Preparing impact evaluation design for two REDD+ projects in India and Nepal

Starting Date:
July 1, 2014
Ending Date:
January 31, 2015
Location:
Chitwan, Dolakha and Gorkha Districts, Nepal; and Meghalaya, India
Donor(s):
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie)
Implementation Partner(s):
The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI), India

This project intends to prepare evaluation designs for two REDD+ projects in India and Nepal with different guiding research questions. The objective of the study for Indian project is to understand how participants have been selected, community institutions have been created and what impacts these have on the equity and other outcomes of the REDD+ projects. Nepal project is one of the few REDD+ projects across the globe, where carbon payments have been made. Hence, the objective of the evaluation design is to understand the impact of the project on the rights and livelihoods of the participants.