Independent Evaluation of the GCF's Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme (RPSP2023)

  • Evaluation type Programmatic
  • Status Completed in
    September 2023

This evaluation will aim to assess the progress, gains, effectiveness, and efficiency of the RPSP, while gauging the extent to which the RPSP has led to transformational projects and programmes in the GCF. The IEU has delivered a synthesis note on RPSP as a preliminary deliverable from the evaluation to inform the development of the GCF’s RPSP strategy at B.36. The Final evaluation report will be submitted to the Board in time for the last Board meeting of 2023.

Evaluation documents

  • The evaluation was commissioned by the Board in IEU Work Plan and Budget for 2023 at B.34. 
  • Terms of Reference

  • The Synthesis Note offers an overview of existing evaluative evidence on various dimensions of importance to RPSP based on the findings of previous IEU evaluations.

  • The approach paper prepared by the evaluation team during the inception stage describes the approach, methods, and timeline and limitation for the evaluation.

  • The evaluation team further developed an approach brief to provide a pre-implementation summary of the Independent Evaluation of the GCF's Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme. It describes the evaluation’s context, purpose, scope, methods and country case studies.

  • IEU deliverable at B.36 was originally submitted at the 36th meeting of the Board as an annex to IEU’s Activity Report (GCF/B.36/Inf.09), and this standalone version was created to enable stakeholders’ direct and easy access to the deliverable. It is based on key findings from previous evaluations, a preliminary review of the landscape, evidence related to internal structure relevant to GCF’s RPSP, and some strategic reflections.

  • The GCF Secretariat Management response presents the response to the Independent evaluation of GCF’s Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme conducted by the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU).
  • In Decision B.37/23, the GCF Board took note of the Independent evaluation of GCF’s Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme conducted by the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU). It further requested the IEU to present a management action report to the Board no later than one year following the adoption of this decision.