This PE was conducted with the support of the Gulf of Mottama Project (GoMP), implemented by HELVETAS Myanmar, Network Activities Group (NAG) and the International Union of the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which implements Coastal Natural Resources Management in the Gulf of Mottama. Through a participatory approach, Point B and its subgroup, Myanmar Coastal Conservation Lab (MCCL), elicited feedback on project performance and impacts from community members in selected villages throughout the project area. This yielded rich insights that complement ongoing quantitative monitoring and evaluation efforts by GoMP staff. This PE covers GoMP activities from the Mid-Term Review of Phase 2 (2020) through to late 2022.

The purpose of the PE of the Gulf of Mottama Project (GoMP) is:

• To contribute to the accomplishment of the overall goal/impact of the GoMP, “The unique biodiversity of the GoM is conserved and sustainably developed in order to benefit human communities that depend on it.”
• Determine the relevance of implemented activities in relation to the differing and varied contexts within the GoMP as highlighted by project activity: effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, connection to gender and social equity, and projected achievement impact of identified outcomes.
• Identify suggestions for needed corrective change in program actions in the final phase to minimize the risk of failure and to reach desired identified outcomes and impact, particularly focused on the beneficiaries.