Foreword

This is an independent country-level evaluation called the Assessment of Development Results (ADR) conducted in Guyana by the Evaluation Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). This evaluation examined the relevance and strategic positioning of UNDP support and its contributions to the country’s development from 2001 to 2010. It assessed UNDP Guyana’s interventions under the four thematic areas of the country programme (poverty reduction, democratic governance, environment and energy, and disaster recovery and risk reduction), with an intention to provide forward-looking recommendations that are useful for the formulation of the new UNDP country programme in Guyana. The ADR process benefited from a participatory stakeholder workshop held in April 2010 in Guyana. The workshop was attended by approximately 60 national participants, including key senior government officials and high-level representatives from civil society, political parties, the UN system and bilateral donors.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions