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Five questions with Dr. Unni Karunakara
Dr. Unni Karunakara, Shinhan Distinguished Professor of Yonsei University, served as IEU's May lunch talk speaker. His discussion focused on ... comment or question? Join the conversation on Twitter! IEU: @GCF_Eval Dr. Unni Karunakara: @UnniKarunakara ...
Article > Interview
Final report of the Independent Evaluation of the Green Climate Fund’s Investment Framework
As part of the work plan and budget of the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) for 2023, the GCF Board approved the Independent ...
Document > Evaluation report
Inception Report for the Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s ESS and ESMS
During the twenty-first meeting of the GCF Board, the 2019 work plan of the Independent Evaluation Unit was approved, which lays ... in 2019. One of the evaluations to be conducted by the IEU is an independent assessment of the ESS and ESMS of the ...
Document > Approach paper
Dynamic learning & evaluation: The GCF portfolio and suggestions for ways to improve organizational learning
Dr. Nathan Fiala, Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Connecticut, and IEU's consultant assessing the evaluability of GCF approved ...
Event > IEU talk Republic of Korea
Final report of the Independent synthesis of the Green Climate Fund’s accreditation function
... for the GCF’s accreditation strategy. The aims of this study were to (a) collect all relevant documents produced by the GCF Secretariat, IEU and external stakeholders; (b) critically ... evidence into knowledge and lessons learned. Final report of the Independent synthesis of the Green Climate Fund’s ...
Document > Evaluation report
GEvalNote 02
The role of the GCF’s results management framework (RMF) is to ... monitor and evaluate the outputs, outcomes and impacts of the GCF’s investments and portfolio and the GCF’s ... brief introduces decision makers to the key points in the IEU’s evaluation of the RMF. It describes the ...
Document > Evaluation brief
Introducing geospatial footprint of the GCF's portfolio: Project location geocoding methodology
This paper summarizes how the IEU DataLab identifies the sub-national geographical location of GCF projects by reviewing their approved funding ... at the sub-national level. Introducing geospatial footprint of the GCF's portfolio: Project location geocoding ...
Document > Working paper
Independent Evaluation of the GCF's Approach to the Private Sector
Previous IEU evaluative and learning work has shown that the GCF ... in adaptation. This evaluation examines the approach of the GCF to involving and mobilizing the private sector, ... and assesses the relevance, effectiveness and efficiency of the approach of the GCF towards the private sector. This ...
Evaluation > Thematic
'The Evaluator' Episode 2: Behavioural Science and Climate Change
... help bridge the gap between the clear scientific evidence of climate change and the lack of effective climate action ... positive change. The episode includes commentary from three IEU team members involved with behavioural science ... Research Assistant Consultant and also a member of the IEU’s Behavior and Design Lab “BaDLab”. Cornelius’s ...
Article > Podcast
New Podcast
The IEU is pleased to announce we will be releasing a new ... talk and workshop discussions on the go! Our first episode of the series will begin with Kevin M. Adams from the ...
Article > Podcast
'The Evaluator’ Episode 13: REDD+, Cancun Safeguards, and the GCF’s pilot programme
This episode of the Evaluator features two renowned REDD+ experts: Ms. ... Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Together with IEU’s Yeonji Kim as the moderator, they discuss a wide ... mechanism as a whole. Maria and Pierre also discuss the IEU's Independent evaluation of the GCF's Environmental and ...
Article > Podcast
Spotlight: Climate Change and COVID-19
On October 15, the IEU's Principal Evaluation Officer Andreas Reumann was featured on Arirang TV's ' ... and climate change? Reach out on Twitter and let us know! IEU: @GCF_Eval Andreas: @AndiReu Spotlight: Climate ...
Video > IEU video
Appreciation Message for the GCF from Bhutan
In May 2023, the IEU undertook a mission to Bhutan as part of the Independent Evaluation of the GCF's Readiness and ... a thank-you message, and a token of their appreciation. The IEU wishes to pass on the message of the project’s Water ...
Video > IEU video
Spotlight: Evaluating the GCF's investments in the SIDS
SIDS are an exceptionally heterogeneous group of countries. But they all have one thing in common: they ... its twenty-fourth meeting, the Board of the GCF asked the IEU to assess the relevance and effectiveness of the Green ... This evaluation is part of a concerted effort by the IEU to examine the relevance and effectiveness of the ...
Video > IEU video
Climate Action Young Leaders Summit
The IEU will take part in the Climate Action Young Leaders ... Summit focussing on climate action from the view of the young generation. During the event the IEU will present in the following session: Panel: ...
