Terminal Evaluation UNEP/GEF Project “Capacity Building for Information Coordination and Monitoring Systems/SLM in Areas with Water Resource Management Problems of Country Pilot Partnership Program on Sustainable Land Management” GEF ID 8003 (September 2015 – June 2021)

This report is a Terminal Evaluation of a UNEP/GEF project “Capacity Building for Information Coordination and Monitoring Systems/SLM in Areas with Water Resource Management Problems of Country Pilot Partnership Program on Sustainable Land Management”, implemented between September 2015 and March 2021. The project's overall development goal was to address land degradation issues, with an emphasis on water resource management, in key agricultural areas of Cuba. The project was the second of five projects under an overarching Country Pilot Partnership Programme that shared the common goal: "Cuba has the capacities and conditions for sustainably managing land in a manner that contributes to maintaining ecosystem productivity and functions”. 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 UNEP, and the relevant agencies of the project participating countries.