Decision 96/4

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note the potential management response to the external assessment of the evaluation function of the Multilateral Fund, including an evaluation policy for the Multilateral Fund, contained in document UNEP/OzL.Pro/ExCom/96/6;
2. To approve:
   1. The management response to the external assessment of the evaluation function of the Multilateral Fund contained in annex III to the present report;
   2. The evaluation policy for the Multilateral Fund for the implementation of the Montreal Protocol contained in annex IV to the present report;
3. To request the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer:
   1. To prepare a concept note to describe possible scenarios for establishing a follow up system to track and report on the implementation of approved recommendations of evaluation reports, including the potential use of online digital tools;
   2. To implement the actions for which the Executive Committee had expressed support in paragraphs 5 to 11 of the management response, referred to in subparagraph (b)(i) above;
   3. To report to the Executive Committee, in the annual report on the implementation of the evaluation work programme, on progress in the implementation of the actions referred to in subparagraphs (c)(i) and (c)(ii), above;
4. To request the Secretariat to finalize the terms of reference of the Senior Evaluation Officer in line with the evaluation policy referred to in subparagraph (b)(ii) above; and
5. To encourage the Secretariat and the bilateral and implementing agencies to participate in evaluations, when requested, and to make use of the findings and lessons learned from evaluation reports in their project work.