Glossary

Client Feedback Survey: An internet based survey to ascertain IFAD’s performance in a country. The survey has been completed once a year until 2010 –and would be completed every other year afterwards- by a group of stakeholders identified by the CPM and approved by the Divisional Director.

Country Programme Management Team: A group of persons selected by the CPM to act as resourcepersons through the entire process of COSOP formulation and implementation. The group couldinclude representatives from Government, donors, civil society, consultants, and IFAD staff. The list of persons on the CPMT would be formalized through approval by the Divisional Director.

COSOP Annual Implementation Progress Report: A report on COSOP implementation progress, prepared once a year by the CPM. The report would be reviewed in-country and in-house as part of the annual portfolio review process at divisional level.

COSOP Annual Implementation Progress Review Meeting: A one day meeting held once a year incountry to review the COSOP implementation progress. The meeting should be chaired by the CPM, and attended by as many members as possible from the CPMT.

COSOP Completion Report: A final report on COSOP performance and impact to be prepared by the CPM at the end of the COSOP cycle. The report would be a “self evaluation” by the CPM and would feed into any “Country Programme Evaluation” or new COSOP design process that follows.

COSOP Cycle: The cycle of COSOP formulation, annual review, mid term review, completion, and finally evaluation. Learning from the evaluation would feedback into the design of a new COSOP.

COSOP Design Workshop: A one day workshop held in-country and managed by the CPM to solicit guidance from a wide range of stakeholders on the design of the COSOP.

COSOP MTR: A short mid term review of the COSOP undertaken by the CPM after 2 or 3 years of COSOP implementation.

COSOP Baseline Poverty Analysis: A key preparatory study to be undertaken during the process of COSOP design, to establish the COSOP baseline, and to assist in COSOP design.

COSOP Wrap-up meeting: A wrap-up meeting convened by IFAD’s focal point Ministry (for example Ministry of Finance), to agree on the final COSOP design. This would take place after the COSOP has been approved by the OSC.

Joint Ownership: The new COSOP is intended to be jointly owned by IFAD and the respective country. Country involvement is defined as follows – country representatives will participate in the COSOP wrap-up meeting and they will also participate in the Annual Implementation Progress Review Meetings.

Results Management Framework: A key matrix to be attached to each COSOP, summarizing the keystrategic objectives of the COSOP and the associated indicators. Ideally a draft would be discussed at the COSOP Design Workshop and finalized following the COSOP design mission.

Strategic Framework: IFAD’s new strategic framework provides one of the key starting points in the design of any new COSOP. It provides the thematic and sectoral boundaries within which all IFAD country programmes should operate.