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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 
Synthesis
... from evaluations, reviews, and studies conducted by the IEU. Synthesis products aggregate existing evidence to ... or as analyses that cut across themes, modalities, or areas of the Green Climate Fund’s operations. These products ... out in the GCF Evaluation Policy and Evaluation Standards. IEU synthesis products are intended to complement individual ...
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‘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 
Executive Summary: Independent Evaluation of the GCF's Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme (RPSP)
This document presents the summary of the Independent Evaluation of the GCF's Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme ... Updated Strategic Plan. It reviewed progress since IEU's 2018 evaluation, examining the Programme’s ...
Document > Evaluation brief
Progress Report on the Implementation of the Gender Action Plan
This summary report outlines the principal findings of the IEU’s review of the implementation of the Gender Action Plan (GAP). The ...
Document > Publication
LORTA Inception Workshop 2018
... programme, initiated by the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The LORTA programme aims to ...
Document > Publication
Approach Brief: ESS2020
... and equitably manage the environmental and social risks of all its investments the GCF has adopted an Environmental ... comprising the Environmental and Social Policy and a set of internationally recognized Environmental and Social ... brief provides a pre-implementation summary of the IEU’s planned evaluation of the GCF’s assessment of the ...
Document > Evaluation brief
GEvalNote 05
... and equitably manage the environmental and social risks of all its investments, the GCF has adopted an Environmental ... comprising the Environmental and Social Policy and a set of internationally recognized Environmental and Social ... note introduces decision makers to the key points in the IEU’s evaluation of the GCF’s ESMS and ESS. It describes ...
Document > Evaluation brief
GEvalBrief 05
... and equitably manage the environmental and social risks of all its investments the GCF has adopted an Environmental ... comprising the Environmental and Social Policy and a set of internationally recognized Environmental and Social ... note introduces decision makers to the key points in the IEU’s evaluation of the GCF’s ESMS and ESS. It describes ...
Document > Evaluation brief
Approach Brief: Accreditation
... deploying its resources, the GCF works through a wide range of institutions to finance projects and programmes. To ... funding, these institutions must fulfil the requirements of an accreditation process. This 2020 2-page introductory ... brief provides a pre-implementation summary of the IEU’s planned synthesis of the GCF accreditation function. ...
Document > Evaluation brief
GEvalBrief 06
... deploying its resources, the GCF works through a wide range of institutions to finance projects and programmes. To ... funding, these institutions must fulfil the requirements of an accreditation process. This 2020 4-page brief introduces decision makers to the key points in the IEU’s synthesis of the GCF's accreditation function. It ...
Document > Evaluation brief
Approach Brief: SIDS2020
... introductory brief provides a pre-implementation summary of the IEU’s planned evaluation of the relevance and effectiveness of the GCF’s ...
Document > Evaluation brief
Considerations for integrating behavioural science in Green Climate Fund projects
... to identify potential behavioural opportunities, the IEU presents a short list of considerations to highlight which elements of GCF projects may benefit from the application of ...
Document > Learning paper
Country Case Studies of the Independent Evaluation of the Green Climate Fund's Energy Sector Portfolio and Approach
... been prepared as an input into the Independent Evaluation of the Green Climate Fund’s Energy Sector Portfolio and Approach, conducted by the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The report includes ...
Document > Evaluation report
Realist review: Just transition towards low emission, climate resilient and more inclusive societies in developing countries
... and legal barriers, exclusion and unequal distribution of benefits, as well as inadequate technical skills. These findings are covered in this IEU brief . Theodora Yeung, Lekha Tlhotlhalemaje, Camilla ... Norrington-Davies, Agata Makowska, Rob Macquarie, Maikel Lieuw-Kie-Song, Yeonji Kim, Daisuke Horikoshi, Zephaniah ...
Document > Learning paper
Approach Paper: Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Simplified Approval Process (SAP2025)
... efficiency in approval and disbursement. Building on the IEU’s 2020 assessment of the SAP Pilot Scheme, this 2025 evaluation examines how ... timeline, and deliverables, guiding the independent review of SAP’s performance and impact. Approach Paper: ...
Document > Approach paper
The Third Evaluability assessment of the Green Climate Fund’s Funding Proposals
... study conducted by the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The study assesses whether ... in a reliable and credible manner. It analyses a sample of 20 funding proposals (FPs) approved between B.26 and ...
Document > Learning paper
Executive Summary: Independent Evaluation of the GCF's Approach to Country Ownership (COA2025)
This document presents the Executive Summary of the Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Approach to Country Ownership (COA2025). It ... of the evaluation, which was conducted as part of the IEU’s 2025 workplan and submitted to the GCF Board ahead ...
Document > Evaluation brief
Impact Insights: Can Forest Conservation Work While Building Stronger Livelihoods?
... emerging findings from the six-year impact evaluation of GCF’s FP026 project in Madagascar. Conducted under the IEU’s LORTA programme, the study explores how forest ... gains from climate-resilient crops, and the importance of sustained support systems, especially for female-headed ...
Document > Evaluation brief
Independent Evaluation of the GCF's Approach to Country Ownership (COA2025)
This independent evaluation of the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) approach to country ownership was approved by the GCF Board as part of the 2025 workplan of the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) and is submitted in time for its forty-third meeting ...
Document > Evaluation report
Synthesis on Monitoring and Evaluation
... the synthesis documents the evolution and implementation of M&E policies, practices, and systems within the GCF, as ... the Third Performance Review (TPR) being undertaken by the IEU (2025-27) to assess the Fund’s overall operational ...
Document > Synthesis
Gender Synthesis: Benchmarking Exercise
This study was conducted as a component of the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) Gender Synthesis and as ... preparatory work for the Independent Evaluation Unit’s (IEU) evaluation of the GCF’s approach to gender. The study reviewed the ...
Document > Publication
RPSP2026: Independent Synthesis of the GCF’s Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme
... timely and evidence-based inputs to inform the update of the Readiness and Preparatory ... programming period. Drawing on findings from previous IEU evaluations, it will synthesise evidence on progress and ... meeting in 2027. RPSP2026 RPSP2026: Independent Synthesis of the GCF’s Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme ...
Evaluation > Programmatic
FP073 Impact evaluation endline report: Strengthening Climate Resilience of Rural Communities in Rwanda “Green Gicumbi Project”
This report presents the endline findings of the IEU’s Learning-Oriented Real-Time Impact Assessment (LORTA) of the Green Gicumbi Project (FP073) in northern Rwanda. ...
Document > Impact evaluation report
Learning Talk: Evaluation Policy of the GCF
On 15 February, the IEU organized a Learning Talk on the Evaluation Policy of the GCF. The objective of the GCF’s Evaluation Policy ... You can now watch a recording of the event below: #IEUtalks Hybrid Learning Talk: Evaluation Policy of the GCF ...
Event > IEU talk 
Evaluability assessment of the Green Climate Fund funding proposals
This paper continues IEU’s effort to assess the tools and frameworks within ... proposals that enable robust monitoring and measurement of results during project implementation. The series began ... in 2019 with “Becoming bigger, better, smarter: A summary of the evaluability of Green Climate Fund proposals”. This ...
Document > Learning paper Pages
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