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LORTA Impact Evaluation Brief: FP069
This brief summarises the context and findings of the impact evaluation report for FP069 "Enhancing adaptive capacities of coastal communities, especially women, to cope with climate change induced salinity".
Document > Evaluation brief
LORTA Impact Evaluation Brief: FP002
This brief summarises the context and findings of the impact evaluation report for FP002 "Scaling up the Use of Modernized Climate Information and Early Warning Systems in Malawi".
Document > Evaluation brief
Impact Evaluation Baseline Report for FP087: Building livelihood resilience to climate change in the upper basins of Guatemala's highlands
This document is the baseline report for the impact evaluation of the project FP087 "Building livelihood resilience to climate change in the upper basins of Guatemala"s highlands". The report outlines the theory of...
Document > Evaluation document
Impact Evaluation Baseline Report for FP073: Strengthening Climate Resilience of Rural Communities in Northern Rwanda "Green Gicumbi Project"
This report presents the findings of the baseline survey for strengthening climate resilience of rural communities in Northern Rwanda commonly known as the "Green Gicumbi Project".
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Sustainable Landscapes in Eastern Madagascar : Baseline Household Survey Report
This report presents the findings of the baseline household survey for the project "Sustainable Landscapes in Eastern Madagascar" supported by the Independent Evaluation Unit of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and...
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The Impact of Cash Transfer Programs in Building Resilience: Insight from African Countries
Building on the existing literature, this chapter synthesizes the key findings of the From Protection to Production (PtoP) project of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), which studies the...
Document > Other publication
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...
Document > Evaluation brief
In a race against time: Machine learning for the climate emergency
... of this function lies with its Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU), which ensures that the GCF makes informed decisions ... and strategies based on solid evidence. How can the IEU possibly leverage machine learning techniques? A few ideas. The IEU has excellent potential to create intelligence from the ...
Article > Blog
B.35 Data Outlook: Funding proposals for Board’s consideration
... This will be my second Board meeting since joining the IEU. Having learned a great deal from observing B.34, I look ... updating the strategy for the next strategic period. The IEU tries to ensure the GCF is accountable and effective. ... and identifying and disseminating lessons learned. The IEU will present the final reports of three evaluations at ...
Article > Blog
B.38 Data Outlook: Opening the GCF-2 with 11 Funding Proposals and Independent Evaluations
... meeting since I joined the GCF Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) in August last year. As I revisit my experiences and ... as agenda items, including evaluation reports from the IEU, in this blog. First Board meeting of the new Strategic ... for 2024–2027), which was approved last year at B.36. The IEU contributed to the GCF’s strategic planning by ...
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Evaluation Capacity Assessment of the Green Climate Fund’s Direct Access Entities
... policies and strategies. The Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) has undertaken a desk-based review of the evaluation ... of DAEs to conduct evaluations that will feed into the IEU’s future capacity building initiatives [1] and inform ... efforts for a capacity building strategy. Feed into the IEU’s ongoing evaluations regarding DAE operations. ...
Article > Blog
Is the GCF targeting the right beneficiaries?
... we can glean some insights from baseline reports from the IEU’s impact evaluation team: the Learning-Oriented ... Impact Assessment (LORTA) programme. As reported in the IEU’s Independent Evaluation of the Relevance and the ... mud bricks against 43% in the whole district). Figure 1: IEU Mission Trip to Rwanda FP069 - Enhancing adaptive ...
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Independent Synthesis of Direct Access in the Green Climate Fund
The GCF is mandated to provide simplified and improved access to funding, including direct access, basing its activities on a country-driven approach. In its Updated Strategic Plan for 2020-2023, the GCF also sets out...
Evaluation > Programmatic
Learning & working papers
Learning papers The IEU engages with and contributes to debates on climate ... pathways and climate-resilient development. The IEU Learning Paper Series encourages discussion on these ... findings from the Unit’s work. The authors are IEU staff, consultants or are from partner organisations. ...
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A moon-shot approach? What can the GCF learn from the example of frontier investments?
... this relevant to the GCF? One set of findings from the IEU’s latest report on country ownership focuses on GCF ... have a proven track record of innovation. Second, the IEU’s country ownership report suggests that nominations ... frontier success in any sector. Third and finally, the IEU’s report on country ownership highlights how, thus ...
Article > Blog
So, you want to be an evaluator?
