Logical Framework and Objectively Verifiable Impact Indicators

Project Strategy Objectively verifiable indicators

Goal To contribute to sustainable development in the Pacific Islands Region through improvements in
water resource and environmental management.
Indicator Baseline Target Sources of Risks and
verification Assumptions

Objective: Improved 1.1 Overarching 1.1 Fragmented 1.1 14 National IWRM Demonstration Strong and
water resources improvement in institutional and Water Use Efficiency Project high-level
management and water water resource responsibilities, Strategies in place, with Annual government
use efficiency in management, quality weak policies, institutional ownership Reporting commitment
Pacific Island and availability communication & secured with 20% increase is sustained
Countries in order to through appropriate coordination in national budget National and willing to
balance overuse and national resulting in fragile allocations by month 42 IWRM Plans make change
conflicting uses of Demonstration or non-existent [P] and Water Use – adequate
scarce freshwater Project execution and IWRM approaches Efficiency understanding
resources through concurrent reforms in in place 1.2 Best IWRM and WUE Strategies and political
policy and legislative policy, legislation approaches mainstreamed with will
reform and and institutional 1.2 Poor and into national and regional appropriate
implementation of arrangements leading inconsistent data planning frameworks by budget Able to
applicable and to global collection for end of project facilitated allocations in monitor and
effective Integrated environmental monitoring and by national IWRM APEX place update
Water Resources benefits [P] inadequate action bodies, Project Steering baseline
Management (IWRM) and investment and Committee, Pacific Indicator information
and Water Use 1.2 Actual change in change based on Partnership, and PCU by Framework and action
Efficiency (WUE) institutional and monitoring month 60 [P] mechanism taken ion
plans societal behaviour information findings and
[P] 1.3 Environmental stress National results
reduction in 14 Pacific Government
SIDS: 30% increase in feedback on Inclusive
forest area for ~8,000 ha institutional stakeholder
of land, 35% reduction in changes involvement
sewage pollution over in the IWRM
eq.~40,000 ha area Pacific consultation
leading to reduction in Partnership, process
eutrophication for 4 RAP, NAPA,
coastal receiving waters NAP, NSDSs,
sites, and 35% reduction and MDG
in water leakage for reporting
systems supplying
~85,000 people by end of
project, leading to av.
30% increase in
population with access to
safe water supply and
sanitation for 6 sites
(based on targets under
Component 1) [SR]

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Component 1:
Demonstration, 1.1 Step change 1.1 Fragmented i) Watershed Management Demonstration Available
Capture and improvement in institutional 2 Basin Flood Risk Project local capacity
Transfer of baseline situation responsibilities, Management Plans resulting in Annual to manage and
Best Practices (based on Diagnostic weak policies, 10% reduction in Reporting implement
in IWRM and Analyses) from communication & infrastructure loss due to national
WUE project start, coordination flooding (on approximately National Demonstration
including adoption of resulting in fragile 18,000 ha of land) by end of IWRM Plans projects
Component 1 technical and or non-existent project [SR] and Water Use
Outcome: allocative water use IWRM approaches Efficiency Inclusive
Lessons learned efficiency approaches in place 30% increase in forest area at Strategies stakeholder
from by end of project 2 Demonstration Sites with involvement
demonstrations [SR] 1.2 Lessons covering ~8,000 ha of land appropriate in the IWRM
of IWRM and learned from water [SR] budget consultation
water use management and allocations in process
efficiency IWRM type (ii) Wastewater & Sanitation place
approaches interventions are Management Mechanisms
replicated and not shared or acted 35% reduction in sewage Pacific and
mainstreamed upon pollution discharge at 8 Partnership approaches to
into existing Demonstration sites (covering and RAP capture
cross-sectoral 1.3 Water Use eq. 40,000 ha of land) by reporting lessons are
local, national Efficiency is month 48 [SR] appropriate
and regional poorly understood and promote
approaches to and often not (iii) Water Resources action and
water considered in Assessment & Protection replication
management water management 4 SIDS have revised
decisions legislation in place to protect
surface water quality by end of
1.4 Pollutants from project [P]
sanitation systems,
industrial and (iv) Water Use Efficiency &
urban discharges Water Safety
and poor land 35% reduction in leakage in 3
management national urban water supply
practices enter systems (serving ~85,000
fresh surface and people) by month 42 and
groundwater and reduction over freshwater
coastal receiving usage for sanitation by end of
waters project [SR]

