Evaluation of Disaster Risk Reduction Mainstreaming in DG ECHO's Humanitarian Actions

The purpose of the evaluation is to assess the mainstreaming of DRR into DG ECHO
humanitarian actions, with a focus on different relief sectors and stages in the disaster
cycle. Unlike a conventional evaluation exercise, it is not intended to assess the success
of individual projects, nor the performance of specific DG ECHO implementing
partners. Rather it is a thematic evaluation focussing on mainstreaming DRR, which by
definition also includes an assessment of how far the concept is commonly understood
and applied across DG ECHO itself. The evaluation also seeks to address the linkages
between mainstreaming DRR interventions in DG ECHO funded projects with the
actions of funding by other EC funding instruments and other development partners.