Evaluation of the Commission of the European Union’s Co-operation with Nepal : Country Level Evaluation ; Final Report ; Volume 1 – Main Report

The main objectives of the evaluation are: (i) to be accountable and to provide the relevant external co-operation services of the EC and the wider public with an overall independent assessment of the EC’s past and current co-operation relations with Nepal; and (ii) to identify key lessons in order to improve the current and future strategies and programmes of the EC. The evaluation covers aid delivery over the period 2002-2010 and mainly corresponds to the 2002-2006 strategic cycle (Country Strategy Paper) and the first National Indicative Plan of the 2007-2013 cycle. The evaluation is forward-looking and has paid specific attention to the following areas of co-operation: Support to Nepal’s poverty reduction strategy, particularly in (i) Education, (ii) Rural Development, (iii) Renewable Energy and the Environment, (iv) Peace Building and Consolidation of Democracy, and (v) Trade facilitation and integration in the international economy.