RT null T1 Independent Evaluation of the Scale-up Phase (2008-2013) of the UNDP-UNEP Poverty – Environment Initiative A1 United Nations Environment Programme, A2 Tavera, Carmen A2 Alderman, Claudia A2 Nordin, Neda K1 income policy K1 poverty K1 poverty mitigation K1 rural development K1 programme evaluation K1 employment and environment YR 2016 FD 2016 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/20805 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/20805 NO This report presents the findings of an independent evaluation of the Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI) which is a global programme, jointly implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The programme supports country-led efforts to mainstream the nexus between poverty and environment (PEN) into national and sub-national development planning, including policy-making, budgeting, and monitoring. The scope of this evaluation was the PEI Scale-up Phase, which was launched in mid-2007, started implementation in January 2008, and ended in December 2013. This evaluation was commissioned by UNDP and UNEP and had two main purposes: 1) to make a broad and representative assessment of the programme performance, and 2) to provide forward-looking recommendations to strengthen the sustainability/exit strategy of the PEI beyond 2017 to inform the discussions of the Joint Management Board (JMB) and PEI donors about the future of the programme. NO https://www.unep.org/evaluation DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 17, 2026