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Cartagena Project Case Study

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This TER rates the sustainability of the project’s outcomes as “Moderate likely”, considering both significant contributing factors and potential risks. The TE rates the sustainability of the project as “Highly Satisfactory” following a 4-degree scale (Highly Satisfactory, Satisfactory, Marginally Satisfactory, and Unsatisfactory) (Terminal Evaluation, p.3), which is different from the 4-degree scale for evaluation utilized by this TER (Likely, Moderate Likely, Moderate Unlikely, Unlikely). This TER’s rating of the project’s sustainability as “moderate likely” due to the co-existence of significant contributing factors and some potential risks: Upon the finishing of project, these have been some positive sign of continuance of the project’s impact and activities. The project, led by the principal implementing agency CIBIOGEM, was successful in its strategy of knowledge spillover across the country’s multiple sectors and government synergies who have been involved in this project (Terminal Evaluation, p.29). Also, through the implementation of this …show more content…

In rating the project’s sustainability, the TE argues that the long-term sustainability of project’s achievements depends on the Mexican government’s commitment to implementation of the Cartagena Protocol (Terminal Evaluation, p.28). Thus, the future variations of Mexico’s politics, which entails a possible but less likely adjustment of biodiversity from of the country’s priority for development, may have impacts on the sustainability of the project. Also, the limited financial capacity of CIBIOGEM, which has been identified as one of the most important risks to the project’s success (Annual Project Report 2004, p.15), may pose risks to the sustainability of project since post-project financial capacity of CIBIOGEM to sustain the project impact is uncertain since no confirmed financial commitment to the sustainability of this project has been clearly identified

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