ Sufficient funds available to
the Tisza River Basin over and

continue support for Tisza Group
above the minimal national
(P)
requirements set out in the EU
ｷ Reduction of nutrient pollution by
WFD and complementing the
utilising wetlands, etc. (SR)
ICPDR.
ｷ Reduced flooding through
All management mechanisms are
improved use of wetlands (SR)
supported politically and
ｷ Reduced drought through improved
financially by the basin countries.
recharge of groundwaters (SR)

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UNDP/GEF Integrated River Basin Management in the Tisza
Project Strategy
Verifiable Indicator
Source of Verification
Assumption and Risks

Component 1: Integration of water quality, water quantity, land use, and biodiversity objectives within integrated water resources/river basin management
under the legal umbrella of the EU and ICPDR

Activity 1(i)
ｷ
ｷ
ｷ
Development of a strategy
Draft Nutrient Strategy developed
Strategies published
Failure to prepare national
for nutrient pollution reduction
ｷ Feedback from demonstration
ｷ Reports from demonstration
strategies
projects on strategy
projects
ｷ Lack of willingness to co-operate
ｷ Draft Flood and drought
ｷ Strategies published
ｷ Failure to prepare national
Activity 1(ii) Development of a flood
management strategy developed
ｷ Reports from demonstration
strategies
and drought mitigation strategy
ｷ Feedback from demonstration
projects
ｷ Lack of willingness to co-operate
projects on strategy
ｷ IRBM Plan issued
Feedback from Stakeholders
ｷ Lack of willingness to co-operate
ｷ Lessons learnt and replication
workshop
ｷ Failure to agree IRBM plan
strategy (linked with Component 1) ｷ
Reports from Demonstration
between all five countries.
projects
Activity 1(iii) Combination of Tisza
ｷ Formal approval of IRBM plan as
River Basin Strategies into a Integrated
noted in minutes of Tisza Group
River Basin Management Plan
and ICPDR Ordinary Meeting

ｷ Agreement on topics to
Steering Committee minutes
ｷ Willingness of other basins to
disseminate
receive information
Activity 1(iv) Dissemination and
ｷ Agreement on replication

Replication

Outcome 2:
Demonstrating effective wetland and floodplain management with multiple environmental benefits, leading to stress reduction (e.g. nutrient
reduction, flood mitigation, biodiversity enhancements, etc.) resulting in the motivation of local communities and other stakeholders to continue the
implementation of the successful conclusions of the demonstration projects.

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UNDP/GEF Integrated River Basin Management in the Tisza
Project Strategy
Verifiable Indicator
Source of Verification
Assumption and Risks
ｷ Adoption of revised policies for
ｷ EEA/UNECE Reports on the State ｷ Demonstration project ownership is
land-water management following
of the Environment in Europe
clearly defined at the national and
the successful completion of
ｷ Report on implementation of
regional level
demonstration projects (P);
demonstration project and
ｷ Appropriate demonstration sites
Overall:
ｷ Meetings of the ICPDR and Tisza
dissemination of results
found
Group (P)
ｷ Replication strategy for the project ｷ Land-ownership issues resolved
To implement demonstration projects to ｷ Hectares of wetland planned for
prepared and disseminated
ｷ Willingness of governments to
address wetlands, and floodplain
restoration and initiated (SR)
ｷ Report on lesson learned during the
continue work
management. The successful
ｷ Kilometres of floodplain planned
implementation of the project
ｷ
implantation of these projects will
Demonstration project have
for connection (SR)
widely disseminated
result in Outcome 2.
potential and interest for replication
ｷ Hectares of habitat planned for
ｷ Minutes of meetings of
ｷ Project addresses transboundary
restoration (SR)
ICPDR/Tisza Group
issue intended
ｷ Reduced Nitrogen and Phosphorus

loads; (SR)

Component 2: Implementation of IWRM principles through the testing of new approaches on wetland and floodplain management through community-based
demonstration

ｷ List of provisional demonstration
ｷ PIU Reports
ｷ Unable to identify suitable
ｷ
Activity 2(i) Identification of potential
projects (long list)
Reports for PSC
demonstration sites/projects
ｷ
demonstration projects
Project selection criteria
ｷ Background material for

stakeholder workshop
ｷ
ｷ Completion of first stakeholder
ｷ PIU Reports
ｷ Unable to agree demonstration
workshop
ｷ Reports for PSC
projects between stakeholders
Activity 2(ii) Agreement on priority
ｷ Agreed demonstration sites and
ｷ Report on workshop
ｷ Failure to identify stakeholders
projects to be implemented
projects
ｷ
ｷ Lack of community support for
concepts
ｷ Lack of ministerial support
ｷ Completion of demonstration
ｷ PIU Reports
ｷ Failure of local organisations to
projects
ｷ Reports for PSC
complete project
ｷ Inclusion of strategies (Component ｷ Periodic reports from
Activity 2(iii) Implementation of
1) in selected demonstration
demonstration projects
demonstration projects
projects
ｷ Evaluation Report
ｷ Evaluation completed on
demonstration projects

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UNDP/GEF Integrated River Basin Management in the Tisza
Project Strategy
Verifiable Indicator
Source of Verification
Assumption and Risks
ｷ Completion of second stakeholder
ｷ PIU Reports
ｷ Failure to attract stakeholders to
Activity 2(iv) Feedback and
workshop
ｷ Reports for PSC
workshop
presentation of results ｭ final
ｷ Conclusions from demonstration
ｷ Report on workshop

stakeholder workshop
projects
ｷ Demonstration project success
reports
Activity 2(v) Development of a
ｷ Dissemination/ replication strategy ｷ Publication of strategy
ｷ Lack of interest in results (local
replication strategy for demonstration
ｷ Approval of strategy by PSC
and globally)
projects

P ｭ Process Indicator
SR ｭ Stress Reduction Indicator
ES ｭ Environmental Status Indicator

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