... an evaluator?”. I head the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) of the Green Climate Fund, an office that was founded only two years ago. Since that time the IEU has transitioned from a one-person operation to an ... of treated bed nets was done in Zambia in six months. The IEU did two thematic evaluations in five months and both ...
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4th Conference on Evaluating Environment and Development
The IEU will take part in the 4th Conference on Evaluating ... and nature-based solutions (NBS). During the event the IEU will present in the following session: Climate Change ... and CreativeShifts Speakers: Prashanth Kotturi, GCF-IEU; Christine Wörlen, AF-TERG; Deepa Chakrapani, IFC; ...
Event > External event United States
Independent Evaluation of the Green Climate Fund’s Energy Sector Portfolio and Approach
This evaluation of the energy sector will cover a wide geographic area of operations of the GCF with themes covering the relevance, efficiency, suitability, effectiveness, and innovativeness of GCF’s portfolio in the...
Evaluation > Portfolio
Independent Evaluation of the Green Climate Fund’s Investment Framework
This evaluation will look at the overarching questions of how effective and fit-for-purpose the GCF’s investment framework, accompanying tools, criteria, and guidelines are in fulfilling the Fund’s strategic goals and...
Evaluation > Thematic
Independent evaluation of the relevance and effectiveness of the GCF's investments in the LDCs
The least developed countries (LDCs) are responsible for small additions to the overall GHGs stock globally but experience disproportionate impacts of its consequences.
The evaluation asks whether the GCF’s approach and...
Evaluation > Portfolio
Learning Talk: Just Transition – What Does the Evidence Say?
Summary On 29 November, the IEU held a Learning Talk on Just Transition. The talk opened ... from a recent evidence review co-funded by the GCF-IEU and ILO on the evidence regarding interventions ... Panelists Martin Prowse, Evaluation Specialist, GCF-IEU Camilla Roman, Policy Specialist, ILO Anurag Mishra, ...
Event > IEU talk
Learning talk: Water – What Works in Developing Countries?
Summary On 19 October 2023, the IEU held a learning talk on water sector interventions. This ... Jennifer Pampolina, Communications & Uptake Associate, GCF-IEU and Martin Prowse, Evaluation Specialist, GCF-IEU Discussants Beom-Sik Yoo, Senior Advisor (Asia/Oceania), ...
Event > IEU talk
Going the Last Mile: Behavioural Science and Investments in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (presented at Climate2020 Conference)
The purpose of this paper is to showcase how insights from behavioural science can be a potential solution for this last mile problem. It applies insights from ‘nudges’ and ‘boosting’ for a sample of ten projects by the...
Document > Other publication
REDD+: A global effort to mitigate climate change and protect forests
Juan Chang, Principal Specialist in Forests and Land Use at the Green Climate Fund, provides an overview of REDD+ and its importance in fighting climate change. The talk delves into Juan’s key points on forest...
Event > IEU talk Republic of Korea
Final report on the independent evaluation of the GCF's Country Ownership Approach (COA2019)
The GCF Independent Evaluation Unit conducted this evaluation as part of its 2019 Work Plan, which was approved by the GCF Board at its twenty-first meeting (B.21) in October 2018.
The evaluation answers four important...
Document > Evaluation report
How to bridge the gap between complexity science and evaluation - A new analysis tool as a first step
This paper builds a bridge between the science of complexity and climate change adaptation activities conducted in the field. It provides an introduction to complexity science, introduces a diagnostic tool for mapping...
Document > Learning paper
Final Report of the Independent Evaluation of the Relevance and Effectiveness of the Green Climate Fund's Investments in the African States
This independent evaluation assesses whether the GCF’s approach and investments in the African States have been effective in promoting a paradigm shift towards low-emission and climate-resilient development pathways. It...
Document > Evaluation report
Final report of the Independent Synthesis of Direct Access in the Green Climate Fund
The synthesis of Direct Access in the Green Climate Fund was conducted to assess and provide learning on the Fund’s implementation of the direct access concept and approach and to improve the relevance and performance...
Document > Evaluation report
Inception Report for the Independent Review of the Green Climate Fund’s Results Management Framework
This review has two main objectives, one is to assess the design, implementation, and utility of the results management framework of the Green Climate Fund. The second is to support institutional learning by deriving...
Document > Approach paper
Report of the Synthesis Study
This synthesis report is an early, stand-alone SPR product and analytical tool that seeks to lay a foundation for common understanding of what is known about the current status of the GCF for all key stakeholders...
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