Kimetrica LLC (funded by USAID) - Myanmar Analytical Activity (MAA) - 2019

Project Description:

USAID/Burma (Myanmar) requires analytical support to supplement its current portfolio of Democracy and Governance, national reconciliation, economic growth and health activities. This analytical support is aligned with the Democracy and Governance Project Appraisal Document and will primarily focus on the drivers of conflict impacting the implementation of development programs by USAID/ Burma. The activity will enable the Mission to better address emerging issues, take advantage of opportunities, and react to unexpected political and economic events and social conditions.

USAID/Burma anticipates the most significant need for support in addressing conflict dynamics in Kachin, Shan, and Rakhine States, southeastern Myanmar, and the influence of national political and economic actors and institutions based in Yangon and Nay Pyi Taw. The multitude of layers impacting Myanmar’s development and democratic transition require continuous monitoring and analysis allowing the Mission to make strategic adjustments to implementation.

Mott MacDonald & UNICEF - Provision of technical expertise to the UNICEF education sector: early learning, gender education, inclusive quality - 2019

Project Description:

Mott MacDonald signed an Education Framework Contract with the UNICEF for 2 years, under which each UNICEF regional and country office can send Mott MacDonald requests for Technical Assistance (TA) work. Mekong Economics, as a part of the Consortium led by Mott MacDonald would provide support in responding to the requests as they arise and implementing the assignments.

Landell Mills/ Funded by ADB - TA 9634-REG: Strengthening Integrated Flood Risk Management - 2019

Project Description:

The project aimed to strengthen the design and implementation of Integrated Flood Risk Management (IFRM) solutions, enhancing knowledge and application of IFRM strategies in DMCs of ADB. The assignment aimed to provide targeted technical support for program and project preparation and promote more holistic IFRM solutions, including basin-wide and NBSs that would deliver greater sustainability and long-term effectiveness, thereby strengthening flood resilience and adaptive capacity to climate change, land-use change, and other human interventions.

MKE mobilised and provided backstopping support to the inputs of the National Integrated Flood Risk Management Specialist position.

DFID & IMC - Independent Monitoring and Process Evaluation Regional Framework Agreement (IMPERFA) - 2019

Countries Involved:

South Asia region.

Project Description:

To maintain oversight and support lesson learning across programme implementation, DFID awarded a framework contract to IMC and its consortium to procure high quality and internationally recognised knowledge and skills to design and/or undertake process evaluations and independent monitoring work across the organisation’s policy areas and programmes in a range of geographical locations. MKE was a member of IMC’s consortium.

DFID & IMC - Framework Agreement for Expert Advisory Call Down Service (EACDS) - 2019

Project Description:

MKE was a member of IMC’s consortium, which was awarded this framework contract to provide additional technical expertise to DFID departments and overseas offices and Other Government Departments in the development of International Development. This includes but is not limited to: programme design and development, business case development, independent advice/inputs into new and innovative thinking and products and rapid provision of technical advisers to fill gaps on specific assignments where there is a time-sensitive need.

FIAAP & F.S.P & Cooperacion Espanola - Monitoring and Evaluation framework to Support to the Reform of the Myanmar Police Force (MYPOL) - 2019

Project Description:

The MYPOL project assists the Myanmar Police Force (MPF) in becoming a modern police agency centred on international best practices and respect for human rights. It aimed to achieve a more preventive, service-oriented, balanced and professional approach to policing, improve the accountability of the MPF and the relationship between police and civil society.

MKE provided the services for the design of the  Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Framework  for  the MYPOL  Project that  allowed proper monitoring, evaluation and quality control of the project implementation against  expected results, fosters strategic planning, accountability and learning processes.

PEM Consult - Evaluation of European Union’s Cooperation with Myanmar - 2019

Project Description:

The evaluation of the European Union’s co-operation with Myanmar was part of the Work Programme 2017-2021 for Strategic Evaluation.. MKE assisted the clients to arrange mission programme and set up meetings, arrange programme and logistics for field visits and visit to Nay Pyi Daw, liaise with EU Delegation and stakeholders, participate in field visit/meetings in Nay Pyi Daw and Yangon.

Dalberg Consulting CC/ the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark) - P4G – Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals (2030) - 2019

Project Description:

Within the context of managing and implementing P4G , Mekong Economics assisted Dalberg to organise meetings with various partners in Vietnam, reach out to Mekong Economics Ltd’ own networks to see if there were any partnerships that could be included in the call, helped partnerships with their 1-2 page concept notes, including editing the document and refining the partnership concept, facilitate the short-listing process between VCCI/MPI/Danish Embassy – arranging the meeting and providing content input on which partnerships are high potential in Vietnam (by February 15, 2019).

Mekong Economics also helped 5 short-listed partnerships with their full applications – supporting the partnerships refine the partnership concept, and with some editing/writing (by February 15, 2019), prepare a one-page word document on how P4G should engage with Vietnam in the coming years, reflecting on the learnings from this engagement (by February 21, 2019)

CFM - Tra Vinh Wind Project – Community Needs Assessment - 2019

Project Description:

The client is committed to maximising opportunities for delivering environmental and social benefits through its investments, particularly to the local communities in the area of influence of its project investments. The client has established an impact framework which provides an overarching approach to fulfilling this commitment. MKE was appointed to carry out stakeholder mapping and a needs assessment along with prioritisation and ranking to provide the information necessary for the development of this impact framework in one of the client’s projects.

PwC Singapore/ Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) - The Technical Assistance Programme on Economic Reform in South East Asia - 2019

Countries Involved:

Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines

Project Description:

The Technical Assistance Programme on Economic Reform in South East Asia (“the Programme”) addresses current market failures and weaknesses that impede South East (SE) Asia’s inclusive economic growth, unlocking increased prosperity for SE Asia and for international business and the UK. The key outcomes supported by the Technical Assistance Programme on Economic Reform in South East Asia are (ER1) Strengthening the business environment, (ER2) Advancing business & government transparency and integrity, and (ER3) Broadening and deepening financial markets.

Overall, Mekong Economics was responsible for the design and delivery of the following cross-cutting analyses in the inception phase: Social Impact Analysis, Private Sector Development Analysis, Economic Analysis, Political Economy and Governance Analysis