Replication of technical and

water use efficiency lessons
from project applied in future
national and project based
activities by end of project [P]

Technical, management,
participatory and advocacy
lessons from projects
developed into national
lessons learned presentation
packages with best practices
mainstreamed into national
and regional approaches by
end of project facilitated by
national IWRM APEX bodies,
Project Steering Committee,
Pacific Partnership, and PCU
[P]

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Component 2: IWRM
and WUE Regional 1.1 Multi-sectoral 1.1 Poor and 1.1 Indicator feedback Indicator Strong
Indicator Framework approaches to inconsistent data facilitated through Framework understanding
national water and collection for IWRM APEX Body mechanism in and
Component 2 environmental monitoring and provides information place and active willingness to
Outcome: management inadequate action for multi-sectoral action use and act
National and Regional improved and and investment and and endorsement of Increase upon the data
adoption of IWRM and increased through change based on national and indicators national budget is present
WUE indicator M&E feedback and monitoring for IWRM, NAPA, for hot-spot
framework based on action, leading to information NAP and sustainable areas identified
improved data global environmental development planning by Indicator
collection and benefits by end of (NSDSs and NEAPs) Framework
indicator feedback and project [P] by end of project [P]
action for improved
national and regional
sustainable
development using
water as the entry point
Component 3: Policy,
Legislative and 1.1 Nationally 1.1 No nationally 1.1 14 draft National National IWRM Strong and
Institutional Reform endorsed IWRM endorsed IWRM IWRM and Water Use Plans and Water high-level
for IWRM and WUE plans and WUE plans or water use Efficiency Strategies in Use Efficiency government
strategies in place efficiency place, with institutional Strategies with commitment
Component 3 and driving approaches in ownership secured appropriate is sustained
Outcome: sustainable water place through the national budget and willing to
Institutional change governance reform in APEX body and allocations in make change
and realignment to PICS by end of 1.2 Fragmented institutional mandates place – adequate
enact National IWRM project [P] national and adjusted/confirmed as understanding
plans and WUE regional water IWRM implementing National budget and political
strategies, including sector agencies with plans will
appropriate financing appropriate budget
mechanisms identified allocations by month 42
and necessary political [P]
and legal commitments
made to endorse
IWRM policies and
plans to accelerate
Pacific Regional
Action Plan actions
Component 4:
1.1 Measurable 1.1 Poor collection 1.1 Increase in national National water Strong and
Regional and
sustained increase in and exchange of staff (both men and management high-level
National Capacity
training and information within women) across reporting government
Building and
awareness and between institutions with IWRM commitment
Sustainability
campaigns, including countries, often knowledge and National and is sustained
Programme for
appropriate national sectorally focused experience by end of regional press and willing to
IWRM and WUE,
level financial with poor project [P] make change
including Knowledge
allocations for consideration of National – adequate
Exchange and
capacity development investment 1.2 30% increase in Government understanding
Learning and
by end of project [P] planning required gender balanced feedback on and political
Replication
to ensure community and wider institutional will
sustainability and stakeholder engagement changes
Component 4
human capacity in water related issues Stakeholders
Outcome:
development needs by month 60, [P] Pacific able to
Improved institutional
Partnership and understand,
and community
1.3 Improved cross- RAP reporting cope and
capacity in IWRM at
sectoral communication promote
national and regional
by end of project [P] IWRM
levels

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 Component 1: Demonstration, Capture and Transfer of Best Practices in IWRM and WUE [UNDP]

Project Strategy Objectively verifiable indicators

Component 1 Objective: Practical demonstrations of IWRM and WUE focused on removing barriers to implementation at the
community/local level and targeted towards national and regional level learning and application
Indicator Baseline Target Sources of Risks and
verification Assumption
s
Component 1 Outputs:
1.1 Capture of Lessons 1.1 Limited water i) Watershed Management Quarterly, bi- Strong and
1.1 Improved access to safe from Demonstration resources susceptible (i) 40% increase in population with annual, and high-level
drinking water supplies Projects & other Water to over-exploitation access to safe drinking water at 1 annual National government
Initiatives and pollution demo site [SR] Demonstration commitment
1.2 Reduction in sewage (CTI/PACC/PAS) shared (ii) 30% reduction in animal Progress is not
release into coastal regionally & with global 1.2 Vulnerability to manure and sewage entering Reporting sustained
receiving waters SIDS [P] climate variability marine waters at 1 demo site [SR]
(iii) 30% increase in forest area at Project Vulnerability
1.3 Reduction in catchment 1.2 Replication of 1.3 Insufficient 2 demo sites [SR] Coordination to changing
deforestation and Demonstration Projects political and public (iv) Water Safety Plans in place Unit (PCU) environmenta
sustainable forest and land within & between PICS awareness of the role and enacted in 3 peri-urban areas Annual l conditions
management practices (where support and water plays in [SR] Monitoring
established finances available) [SR] economic (v) Legislation in place to protect Reports and Inclusive
development, public surface water quality in 4 SIDS [P] missions stakeholder
1.4 Water Safety Plans 1.3 Successful health and (vi) 1 basin flood risk management involvement
developed and adopted demonstrations of IWRM environmental plan in place [P] National and in the IWRM
approaches mainstreamed protection (vii) Sustainable forest & land regional consultation
1.5 Integrated Flood Risk into existing local, mgmt practices established and statistical reports process
Management approaches national, & regional 1.4 High urban water trialed with landowners in 2 demo (SPC MDG and
designed and developed approaches [SR] losses, poor water sites [SR] census reporting) Limited
conservation & (ii) Wastewater & Sanitation influence of
1.6 Expansion in eco- 1.4 PIC understanding & inadequate drinking Management Mid-Term national and
sanitation use and reduction adoption of technical, water treatment (i) 40% reduction in GW and Review catchment
in freshwater use for allocative, and equitable marine pollution discharge at 2 Reporting and stakeholders
sanitation purposes water use efficiency 1.5 Poor wastewater demo sites from sewage and mission to promote
measures [P] management resulting manure [SR] and sustain
1.7 Improved community in increased land based (ii) 30% reduction in drinking PCU general IWRM
level engagement with 1.5 Support for social and source pollution into water resources pollution reporting to
national institutions economic welfare of the watershed and discharge for 1 SIDS [SR] Project Steering Restricted
responsible for water island communities coastal environment (iii) 30% reduction in use of Committee and capacity of
management through improved water freshwater for sanitation purposes UNDP/UNEP stakeholders
management [P] 1.6 Fragmented due to eco-sanitation expansion in to implement
1.8 Increase in water institutional 1 demo site [SR] IWRM Planning IWRM best
storage facilities 1.6 Environmental quality responsibilities, weak (iv) 50% increase in community and WUE practice in
and productivity sustained policies, engagement with National Strategies countries
1.9 Technical and [SR] communication & Government in 3 SIDS [P] (available online
Allocative Water Use coordination (iii) Water Resources and via PCU)
Efficiency approaches 1.7 Improved public- Assessment & Protection
designed and adopted health across SIDS with 1.7 Conflicts between (i) National effluent standards National IWRM
improved monitoring national versus reached for wastewater treatment APEX body
1.10 Identification and [SR] traditional rights at 3 sites [P] meeting minutes
adoption of appropriate (ii) 20% increase in water storage
financing approaches for 1.8 Increase in 1.8 Inadequate facilities at 1 demo site [SR]
sustainable water groundwater monitoring financing due to poor (iii) Water leakage reduced by
management and regular sampling cost-recovery and 40% from existing baseline levels
routines established for limited ‘economies of in 1 water supply system [SR]
SIDS (leading to scale’ (iv) 10% reduction in damage to
improvements in infrastructure due to flooding in 1
groundwater quality) [SR] 1.9 Weak stakeholder significant catchment [SR]
linkages both within (v) 1 basin flood risk management
1.9 Functioning water & and outside the water plan in place and a Catchment
environment cost sector Council established in 2 SIDS
recovery schemes adopted [SR]
using PIC driven 1.10 Reduction in (iv) Water Use Efficiency &
mechanisms to sustain ecosystem productivity Water Safety
environmental and biodiversity (i) WUE improved by 30% over
productivity balanced baseline in 2 urban water supply
with equitable use of 1.11 Reduction in systems [SR]
water resources [P] human health and (ii) Water Safety Plans in place
socio-economic and enacted in 2 urban areas [P]
condition due to poor (iii) 20% reduction in sewage and
and inadequate access manure pollution into fresh and
to sanitation and safe marine waters for 2 urban/peri-
water supplies urban areas [SR]
(iv) 30% reduction in groundwater
pollution discharge for 2 water
supply systems [SR]

