Thesis:

Influence of monitoring and evaluation on sustainability of donor funded climate adaptation projects in juba land, Somalia

Donor-funded programs in Somalia, particularly those focusing on climatic adaptation and livelihood projects in Somalia have received significant funding from benefactor groups. These initiatives, however, struggle with sustainability. Some immediately stop operations when the money is taken away. Strong monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems are essential to effective project management, especially in the context of climatic adaptation programs, in order to guarantee accountability and performance enhancement. Sustainability is one of the key foci of any donor-funded project. However, achieving sustainability of such projects on climatic adaptation in Juba land Somalia from economic, social, and environmental aspects has been a great challenge. The study seeks to examine how donor-funded climatic adaptation projects in Juba land, Somalia, are influenced by monitoring and evaluation. The study's guiding objectives are to investigate the impact of M&E tools, stakeholder engagement, monitored financial records, and the M&E technical and human expertise of the donor funded climate adaptation projects sustainability in Juba land Somalia. Due to the lack of available information/data, it is essential to carry out a systematic and cooperative study to understand how donor-funded climate adaptation projects' sustainability is affected by their monitoring and evaluation practices in Juba land Somalia. The study will employ cross-sectional descriptive survey research. The study targeted 1750 population with a sample size of 183 participants. Both stratified and random sampling will be used to determine the sample size. Five-point Likert scale questionnaires that are semi-structured will be used to gather primary quantitative data, while structured interview protocols will be used to collect qualitative data. The study employed the descriptive and inferential statistics for the data analysis which were carried out using SPSS, more especially version 25.0. For qualitative data, a thematic analysis will be carried out and results represented narratively. According to the study, M&E is essential for figuring out the donor-funded climatic adaptation projects sustainability in Juballand. According to the study, project sustainability is favorably and significantly correlated with M&E (r=.418, p=.000). Additionally, it was discovered that sustainability and project M&E are positively and strongly correlated (β=0.521, p=0.009). The findings suggested that, while keeping other variables equal, sustainability would rise by 0.521 units for every unit improvement in project M&E. To maximize project sustainability and success, it is recommended to increase stakeholder involvement, make sure that M&E activities are adequately monitored, adhere to M&E technical and human expertise. According to the research, a M&E plan that outlines steps to create a long-lasting monitoring and evaluation system and covers the improvement of existing systems should be used. These findings add to the larger conversation about sustainable development and offer useful advice to decisionmakers, NGOs, and other participants in donor-funded climate adaption projects in Juba land, Somalia.