Final Report on Development Plan Analysis, Needs Assessment and Cross-Border Planning Guidelines

Authors: UNDP

Date: 2020

This report was produced in the framework of the EU co-financed project “Support for Effective Cooperation and Coordination of Cross-border Initiatives”, implemented jointly by UNDP, IGAD and UNEP in three Clusters located at the border between Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. In this framework, the report includes: an Analysis of the Development Plans of the project’s Clusters, identifying their challenges, development priorities, cross-border initiatives, weaknesses and opportunities; a Needs Assessment for each Cluster in terms of human capital, infrastructure, institutions and monitoring & evaluation; Guidelines for Participatory Cross-border Planning Processes, that build on the outcomes of the development plans analysis and needs assessment.