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hypotheses.Asetof identifiedCMOconfigurationsforefficiencycriterionisshown inTable 13.4. 13.6.3 Context forEffectiveness Thereare three theoriesof change identified for thecriterionofeffectiveness.First onerefers to thepositive IOofahighlevelofadaptivecapacitybuilt andutilisation of adaptivemeasures.Contrary to the deterministic approachwhich automatically assumes the power of a mechanism (of generating an outcome) fully exercised regardless of context, realist approach pays close attention to the very structure whereinamechanismissituated.Forexample,onecontextualcondition is the level of awareness of a local government partner.Local government partners canplay a critical role in translating introducedadaptivemeasuresandbuilt adaptivecapacity intoactualbenefitsof thevulnerablepeopleon theground, suchas rural farmers. If theintroducedadaptivemeasuresorbuiltcapacity isnotclear tosuchpartners, their utilization levelcanbequite limited.This refers toacaseofTurkeywhereseasonal weather forecasts information provided over internet was introduced and related know-how taught. But since the end-users, e.g. rural farmers, were not reached, even though implementation theorymayhaveheld, the correspondingprogramme theorywasnotrealized.Anothercontextualconditioniswherethetypesofadaptive capacity and adaptivemeasures are clear andwell understood by those involved parties. InNamibia, themeteorological climate decision support toolswere intro- duced to a government agency, but since the types of adaptivemeasureswere not clear, introducedadaptivemeasuresorbuilt capacitydidnotgenerateapositiveIO. Table 13.4 IdentifiedCMOconfigurations for efficiency criterion Context Theoryof change Intermediate outcome Outcome/ criterion Relevant stakeholders are supportive ofUnited Nations andwell aware of CCAissues and risks + Partnershipswith stake- holders are built at an early stage,where they feelmoremotivated to participate in the programme ¼ High stake- holder involvement Efficiency Sector specific and focused programmedesign Strong leadership from national executing agency + Adaptivemanagement andclearlydefinedroles and responsibilities to eachparty enable the programme to attend to theneeds anddemands of the localbeneficiaries whilstmaintaining the ultimate programme goal ¼ High level of programme management achievements Sector and region specific scopeof programme 13 WhatDoEvaluationsTellUsAboutClimateChangeAdaptation?Meta-analysis. . . 247