Note: This page refers to the evaluation of country ownership undertaken in 2019. For the 2025 evaluation, please visit COA2025 here.

Country ownership is central to the GCF’s pursuit of a paradigm shift towards low-emission and climate-resilient development in developing countries. Better understanding how well GCF is succeeding in ensuring countries take ownership of climate change investments can help improve the effectiveness of climate change actions on the ground.

This 2019 2-page introductory brief provides a pre-implementation summary of the IEU’s planned evaluation of the GCF’s country ownership approach. It describes the evaluation’s context, purpose, scope, output, timing, country visits and methods.