Objectivity and Leniency in the Evaluation System of the National Climate Change Adaptation Plan

Key Points

• The study aims to assess the objectivity and leniency in the evaluation system of the national climate change adaptation plan.
• Analyzed 290 detailed projects within the third national climate adaptation policy.
• Compared self-evaluations to external expert evaluations using statistical methods.
• Conducted additional analysis examining environmental factors influencing evaluation scores.
• Self-evaluations showed a significant tendency to assign higher scores compared to external evaluations.
• Variations in evaluation factors emerged depending on the specific environments targeted by policies.
• Findings indicate structural score disparities between evaluators in the current dual evaluation system.

Abstract