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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
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
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 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 
'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 
Evaluability assessments
Evaluability assessments The IEU conducts evaluability studies to assess whether GCF ... These studies examine elements such as clear theories of change, measurable outcomes, and strong monitoring ... in the design of operations that may contribute to long-term change. These findings led to a recommendation that the ...
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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
LORTA Design Workshop 2025
The Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) held its 2025 ... high-quality impact evaluations. Participants worked with IEU experts and partners to refine evaluation questions, ...
Event > IEU talk Republic of Korea 
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
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
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
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 
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 
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 
Designing an impact evaluation in six steps
How do we measure the impact of a project? For instance, how do we know if a COVID-19 ... how particular inputs are expected to lead to outputs, intermediate and final intended outcomes (Rogers, 2014). As an ... are making the desired impact and to what extent. References Clark, E., & Taplin, D. (2012). Theory of change ...
Article > Blog 
UNESCO i-WSSM Forum on Water, Gender, and International Cooperation
The Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) participated in the UNESCO International Centre for ... and International Cooperation, held at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Seoul. Representing the IEU, Jeehyun Yoon presented evidence from IEU evaluations ...
Event > External event Republic of Korea 
Learning Talk: Enhancing Access
... a challenge? What lessons are available for the GCF? This IEU Learning Talk introduced the latest IEU work on ‘access’, recent OED work on policy coherence and updates on the drafting of the revised access strategy. The talk provided a platform ...
Event > IEU talk 
9th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum (APAN Forum)
The Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) of the Green Climate Fund participated in the 9th ... Daisuke Horikoshi, Principal Evaluation Officer at the IEU, represented the Unit as a speaker in the session ...
Event > External event Thailand 
GLocal Evaluation Week 2025
The Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) took part in GLocal ... line at the GCF” highlighted how evidence from the IEU’s special study informed the GCF’s newly adopted ...
Event 
GLocal Evaluation Week 2025
[image:1:w-100] The Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) took part in GLocal ... line at the GCF” highlighted how evidence from the IEU’s special study informed the GCF’s newly adopted ...
Event 
‘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 
Empowering women through climate adaptation: What are the next steps?
... an evaluation visit to Tajikistan Disclaimer : The names of people in the blog have been changed for privacy and to ... the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Independent Evaluation Unit of the Green Climate ... This divergence in views put me in a reflective mode. In terms of this adaptation project meeting its indicators, ...
Article > Blog Tajikistan 
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 
SITES 2025 Conference — Africa and the Mediterranean: Economic Perspective and Sustainable Development
The Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) participated in the SITES 2025 Conference , the X ... degli Economisti dello Sviluppo), the Italian Association of Development Economists, and the Fondazione Tor Vergata ... climate resilience and sustainable growth. Representing the IEU, Marco D’Errico, Impact Evaluation Officer, presented ...
Event > External event Italy 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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