The Conservation of Iranian Wetlands Project (CIWP) is a 7-year project being implemented

by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran with the support of the United Nations

Development Program and the Global Environment Facility. In mid-2009, an independent

Mid-Term Project Evaluation (MTE) was carried out, in accordance with UNDP and GEF

requirements. This is the report of the MTE prepared following a two-week mission by the

team of two consultants to the project offices and field sites in Iran. The report summarises

the evaluators‟ findings and comments on each aspect of the CIW Project: concept and

strategy; project design; arrangements for project supervision, management, financing,

monitoring and evaluation; and implementation progress and achievements over the first

„half‟ of the project. For each section where relevant, recommendations are made for

strengthening the second half and completing the project as effectively and efficiently as

possible.