Terminal Evaluation of the UN Environment project: Protected Areas Resilient to Climate Change (PARCC West Africa), officially known as Evolution of Protected Area systems with regard to climate change in West Africa

This report is a terminal evaluation of a UN Environment project implemented between October 2010 and June 2016.The project's overall development goal wasConservation and sustainable management of representative PA ecosystems in West Africa is enhanced through strengthened assessment and adaptation to the impacts of CC. The evaluation sought to assess project performance (in terms of relevance, effectiveness and efficiency), and determine outcomes and impacts (actual and potential) stemming from the project, including their sustainability. The evaluation has two primary purposes: (i) to provide evidence of results to meet accountability requirements, and (ii) to promote learning, feedback, and knowledge sharing through results and lessons learned among UN Environment and their implementing partnersespecially UN Environment– World Conservation and Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and the relevant agencies of the project participating countries.