Central project evaluation of the project “Transformation of the Construction Sector to Promote Energy Efficiency in Buildings in Pakistan”
Location
Pakistan
project period
07/2024 to 05/2025
client
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Services provided
Consultancy
Partner organisation
Subject to this evaluation is the “Transformation of the Construction Sector to Promote Energy Efficiency in Buildings in Pakistan” (3 million Euro, Oct 2022 – June 2025). Pakistan is the country with the highest urbanisation rate in Asia. In 2020, 37% of the 220 million inhabitants lived in urban centres. This development is associated with a significant increase in demand for new living space, particularly in cities and urban centres. The project supports the Pakistani Government and the private sector in initiating a turnaround in the construction sector towards a resource-friendly future of the building sector. The project aims at 1) Political, legal and regulatory documents containing a draft of aspects relating to making the construction sector sustainable, 2) access to evidence-based data / information on sustainable construction of new buildings for political and private-sector stakeholders and 3) measures with dissemination potential to implement a transformation of the construction sector.
Objective: Central evaluations of projects commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation & Development (BMZ) serve to a) support evidence-based decisions, b) promote transparency and accountability, and c) foster organizational learning for effective knowledge management.
Services provided by Skat: online workshops, interviews, verification of several hypotheses selected from the results matrix (Theory of Change), SMART analysis of indicators, application of efficiency tool based on cost data, interviews with numerous stakeholders and final beneficiaries of the project activities (including Energy Efficiency Conservation Authorities at national and province level, various Development and Housing Authorities (Islamabad, Peshawar, etc.), Private Power & Infrastructure Board, Building Control Authorities, Institute of Architects, Association for the Development of Local Governance, Constructors Association, IFC, Heritage Foundation, university institutes etc.), debriefing workshop, reporting.
Activities: Preparation of an inception report on the methodological approach; evaluation through collection of data and information from project and other documents and interviews with all relevant involved partners and beneficiaries, elaboration of a comprehensive evaluation report based on a detailed analysis of interview results, triangulation, validation of findings and final conclusions and recommendations, elaboration of a 1-pager and a 7-pager summary.