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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. ...
Document > Learning paper
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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"Show me the money": Resource allocation, funding windows and country needs
As the initial resource mobilization period of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) draws to an end with over ... project funding allocation and the vulnerability levels of recipient and non-recipient countries. Elangtlhoko ...
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Evidence review on behavioural science interventions in development and environmental fields in developing countries: Protocol for a systematic review
Based on the evidence gap map of behavioural science interventions within the development ... focuses on synthesizing the evidence on the effectiveness of behavioural science interventions, including feedback, ... presents the overall approach for the systematic review of the effectiveness of these specific behavioural ...
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Final report of the Second Performance Review of the Green Climate Fund
The Second Performance Review of the Green Climate Fund covers the GCF-1 period and seeks ... discussed for the GCF-2 period (2024–2027). The scope of the SPR includes (1) evaluating the GCF’s progress in ... actions as outlined in the USP, and (2) the performance of the GCF in promoting a paradigm shift towards ...
Document > Evaluation report
Impact evaluation baseline report for FP072: Strengthening climate resilience of agricultural livelihoods in agro-ecological regions I and II in Zambia
... the baseline data for “Strengthening climate resilience of agricultural livelihoods in agro-ecological regions I and ... descriptive statistics collected for the baseline phase of the SCRALA impact evaluation. Babatunde Abidoye, Dr. ... baseline report for FP072: Strengthening climate resilience of agricultural livelihoods in agro-ecological regions I and ...
Document > Evaluation document
Evaluation Operational Procedures and Guidelines for Accredited Entity-led Evaluations
... (‘Guidelines’) aim to promote a shared understanding of the requirements of the GCF Evaluation Policy as they relate to the delivery of interim evaluations and final evaluations of funded ...
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Valuing investments in the Global Carbon Market Mechanism as compound real options: Lessons from the Clean Development Mechanism
... projects at the same time as limiting the global costs of tackling global warming. Using the worked example of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), this article shows that the exact valuation of a mitigation project requires the application of compound ...
Document > Other publication
[Approach paper] Independent Evaluation of Green Climate Fund's Approach to the Energy Sector
An independent evaluation of the GCF's approach to the energy sector is undertaken ... The evaluation will assess the relevance and effectiveness of GCF’s approach to the energy sector to inform future ... guidance. It will also provide an extensive analysis of the results achieved as well as scenarios for future ...
Document > Approach paper
Impact Evaluation Midline Report for FP073 - Strengthening climate resilience of rural communities in Northern Rwanda
This is a midline impact evaluation report of the GCF project FP073 Strengthening climate resilience of ... agriculture. The project has been evaluated at midterm through a repeated cross section design with a random ... us to gauge the project's progress towards its longer-term objectives. Impact Evaluation Midline Report for ...
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Synthetic review: Effectiveness of climate change mitigation interventions in the private sector in developing countries
The results of the synthetic review show that the evidence on this topic ... energy, industrial and agricultural sectors. The majority of the 32 reviewed studies found significant positive ... and other co-impacts. However, the limited number of causal studies and the limited external validity in a ...
Document > Learning paper
Evidence gap map and intervention heat map: Evidence review on results-based payments
... gap map presents a systematic, multisectoral search of publications in the academic and grey literature. The ... between 2000 and 2020 that assessed the effectiveness of one or more RBP interventions using experimental, ... characteristics extracted from a sample of 428 studies that met these inclusion/exclusion criteria, ...
Document > Learning paper
Evidence review: Just transition
Just transition is now a key element of climate change debates. To date, most learning on just ... the first to provide a rigorous and precise realist summary of deliberate interventions contributing towards a just ...
Evidence review
Systematic review: Effectiveness of life skills training interventions for the empowerment of women in developing countries
The systematic review evaluates the ability of life skills interventions to promote the empowerment of women of all ages. Overall, life skills positively affect a range ...
