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A Comparative Study: A comparative overview undertaken as part of the Independent Evaluation of the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) “Health and Well-being, and Food and Water Security” (HWFW) Results Area (RA)

This analysis examined the actual and potential achievements of GCF investments tagged under the Health and Well-being, ... or constrain progress, and assessing the overall value of the Fund’s RA approach and portfolio. The study ... Through this process, the importance and usefulness of developing Comparator Briefs, grounded in benchmarking ...

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Approach Paper: Independent Evaluation of the GCF's Approach to and Portfolio of Climate Information and Early Warning System Interventions (CIEWS)

... and analytical pathways guiding the Independent Evaluation of the GCF's Approach to and Portfolio of Climate Information and Early Warning System ... Interventions (CIEWS). The document provides an overview of the global context for climate services, the growing ...

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Evidence review: Private sector

... trends, identifying gaps, and assessing the effectiveness of current engagement strategies. The review aims to: assess the current landscape of private sector engagement in climate finance assess the relevance and effectiveness of GCF’s private sector engagement across its eight ...

Evidence review

Special study: Project Preparation Facility Review (2020)

This special study reviews the Green Climate Fund’s Project Preparation Facility (PPF), which supports accredited entities in preparing funding proposals. It examines how the facility has been used, the activities it...

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Executive Summary: Independent Evaluation of the GCF's Approach to and Portfolio of Climate Information and Early Warning Systems Interventions

This document presents the Executive Summary of the Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Approach to and Portfolio of Climate Information and Early Warning Systems (CIEWS), ...

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Impact evaluation endline report for FP026: Sustainable Landscapes in Eastern Madagascar

This report presents the endline findings of an impact evaluation of the Sustainable Landscapes in Eastern Madagascar project, ... finds reductions in deforestation, increased adoption of year-round farming systems, and higher agricultural ...

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RPSP2026: Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme

... Secretariat with an independent, evidence-based assessment of the implementation of the revised Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme ... and its effectiveness in enhancing the capacities of national designated authorities and direct access ...

Evaluation > Programmatic

Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Approach to Ecosystems, Ecosystem Services, and Biodiversity

... Secretariat with an independent, evidence-based assessment of the GCF’s approach to ecosystems and ecosystem ... which GCF investments promote biodiversity as a co-benefit of climate action, particularly through nature-based and ... The evaluation will also assess the relevance and coherence of the GCF’s approach to ecosystems and biodiversity ...

Evaluation > Programmatic

A Synthesis Study on the Green Climate Fund: An Interim Deliverable under the Third Performance Review

Approved as part of the Independent Evaluation Unit’s 2025 workplan by the ... it plays a critical role in sharpening the focus of the TPR by grounding the review in existing evidence and ...

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Independent evaluation of the adaptation portfolio and approach of the Green Climate Fund

Climate adaptation is at the forefront of tackling climate change along with mitigation. The GCF is ... the Board in March 2021. Adapt2021 Independent evaluation of the adaptation portfolio and approach of the Green Climate Fund ...

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If I could time travel: does access to credit help the decision to adapt to climate change in developing countries?

... instruments. Humankind has long fantasized with the idea of time travel as a means to anticipate and deal with ... in our gap-map [1], which will be published soon by the IEU and DEval. In our recent meta-analysis report [2] to ... Torrente (forthcoming, 2020), Access to credit as a determinant of autonomous adaptation to climate change: A ...

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Accountability in Climate Action

... By 2030, the GCF aims to be managing USD 50 billion of funds and an ever-increasing number of projects on the ground. In this respect, the GCF aims to ... of the global effort to tackle climate change. This IEU has completed an independent evaluation to inform ...

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What can the Green Climate Fund learn about innovation from institutional economics: Lessons for multilaterals.

The GCF was set up as a consequence of the Paris climate negotiations to be an operating ... performance of the Fund , the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) noted that a significant portion of the Fund’s ... that have been ‘accredited’ to the Fund (see the IEU’s new accreditation evaluation here ). This is ...

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Often late and costs a pretty penny: do impact evaluations meet the opportunity window?

