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The project has successfully strengthened institutional capacities, improved governance, and contributed to national policy reforms. While it has a strong gender focus, the evaluation recommends moving toward a more gender-transformative approach to better capture and empower women's leadership and economic roles. The project is currently meeting its greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets, but requires improved monitoring and reporting capacities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005174#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The project is on track to achieve its expected results and remains highly relevant to national priorities, specifically aligning with the Cuban State Plan to confront climate change known as Tarea Vida and the country's updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005174#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Implementation of climate-resilient agricultural systems (Component 1) is significantly behind schedule, with only 6,451 ha implemented as of December 2023, which is 37 percent of the mid-term target of 17,867 ha.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005174#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Progress in Component 1 varies by module: agroforestry (CEDPLA and FRUAGR) and 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While the evaluation recognizes the project's innovative approach and its success in improving land tenure security, it finds that overall implementation is very low, with less than 5% of final targets for agroforestry plantations achieved. Major obstacles include weak project design, high personnel turnover, the COVID-19 pandemic, and an unattractive credit line for medium-sized landowners. 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While the strategy is deemed relevant and aligned with international commitments and national priorities, it suffers from a lack of budgeting, an absent monitoring and evaluation framework, and insufficient funding for direct actions. Significant progress was made in capacity building and inter-institutional coordination, including the establishment of the National Gender and Climate Change Platform (PNGCC) and the integration of gender perspectives into the National Adaptation Plan (PNA) and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). However, the axis focused on the empowerment of women and girls has seen the least progress, with over 80% of its activities not yet implemented. 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While the evaluation finds the project highly relevant and aligned with national priorities, it reports significant delays in the establishment of a national Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) inventory and the selection of sub-project sites. These delays, caused by inefficient recruitment, political blocking, and a reactive Project Management Unit (PMU), have led to substantial underspending. Despite these challenges, the project has successfully established steering committees and conducted capacity building on OECMs and KBAs. 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