Situation analysis - An approach and method for analyzing the context of projects and programme

Pages
29pp
Date published
12 Mar 2018
Type
Tools, guidelines and methodologies
Keywords
Assessment & Analysis, Environment & climate
Organisations
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

A Situation Analysis is a scoping and analysis of the broad context or external environment in which IUCN projects operate. It is sometimes called context analysis in other organisations. In IUCN, a Situation Analysis includes the following elements: 3 An analysis of the state and condition of people and ecosystem (including identification of trends and pressures) 3 Identification of major issues related to people and ecosystems that require attention; 3 An analysis of key stakeholders – groups of people and institutions with a right, mandate and/or interest in resources and their management in the geographic area of the potential project. Situation analysis is recognised in IUCN as the first step in the Project Cycle, and a necessary step to undertake before making final decisions on project design and strategy. Project approval systems at regional and global levels in IUCN require that a situation analysis be done before a project proposal receives approval.