We have witnessed an increase in the number of impact evaluations of development programmes in the past ... answer is ‘it depends’! As we explore in a recent IEU working paper , the answers depend on where impact ... to consider impact evaluations (consider, for example, the IEU’s LORTA programme ). Costs of conducting real-world ...

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Of prayer flags and readiness: Notes from an evaluation mission in Bhutan

... to romanticize Bhutan. In sharp contrast to the location of our GCF office, the air feels clean; there is such little ... it to the GCF as a token of appreciation. Of course, the IEU is not the intended recipient of the gifts, and we are ... eventually. The mission was undertaken as part of the IEU evaluation of the GCF readiness program. The report of ...

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Measuring resilience: Threading the needle

... from the past. After working with and in Somalia quite often over the last 15 years, I felt deeply touched. ... approaches that address both immediate needs and long-term resilience. Achieving this transformation in a ... Within the large portfolio of impact evaluations under the IEU’s Learning-Oriented Real-Time Impact Assessment ...

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Desert with a dirt road

IEU staff member Archi Rastogi shares reflection while on an evaluation visit to Namibia. The landscape of Namibia is like the tragic matriarch of an opera. She had ... here to ask some of these questions as part of an ongoing IEU evaluation. Not a drop to drink During a 5-day official ...

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Forward-looking Performance Review of the GCF: Has the governing instrument translated into an adequate structure for GCF to operationalize its mandate?

... Forward-looking Performance Review of the GCF: Has the governing instrument translated into an ...

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COP25 Keynote (Part 1): Green Climate Fund Results over its Initial Resource Mobilization Period
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COP25 Keynote (Part 2): Green Climate Fund Results over its Initial Resource Mobilization Period
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COP25 Keynote (Part 3): Green Climate Fund Results over its Initial Resource Mobilization Period
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Highlights: Country Case Studies for the Independent Evaluation of the GCF's Country Ownership Approach

... Country Case Studies for the Independent Evaluation of the GCF's Country Ownership Approach ...

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Webinar: Independent Evaluation of the Relevance and Effectiveness of GCF Investments in SIDS

... Webinar: Independent Evaluation of the Relevance and Effectiveness of GCF Investments in SIDS ...

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Webinar: Independent Assessment of GCF's Simplified Approval Process

... Webinar: Independent Assessment of GCF's Simplified Approval Process ...

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Spotlight: Evaluating the relevance and effectiveness of the GCF’s investments in the African States

This video summarizes the key findings and recommendations of the Independent Evaluation of the Relevance and Effectiveness of the Green Climate Fund’s Investments in the African ...

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Spotlight: Independent Synthesis of Direct Access in the Green Climate Fund

This video summarizes the key findings and recommendations of the Independent Synthesis of Direct Access in the Green Climate Fund. The video was ... Spotlight: Independent Synthesis of Direct Access in the Green Climate Fund ...

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Stakeholder Engagement in Impact Evaluation

Strong engagement with stakeholders is central to the IEU’s Learning-Oriented Real-Time Impact Assessment ... local stakeholders from inception through to completion of the evaluation. For example, project teams have full ... and shared responsibility and accountability with the GCF-IEU for the interpretation of results and reporting. Within ...

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Good will hunting: Challenges of theory-based impact evaluations for climate investments in a multilateral setting

... when institutionalizing LORTA within the GCF ecosystem of international and national actors. These challenges may ... other multilateral settings. Good will hunting: Challenges of theory-based impact evaluations for climate investments ...

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Going the Last Mile: Behavioural Science and Investments in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

... on both portfolio-level data as well as case studies of 11 purposively-chosen projects from a random sample of 20 projects in the GCF portfolio. This is a revised and extended version of the paper presented to the Climate2020 online Conference. ...

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Final report on the Independent evaluation of the Green Climate Fund's approach to the private sector

... This evaluation assesses the relevance and effectiveness of the GCF’s approach to the private sector. Its findings ... include: Enhancing the speed and transparency of GCF operations to align with private sector needs for ... Evaluation Unit Final report on the Independent evaluation of the Green Climate Fund's approach to the private sector ...

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