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T2.3 The ‘Review <strong>of</strong> Outcomes to Impacts’ (ROtI) Approach<br />

The aim <strong>of</strong> the Review <strong>of</strong> Outcomes to Impacts (ROtI) approach, designed as an ex-post (after the<br />

project) <strong>impact</strong> <strong>assessment</strong> method <strong>for</strong> GEF-funded projects generating local and global<br />

environmental benefits, is to trace through a cause and effect or 'results chain' from the project<br />

strategy to a set <strong>of</strong> desirable <strong>impact</strong>s. The key premise <strong>of</strong> the ROtI approach is that when the<br />

project's theory <strong>of</strong> change is mapped out, and data has been collected on appropriate indicators, it<br />

should be possible to confirm whether the project is on track to deliver its intended <strong>impact</strong>s.<br />

Description <strong>of</strong> Method<br />

The ROtI approach is composed <strong>of</strong> three main stages:<br />

• Identifying the project's intended <strong>impact</strong>s<br />

• Review <strong>of</strong> the project's logical framework<br />

• Analysis <strong>of</strong> the project's outcome-<strong>impact</strong>s pathways<br />

Stage 1: Identifying the project's intended <strong>impact</strong>s<br />

This is a statement <strong>of</strong> the project's desired results or end goals.<br />

Stage 2. Revision <strong>of</strong> project's logical framework<br />

The second step is to review and modify (if necessary) the project’s logical framework, since this<br />

shows the hierarchy between the (higher level) goal, the project purpose, the outputs and the<br />

activities. The logical framework provides a good basis <strong>for</strong> developing the causal model, but it may<br />

be found that it is unclear in its logic, in which case it will be necessary to modify it – this should be<br />

possible if this exercise is undertaken at the design stage or at an early point <strong>of</strong> the implementation<br />

stage. For example, it is common that outputs and outcomes get confused in log frameworks. They<br />

need to be clearly separated <strong>for</strong> the causal model or project theory <strong>of</strong> change.<br />

Stage 3. Analysis <strong>of</strong> the project's outcomes-<strong>impact</strong>s pathways<br />

The ROtI analytical or causal model framework is presented in Figure T7. Once a good understanding<br />

<strong>of</strong> the project logic has been obtained, the focus becomes the processes involved in converting<br />

project outcomes into <strong>impact</strong>s. The ROtI methodology involves an analysis <strong>of</strong> 'assumptions',<br />

'intermediate states' and '<strong>impact</strong> drivers'.<br />

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