Participatory impact pathways analysis (PIPA)

Schuetz, Tonya; Douthwaite, B.; Alvarez, S. 2009. Participatory impact pathways analysis (PIPA) In Andreini, Marc; Schuetz, Tonya; Harrington, Larry (Eds.). Small reservoirs toolkit, theme 1: intervention planning. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Brasilia, DF, Brasil: Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa Cerrados Center); Harare, Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe (UZ); Accra, Ghana: Ghana Water Research Institution (WRI); Delft, The Netherlands: Delft University of Technology (TUD); Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI); Marseille, France: Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD); Bonn, Germany: Center for Development Research, University of Bonn; Ithaca, NY, USA: Cornell University. 11p.

This tool will assist those planning research on or interventions for small reservoirs systems to use Impact Pathways Analysis to develop a plan to better bring about desired outputs, outcomes and impacts. By helping make explicit the links between project activities or program interventions on the one hand, and partner roles and inter- relationships on the other. The likelihood of achieving greater better impacts may be improved. How the Impact Pathway Analysis was found useful in the Small Reservoirs Project is presented.