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 Component 2: IWRM and WUE Regional Indicator Framework [UNEP]

Project Strategy Objectively verifiable indicators

Component 2 IWRM and environmental stress indicators developed and monitored through national and regional
Objective: M&E systems to improve IWRM and WUE planning and programming and provide national and global
environmental benefits.
Indicator Baseline Target Sources of Risks and
verification Assumptions
Component 2
Outputs: 1.1 Regional 1.1 National 1.1 Aggregation of all final Revised and Indicator data
Indicator Framework approaches do national demonstration finally endorsed is available
2.1 Process, Stress (RIF) integrated into not use project indicators by month Demonstration and/or the
Reduction, national sustainable appropriate 8 of the project [P] Project Proposals means to
Environmental and development indicators and (available month find/collect
Socio-Economic approaches (NSDSs where they do 1.2 Draft regional Indictor 8) the data are
Status, WUE, and NEAPs) and these are single Framework developed for available
Catalytic, national adaptation sectoral in consultation by month 18 of C2 Indicator
Governance, Proxy, programmes for nature the project [P] Framework
and X-Cutting action (NAPAs) and annual reports Strong
Regional Indicator national adaptation 1.2 1.3 Countries fully utilizing understanding
Framework (RIF) plans (NAPs) for Communities Indicator Framework by Regional and
established and in disaster risk are rarely month 36 [P] Indicator willingness to
use reduction [P] involved in Framework use and act
water and 1.4 Stakeholder consultation progress reports upon the data
2.2 Participatory 1.2 Indicator data environmental and approval of project is present
M&E adopted provides evidence management design and PM&E plan for National
within base for action by approaches each national demonstration Demonstration
Demonstration SIDS National project by month 8 of the Project reporting Strong
Projects [C1] and Governments [P] 1.3 Monitoring project, including separate willingness to
mainstreamed into is not a consultations with women Annual national participate by
national best 1.3 Communities mainstreamed [P] IWRM reporting communities
practice actively involved in practice in by national involved in
designing, national 1.5 National promotion and APEX bodies Demonstration
2.3 Improved implementing and institutions adoption of PM&E Projects and
institutional capacity monitoring water and responsible for approaches by national Training Needs wider
for monitoring and environment projects water and water APEX body by month Assessment stakeholders
support for action on [P] environmental 36 of project using Most report and
findings across the management Significant Change (MSC) Training of
region, including 1.4 National expert and reflection and learning Trainers Willingness
Pacific RAP monitoring staff 1.4 Inconsistent techniques [P] workshops by national
progress for water available as a monitoring data government to
investment planning resource to National collection and 1.6 Relevant national National learn from and
(and International IWRM APEX bodies insufficient use country staff trained in Monitoring Plans adopt PM&E
Waters SAP) and across of information monitoring and PM&E and relevant data approaches
government using for intervention approaches by month 24 of collection where
systems thinking improvements the project based on needs records and applicable
approaches [P] and planning assessment [P] action
recommendations
1.5 Established 1.7 APEX body leading Appropriate
national data institutional training in Regional matrix staff are
collection for consistent data collection available online available to
monitoring and and development of national and annual work with
access by all database monitoring rationale by investment project staff
facilities with month 36 of project [P] planning and the
appropriate reporting per national
institutional 1.8 Regional matrix in place country IWRM APEX
mandates and powers for Pacific RAP monitoring bodies to
in place for use of and national investment mainstream
and action with the planning by month 42 of the monitoring
data for national project [P] into normal
programming, practice
advocacy, learning
and accountability
[P]