Event > External event
PRESS RELEASE: Andreas Reumann Appointed as Head of the Independent Evaluation Unit
Mr. Andreas Reumann took the helm of the Green Climate Fund’s Independent Evaluation Unit on ... 2023. The GCF Board appointed Mr. Reumann as the Head of IEU through a decision taken by consensus during the ... in Incheon, Republic of Korea. Mr. Reumann served as the IEU’s Head ad interim from January 2021. “I would like ...
Article > News
4 Key Questions in the Forward-looking Performance Review
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 Review of the ...
Article > News
‘The Evaluator’ Episode 11: Evaluating the GCF’s adaptation portfolio
... more relevant and effective? This episode features three IEU members who contributed significantly to the IEU’s recently concluded “Independent Evaluation of the Adaptation Portfolio and Approach of the Green ...
Article > Podcast
Development Cooperation in a Time of Geopolitical Instability
The IEU will take part in the Development Cooperation in a Time of Geopolitical Instability conference taking place in ... international development community. During the event the IEU will present in the following session: Session 11: ...
Event > External event Canada
Discussing women’s empowerment at IFAD’s Jobs, Innovation and Value Chains Conference
IEU Evaluation Specialist Dr. Martin Prowse contributed to a session of the Jobs, Innovation, and Value Chains in the Context of ... summarised the approach and preliminary findings of the IEU's ongoing Evidence Gap Map on the effectiveness of ...
Event > External event
2022 National Evaluation Capacities Conference
The IEU will join the 2022 National Evaluation Capacities (NEC) ... NEC conference is convened by the Independent Evaluation Office of the United Nations Development Programme. Its 2022 ... Development Goals. Dr Anastasiya Aladysheva of the IEU will be speaking at two sessions: Thur, 27 October ...
Event > External event Italy
Events: GCF 23rd Meeting of the Board
... during B-23: What are we learning? Lessons from the IEU's Learning-Oriented Real-Time Impact Assessment (LORTA) ... (tentatively 12:30-13:30) Venue: 13F Meeting Room 1 The IEU's LORTA programme started in 2018 with the aim of helping project stakeholders build the capacity needed ...
Article > News
Learning Talk: Space, place and scale – the value of GIS in climate investments
... planning, policymaking and risk management. Yet the uptake of geocoding is limited in the climate finance domain. On 16 August, the IEU held a learning talk on the use of GIS in climate investments. This learning talk outlined the IEU’s approach to geocoding GCF projects so that: GCF ...
Event > IEU talk
Global SDG Synthesis Coalition
... initiative spearheaded by the UNDP Independent Evaluation Office and Global Affairs Canada and comprises 37 United ... the SDGs and to inform the post-SDG development agenda. The IEU, represented by Andreas Reumann, Head, is co-chairing ... the Planet Pillar synthesis is at the inception stage, the IEU, together with UNEP-IEO, will ensure that the learnings ...
Event > External event
Behavioral insights to help us communicate
... break down the barrier between science and people? The IEU's Iben Hjorth explores this question in a new piece ... available in both digital and print. The Korea Times is one of the most popular English language daily newspapers in ... Independent Evaluation Unit, Green Climate Fund: @GCF_Eval #IEUinthenews Interested in behavioral science? Check out our ...
Article > IEU in the news
Accelerating Inclusive Gender-Responsive Climate Finance for Effective NDCs: The Role of National Climate Funds
The IEU will take part in the Commonwealth NDC Webinar Series ... Partnership, seeks to support the accumulation and transfer of critical knowledge across countries and regions based on ... and successful climate action projects and initiatives. The IEU will take part in the webinar session: Webinar 5 - ...
Event > External event
‘The Evaluator’ Episode 12: Addressing gender and climate change together
This episode of The Evaluator features Dr. Jeannette Gurung, Founder & ... care for the environment. This episode was created by the IEU's Iben Holstener Hjorth and Yeonji Kim. You can ... the hashtag #TheEvaluator. This podcast is based on the IEU Virtual Talk: Gender in Climate Change: Perspectives ...
Article > Podcast
'The Evaluator’ Episode 14: Climate bonds Part I
This episode of The Evaluator features Sean Kidney, CEO of Climate Bonds ... episode is available here . This podcast is based on the IEU Virtual Talk: The Future of Climate Bonds, held in May, 2021. This episode was created by the IEU's Iben Holstener Hjorth and Yeonji Kim. You can ...
Article > Podcast
Overview
... Policy provides that the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) will be responsible for guiding, assisting and advising ... learning-oriented real-time impact assessments (LORTA). The IEU launched the LORTA programme in 2018. The goal of LORTA is to strengthen the capacity of accredited ...
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Meet the team
It takes a village: The IEU team The IEU team consists of GCF staff based in Korea and a ...
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