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In his 1962 classic text, ‘The Structure of Scientific Revolutions,’ Thomas Kuhn famously deconstructed paradigm shift and concluded that shifts in prevailing paradigms only occur when the world accumulates ‘anomalies’...

IEU's Forward-Looking Performance Review was referenced in the first edition of 'GCF Monitor' published by the Frankfurt School - UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance. 'GCF Monitor' is...

At the twenty-fifth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) in Madrid, a draft decision was released on the Report of the Green Climate Fund to the Conference of the Parties and guidance to the Green Climate Fund...

Following the award of the Nobel prize in Economics to three professors who have innovated and advocated the use of randomized controlled trials in understanding effectiveness and efficacy, the World Development journal...

I sit writing this on Sunday. Its the weekend after COP25. It was supposed to be the time we’d all be resting and thinking about the next COP at Glasgow. Half of that has occurred: we are all thinking about COP26 in...

How would you react if someone says they could reduce greenhouse gases, protect social goods such as ecosystems, ensure a fair deal for everyone, get oil companies to switch to renewable energy, and attract investors...

(December 2019) The world’s largest funding body for climate change actions, the Green Climate Fund (GCF), has been urged in an independent review to adopt several major changes if it is to remain at the forefront of...

The 25th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) provides a perfect opportunity for the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) to encourage public discussion and share...

At its twenty-first meeting in October 2018, the Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) approved the 2019 Work Plan of the Independent Evaluation Unit of the GCF. A key element of this plan was to conduct an independent...

Normally we say, ‘think global, act local’. But when it comes to mitigating global greenhouse gas emissions while combatting local air pollution, it’s time to say ‘act global, think local’. The link between climate...

During the first week of my internship with the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU), the Head of the Unit asked me to create a data dictionary. Now, this came as a surprise! I had no idea what a data dictionary was, let...

How can the GCF do better with its private-sector commitments? These are the questions we asked in the recently concluded Forward-looking Performance Review. To what extent are the GCF's Private Sector Facility...

The climate strikes likely need no introduction to the readers of this blog. If you haven’t participated in one yourself, you may know someone who did. Marches were organized in hundreds of cities worldwide on September...

The second replenishment meeting of the GCF took place from August 29th to August 30th in Ottawa, Canada. The gathering consisted of eight Board members and representatives from 27 potential contributors as well as...

This episode includes a special session from the Green Climate Fund's Global Programming Conference that took place from August 19th to the 23rd in Songdo, Korea. The session centered on catalyzing innovation and...

In this episode, Dr. Lini Wollenberg of the University of Vermont examines the global significance of agricultural and food system emissions as well as the role fo the public and private sector to reduce these emissions...

Stephen Donofrio of Forest Trends describes his organization's work with supply chains and the ecosystem marketplace.  Please note that Stephen makes frequent references to his powerpoint during his discussion. He also...

In this exclusive bonus episode, we include Dr. Jyotsna Puri (Jo)'s presentation to the GCF at the 23rd Meeting of the Board. This episode includes Executive Director of the GCF Yannick Glemarec's management response as...

The Green Climate Fund's Global Programming Conference took place from August 19th to the 23rd in Songdo, Korea. The week-long event aimed to serve as a starting point for high-level dialogue on country and entity...

On August 19th, the IEU signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI). This is part of the IEU's efforts to partner with like-minded institutions involved in...

We have witnessed an increase in the number of impact evaluations of development programmes in the past decade. Yet you often hear people say ‘they are too expensive’ and many of the evaluations are considerably delayed...

The IEU was asked by the GCF Board at its 21st meeting to undertake two evaluations: The Independent Assessment of the GCF's Environmental and Social Safeguards (ESS) and the evaluation of the GCF's Country Ownership...

During the 23rd meeting of the Board in Songdo, the Board of the Green Climate Fund took note of the IEU's Forward-looking Performance Review. Over the course of 8 months, the IEU sought to address 4 key questions in...

The Independent Evaluation Unit is holding two side-events during B-23:  What are we learning? Lessons from the IEU's Learning-Oriented Real-Time Impact Assessment (LORTA) Date: Sunday, July 7, 2019 Time: Lunchtime (...

At its 21st meeting, the Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) requested the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) to undertake the Performance Review of the Fund. It asked that the Forward-looking Performance Review (FPR)...

Dr. Unni Karunakara, Shinhan Distinguished Professor of Yonsei University, served as IEU's May lunch talk speaker. His discussion focused on pressing humanitarian issues and how climate change is worsening existing...

Why should we care about behavioral insights? This is a question that many will undoubtedly ask. I studied economics in graduate school to better understand the intricate relations between the economy, politics and...

Dr. Unni Karunakara of Yonsei University delves into the determinants of adaptive migration and how environmental and public health professionals can better respond to humanitarian needs resulting from climate change....

Dr. Edward Jackson of Carleton University and Institute of Development Studies (IDS) looks at strategies for incorporating the private sector in impact evaluation. His discussion took place during IEU's LORTA workshop...

Elspeth Kirkman of the Behavioural Insights Team examines the importance of behavior when conducting evaluation. Her discussion took place during IEU's LORTA workshop in Mannheim, Germany on April 17, 2019.  Learn...