Publication: Monitoring and Evaluating the Poverty Impacts of Agricultural Water Investments
Date
2006-06
ISSN
Published
2006-06
Author(s)
Sur, Mona
Abstract
Monitoring and evaluating (M&E) the
poverty impact of agricultural water investments may allow
some conclusions about returns on different types of
investments and their contributions to poverty reduction.
This paper recommends the following: involve beneficiaries
early in the M&E process -- broad consultations and
early involvement of users in the design and implementation
of the M&E system will do much to build consensus and
ownership; use beneficiary self-assessments and other
participatory approaches so that assessments can be made
midcourse -- there may be a long time lag in realizing a
reduction in poverty from agricultural water-related
projects, and the poverty impact often cannot be evaluated
until well after a project ends; keep the number of
indicators collected within manageable proportions; and
ensure that a good baseline survey is undertaken -- without
a proper baseline, it is difficult to monitor progress and
evaluate the impacts of investments.
Citation
“Sur, Mona. 2006. Monitoring and Evaluating the Poverty Impacts of Agricultural Water Investments. Agricultural and Rural Development Notes; No. 15. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/2157afb3-80af-51a9-bdb7-ee4a52f8b578 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”