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‘Climate-smart’ farming boosts forests, food security in Madagascar

In Madagascar — one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries — a devastating drought, punctuated by intense cyclones, has pushed more than a million people into hunger. As extreme weather exacerbates poverty...

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IEU Contributes to CIF Evaluation and Learning Initiative Advisory Group Meeting

The Independent Evaluation Office (IEU) participated in the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) Evaluation and Learning (E&L) Initiative Advisory Group Meeting held on March 26-27, 2024, at the EBRD Headquarters in...

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LORTA

LORTA The IEU’s Learning-Oriented Real-Time Impact Assessment (LORTA) programme uses best practices in theory-based impact evaluations to build feedback loops and measurement into GCF projects and programmes. The LORTA...

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Overview

About LORTA The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Evaluation Policy provides that the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) will be responsible for guiding, assisting and advising on real-time impact assessments/ evaluations, such...

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Projects

Projects The LORTA team uses impact evaluation techniques to help project teams understand which activities are working, which are most efficient, and which approaches to scale up. The team focuses on specific ...

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FP002 - Scaling up the Use of Modernized Climate Information and Early Warning Systems in Malawi

Climate Information & Early Warning Systems: Impact evaluation of the Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) intervention, a crucial element of GCF-funded project FP002. It is administered...

Project > Funding proposal Malawi

Documents

Documents The LORTA team produces resources that assess the impact of climate interventions, sharing knowledge and evidence with the international community.

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Outreach

Outreach LORTA outreach activities include learning talks within the GCF, presentations at academic and international conferences, and capacity-building workshops for Accredited Entities (AEs). The activities aim to ...

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A Protocol for the Review of Examples of Transformational Change in the Energy and Public Health Sectors to Inform Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Interventions
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IEU Newsletter 21
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FP101 - Resilient Rural Belize (Be-Resilient) (RRB)

Value chain development and Food security: We conducted two impact evaluations under this project. The first evaluates the impact of matching grants on the sales and income of producer organisations and associated...

Project > Funding proposal Belize

IEU Work on Transformational Change Published in The European Journal of Development Research

The IEU is proud to announce the publication of its work in The European Journal of Development Research, a peer-reviewed publication which explores processes that advance or impede human development, covers development...

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IEU Newsletter Issue 21 Now Available

The latest issue of the IEU Newsletter - Issue 21 is now available. The IEU Newsletter shares the latest updates from the previous few months, including updates from B39, LORTA, and more. Read the newsletter here

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FP069 - Enhancing adaptive capacities of coastal communities, especially women, to cope with climate change induced salinity

Support for livelihoods and provision of clean water This evaluation focuses on examining the causal impacts of adopting climate-resilient livelihoods and implementing solutions for clean drinking water on the well-...

Project > Funding proposal Bangladesh

LORTA Synthesis Report 2022

This document provides a report of the key activities of the LORTA Programme for 2022. It is Annex III of a report of the key activities of the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) for the period of 1 January to 30 April...

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IEU Learning Talk:  Results-based Payments—What are they? What makes them work?

Summary In 2020, the IEU took stock of the evidence on the effectiveness of results-based payments using a systematic, multisectoral search of the literature. The evidence review found there is potential for much...

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IEU LAC Labreport

The LabReport presents synthesized existing evidence from published LAC case studies undertaken in past IEU evaluations.

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LORTA Synthesis Report 2023

This document provides a report of the key activities of the LORTA Programme for 2023. It is Annex 5 of a report of the IEU's key activities for the period of January to December 2023, which reports on the IEU outputs...

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LORTA Synthesis Report 2021

This document provides a report of the key activities of the LORTA Programme for 2021.

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LORTA Synthesis Report 2020

This document provides a report of the key activities of the LORTA Programme for 2020.

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LORTA Synthesis Report 2019

This document provides a report of the key activities of the LORTA Programme for 2019 - Projects.

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LORTA Synthesis Report 2018

This document provides a report of the key activities of the LORTA Programme for 2018 - Phase I.

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IEU Brief: GCF PROJECTS: Who benefits? How much? How? When? How do we know?

The multi-year Learning-Oriented Real-Time Impact Assessment (LORTA) programme keeps track of the impact of GCF investments. Its goal is to assist GCF projects measure their impact in lowering greenhouse gas emissions...

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Funding Proposal Review Checklist for Measuring Impact

This checklist is intended to serve Funding Proposal appraisal teams in determining whether proposed projects are constructed to credibly measure and report on the impact attributable to the GCF investment. It looks at...

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FP026 - Sustainable Landscapes in Eastern Madagascar (SLEM)

This evaluation aims to assess the impact of the Sustainable Landscapes in Eastern Madagascar (SLEM) project (FP026). The SLEM project seeks to enhance the resilience of smallholder farmers and reduce carbon emissions...

Project > Funding proposal Madagascar

[Approach Paper] Independent Evaluation of the Green Climate Fund’s Approach to and Protection of Whistleblowers and Witnesses

Board decision B.BM-2018/21 paragraph (a) adopted the Policy on the Protection of Whistleblowers and Witnesses (hereafter referred to as “the Policy”). The purpose of the Policy is to empower anyone covered by its...

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Approach Brief: PPWW2024

This brief summarises the approach paper for the Green Climate Fund's Policy on the Protection of Whistleblowers and Witnesses, including the evaluation’s context, purpose and objectives, scope, methods and timeline.

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IEU Brief No. 1- 2024

Based on a rigorous protocol and companion evidence gap map, our systematic review conducts meta-analyses of water sector interventions in four areas: built infrastructure, nature-based options, institutional...

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Learning talk:  Coastal and Terrestrial Ecosystem-Based Management

Summary Ecosystem-based management uses natural systems, biodiversity, conservation and restoration to achieve climate goals. From 2024-2027 the GCF is committed to supporting developing countries conserve, restore or...

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FP060 - Water Sector Resilience Nexus for Sustainability in Barbados (WSRN S-Barbados)

This evaluation evaluates the impact of the "Water Sector Resilience Nexus for Sustainability in Barbados (WSRN S-Barbados)." Barbados is the most water-insecure country in the Caribbean and one of the most water-...

Project > Funding proposal Barbados

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