Evaluation of the EU’s cooperation with Nepal (2014-2021)
This report is the final deliverable of the Evaluation of the European Union’s (EU) cooperation with Nepal (2014-2021).
The evaluation applied intercultural approach as a pilot.
An evaluation requested by the EU Delegation to Nepal takes stock of the EU actions in the country between 2014-2021. A podcast was prepared to highlight the benefits of the Team Europe approach that started as a follow-up of this cooperation period.
The EU promotes the systematic and regular assessment of its programmes, activities, instruments, legislation, and non-spending activities to demonstrate accountability. In this respect, an evaluation of the EU cooperation with the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal in the years 2014-2021 has been conducted at the request of the EU Delegation in Kathmandu. This overall independent assessment of the EU cooperation allowed to identify key lessons of the Team Europe approach developed and to produce recommendations for the responsible decision makers.
Evaluation of cooperation in Nepal
Over the past decade, Nepal has suffered numerous shocks, ranging from human-made crises to natural disasters, including the devasting earthquake in 2015. More recently Nepal was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic which strongly affected tourism, an important sector of the national economy. These events have shaped the context in which the EU has supported Nepal in its development ambitions between 2014 and 2021. In particular, the EU contributed to the fundamental restructuring of the state following the introduction of the 2015 Constitution.
The core strategic guidance for bilateral cooperation between the EU and Nepal during the evaluation period is outlined in the EU's multi-annual indicative programme (MIP) 2014-2020 committing EUR 360 million for the seven-year period. The evaluation covered all the EU's development cooperation with Nepal, in particular the areas or sectors highlighted in the MIP, i.e., sustainable rural development including nutrition, education including Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET), and democracy and decentralisation.
Benefits of a Team Europe approach
The evaluation performed beginning 2024 was led by Peter Frøslev Christensen a senior freelance consultant with deep knowledge of Nepal and South Asian context. At the occasion of the publication of the evaluation report, the Head of Cooperation of the EU Delegation, Marco Gemmer and the lead evaluator recorded their exchange focused on the Team Europe approach developed for the cooperation with Nepal at the end of the period assessed. They evaluate how this approach that has become a global standard for EU investments in partner countries has been put in place in Nepal.
In addition to the EU, there are three member states (MS) present in Nepal, i.e., Finland, Germany, and France together with the European Investment Bank (EIB). Finland and Germany have ongoing cooperation activities in the country. The Head of cooperation explains how in 2020 the EU worked together with MS and other actors to prepare a new seven-year common cooperation strategy with Nepal by pooling not only resources, but also complementary activities, political leverage and policy dialogue.
NPL CSE - Executive Summary - July 2024 (europa.eu)
NPL CSE - Leaflet - July 2024 (europa.eu)
https://youtu.be/_j-4WDW9FkQ Education video
https://youtu.be/NIPvEd8XaLs Nutrition video
Working as a team in Nepal (Podcast)
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