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 Component 3: Policy, Legislative and Institutional Reform for IWRM and WUE [$3,021,080 – entirely
co-financed] [UNEP oversight]

Project Strategy Objectively verifiable indicators

Component 3 Supporting countries to develop national IWRM policies and water efficiency strategies, endorsed by both government
Objective: and civil society stakeholders, and integrated into national sustainable development strategies
Indicator Baseline Target Sources of Risks and
verification Assumptions
Component 3
Outputs: 1.1 National IWRM 1.1 No nationally 1.1 14 draft National National IWRM Appropriately
Plans in place and endorsed IWRM IWRM plans produced by Plans and Water Use qualified national
3.1 National IWRM adopted by SIDS plans in place month 18 of the project, Efficiency Strategies staff available
plans and WUE National Governments with final versions
strategies developed with appropriate 1.2 Water use published by month 24 [P] National IWRM Stakeholders
and endorsed resources to implement efficiency measures Roadmaps willing to
and monitor & strategic not considered (or 1.2 14 draft Water Use participate.
links made to NAPAs only focusing on Efficiency Strategy Other National Plans
3.2 Implementation and NAPs, NSDSs, and technical efficiency) documents produced by (Sanitation action Country and
of IWRM coastal resources month 18 of the project, Plans, etc) catchment priority
approaches agreed management plans [P] 1.3 APEX bodies in with final versions issues exist
across national, place but with weak published by month 24 [P] Contract and annual
community and 1.2 National Water Use or no mandates/ToR, performance reviews Early partnerships
regional Efficiencies in place and budget, or authority 1.3 National recruitment of of Advisers to continue to exist
organisations adopted by SIDS support adviser to national national APEX and function.
National Governments 1.4 Adhoc awareness APEX bodies by month 6 bodies Partnerships have
with appropriate campaigns for water of the project [P] capacity to use
3.3 Strengthened resources to implement management, with National IWRM support tools or
and sustainable and monitor [P] little engagement 1.4 Strategic IWRM communication plans work with external
APEX water bodies with the private communication plan and materials advisors
to catalyze 1.3 Regularly meeting sector, civil society framework for individual produced (videos,
implementation of capable IWRM APEX or the education national development in webshots, websites, Partnerships
national IWRM and bodies responsible for sector place by month 12 of the articles, press maintain capacity
WUE plans, the coordination of project (based on Regional releases, speeches, and external
including balanced national IWRM 1.5 Few operation Communication Strategy posters, workshop examples of good
gender membership activities including and maintenance in place by month 6), with reports, meetings, practice exist and
sharing experience plans for national development and community theatre can be adapted for
regionally with other infrastructure in place implementation by month productions, radio SIDS
3.4 Awareness SIDS IWRM APEX 24 [P] stories/interviews,
raised across civil bodies [P] 1.6 Few asset work stories,
society, management plans or 1.5 Multi-sectoral community meeting
governments, 1.4 IWRM approaches participation in national notes, APEX body
education systems communicated and developed APEX bodies by month 12 Terms of Reference,
and the private mainstreamed into of the project with 33% membership log,
sector national working 1.7 Unwillingness to female membership minutes, other
practices, including change institutional (including private and national APEX body
national school curricula situation to improve education sector meeting minutes)
3.5 Sustainability [P] water governance membership and national
strategies developed finance and economic National Scaling-Up
focusing on 1.5 National budgeting planning units) [P] and Replication
institutional and and financial planning recommendation
technical for x-sectoral IWRM 1.6 Replication Framework reports
interventions approaches included in place by month 6,
required for within Replication Toolkit in Regional Indicator
Demonstration Treasuries/Financial place by month 24, Framework progress
scaling-up as part of Ministries [P] National scaling-up and reports and
National IWRM replication strategies in National Monitoring
Plan development place based on Plans
and implementation Demonstration project
success and failures for National
each country by month 54 Demonstration
of the project [P] Project reporting

