Mid-Term review of Maritime security Programme in the Eastern, Southern Africa and Indian Ocean region (ESA-IO region) (2016)

The Regional Maritime Security (MASE) programme has been a response to the Regional Strategy and Action Plan against piracy and for maritime security as adopted by the 2nd ESA-10 Ministerial Conference in Mauritius on the 7th October 2010. The Programme, which amounts to EUR 37,500,000, is funded under the 10th EDF Regional Indicative Programme for the Eastern and Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean region (ESA-IO). 

This is an in-depth evaluation, the purpose of which is to provide guidance to the MASE Programme on key issues that may impact upon the future development and to inform the MASE’s various stakeholders on the programme. 

Objectivity was built into the overall methodology by triangulating the analysis from different sets of stakeholders to ensure the effect that inherent biases have on the analysis and evaluation process was reduced.