Validated Terminal Review of the UNEP-GEF Project “Building National Capacity to Implement the National Biosafety Framework of Islamic Republic of Iran and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety” (GEF ID 3730) 2012 – 2021

This report is a Terminal Review of a UNEP/GEF project “Building National Capacity to Implement the National Biosafety Framework of Islamic Republic of Iran and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety”, implemented between December 2012 and June 2021. The project's overall development goal was to consolidate Iran’s national capacity for the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. The Review 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 review 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.