Lattanzio KIBS is alongside the World Food Programme (WFP) in the mid-term evaluation of the 'Climate Resilience of Rural Households' project, developed in the Central American Corredor Seco in Nicaragua
The Central American Corredor Seco, which also includes parts of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Panama, is a particularly fragile region, characterised by an extreme climate and rainfall deficit that has led to irreversible losses in agriculture and, consequently, widening gaps in inequality. The food security of rural households in the area relies almost entirely on crops and harvests. It is in this context that the Project under evaluation, in response to one of WFP's priorities, intervened to support local communities to improve climate risk management and adaptive capacity, consistent with the following SDGs: No Poverty (SDG 1), Zero Hunger (SDG 2), Gender Equality (SDG 5), Climate Action (SDG 13) and Life on Land (SDG 15).
In detail
The main objective of the evaluation activity was to verify the results achieved by the Project and, in particular, to identify the contribution made by WFP. The team of experts, adopting a systemic approach, led to the definition of the Project's Theory of Change (ToC), aimed at identifying the motivations for WFP's action in Corredor Seco.
Project Pluses
The evaluation team, also participating in a final dissemination phase with stakeholders, provided input to guide the WFP's decision-making, operational and strategic process regarding project implementation until 2024 and the next phase of the National Strategic Plan.
Find out more: Evaluación intermedia: Resiliencia climática en los hogares rurales del Corredor Seco en Nicaragua (youtube.com)