Regional matrix
available online and
annual investment
planning reporting

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 Component 4: Regional and National Capacity Building and Sustainability Programme for IWRM and
WUE, including Knowledge Exchange and Learning and Replication [UNEP]

Project Strategy Objectively verifiable indicators

Component 4 Sustainable IWRM and WUE capacity development, and global SIDS learning and knowledge exchange approaches
Objective: in place
Indicator Baseline Target Sources of Risks and
verification Assumptions
Component 4
Outputs: 1.1 Water champions 1.1 Few twinning 1.1 IWRM awareness Recruitment Water champions
identified and active in opportunities and programs integrated into feedback via are present in-
4.1 National and awareness raising by little information normal institutional practices National APEX countries and
regional skills month 9 of the project exchange and with appropriate budget bodies and IWRM willing to take on
upgraded in project [P] lesson learning approved by month 48 of Focal Points the role
management and between countries project [P] through meeting
monitoring including 1.2 Twinning exchange and regions reports and National
water champions and programmes in place 1.2 Five twinning exchange minutes, including participation in the
APEX bodies for both between countries and 1.2 Training programs in place between Awareness twinning approach
men and women regions (Caribbean and workshops in countries by month 42 of the Program Scoping and lessons
African SIDS) [P] place but often project and at least 1 program and learned and fed-
sectoral and with the Caribbean on IWRM Implementation back
1.3 Dynamic regional technical in focus planning underway for a Reports
4.2 Active twinning CPD* training similar program with African Public concerned
programmes in place workshops and 1.3 Few SIDS [P] Twinning and about water and
between countries networking through opportunities for secondment catchment
facing similar water existing CROP agencies training on 1.3 Cross-sectoral regional reports management
and environmental and IW:LEARN IWRM, learning mechanisms issues
degradation problems approaches including sustainability (communities of practice) in Workshop reports
strategic links to other issues, investment place including x-project and publications, Countries willing
GEF initiatives planning, and workshop attendance for the IW:LEARN to share
throughout project, monitoring, within GEF funded projects: PACC, outputs information with
4.3 Effective reviewed and appraised the context of SLM, and the ADB CTI each other,
knowledge annually [P] IWRM project reviewed annually [P] Database in place regionally and
management and linked to other inter-regionally
networking and 1.4 Comprehensive 1.4 No 1.4 GEF IW experience with resources –
information sharing IWRM and WUE data comprehensive IWRM upgraded for SIDS available via
inter and intra-regional warehouse facility using IWRM and WUE and highlighted at GEF WWW and other
appropriate media for data store of IWC6, WWF5 Istanbul 2009, media
PICs (linked to information and WWF6 TBD 2012,
Indicator Framework, available to PICs including SIDS experience to Pacific Partnership
Pacific RAP and or other global support GEF in future IW meeting outputs
Caribbean and African SIDS Focal Area Strategy and reports,
SIDS approaches) [P] development and Strategic including
Programming [P] Partnership
Newsletter
1.5 Women form at least 2 of
the 5 twinning exchange
programme members by
month 42 of the project [P]