Document > Learning paper
Spotlight: Independent Synthesis of the GCF's Accreditation Function
... Evaluation Unit undertook its independent synthesis study of the Green Climate Fund’s Accreditation function. Meet ... behind the evaluation and learn more about the key findings of our report. Read the full report here. This video was ... Spotlight: Independent Synthesis of the GCF's Accreditation Function ...
Video > IEU video
Spotlight: Our reflections on GCF B.28
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board held its 28th meeting in March, approving 15 new climate projects totalling USD 7.5 billion.
The GCF's Independent Evaluation Unit watched the meeting closely – Watch the video to hear...
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LORTA In-Person Impact Evaluation Design Workshop
The purpose of the in-person impact evaluation design workshop is to ... project managers, and M&E teams to measure the impact of their project/s. Participants will learn more about ... and quasi-experimental designs based on a theory of change. Participants will work in small groups to develop ...
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Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Third Performance Review
The Third Performance Review (TPR) of the GCF will initiate a multi-year review to evaluate the ... to be completed in early 2027. TPR Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Third Performance Review ...
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Greening North Korea - An opportunity for the GCF?
... watershed management and soil erosion. Today, the role of forests as a critical precondition for the world’s ... with the Park Chung-Hee administration in the 1960s, a long-term successful reforestation campaign began with the help ... follow him on Twitter @BernhardSeliger You can follow the IEU @GCF_Eval #IEUblog Also, be sure to check out the ...
Article > Blog
My pop moments from COP25
... be resting and thinking about the next COP at Glasgow. Half of that has occurred: we are all thinking about COP26 in Glasgow. But with a sense of disquiet. COP25 has been marked significantly by chaos ... moment : No one knows. (Spoiler alert: Its one thing the IEU will be working on in 2020.) ‘ Climate value is ...
Article > Blog
Structure determines behavior. We need insights from Behavioral Economics to save the planet.
... this, in January 2019, Madhuri Dass Woudenberg, Head of Communications of the Global Development Network (GDN), ... Jyotsna Puri (Jo), Head of the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), on the knowledge ... Behavioral insights are telling us that ‘structure determines behavior.’ We need to change the choice ...
Article > Interview
Canaries in the Coal Mine? What Birds Tell Us About Climate Change
“Birds are indicators of the environment. If they are in trouble, we know we'll ... 18 August, I went birdwatching together with the other IEU interns as part of the Unit’s monthly Interns’ Day Programme. The ...
Article > Blog
Capacity-building for impact evaluation – LORTA Impact Evaluation Design Workshop
... #RealTimeEngagment From 28 to 31 August 2023, the IEU’s Learning-Oriented Real-Time Impact Assessment ... Accredited Entities (AEs) in measuring the causal impact of GCF’s funded projects. As a member of the LORTA team, I ... In fact, the participants left Korea motivated and determined to conduct an impact assessment for their ...
Article > Blog
Spotlight: The Green Climate Fund's Adaptation Portfolio
The Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Adaptation Portfolio and Approach completed ... behind the evaluation and learn more about the key findings of our report. This evaluation was started in January 2020 ...
Video > IEU video
Evidence gap map: Forestry
... 2016 to mid-2018 and synthesized this with the coverage of the previous evidence review (1990-2015). The evidence ... is there to inform environmental and socioeconomic outcomes of different forest conservation interventions in low- or ...
Evidence review
Evidence review: Results-based payments
Results-based payment interventions involves a funder who agrees to make payments to agents for achieving pre-agreed, verified results. In so doing, result-based payment interventions convene multiple agents to achieve...
Evidence review
Final report on the Independent evaluation of the adaptation portfolio and approach of the Green Climate Fund
... change's current and future effects. This evaluation of the GCF’s adaptation portfolio and approach assesses ... Can use its readiness programme for adaptation planning to offer support and guidance to meet country needs Needs a ... private sector’s adaptation role Requires a wider range of financial instruments with higher co-finance ratios to ...
Document > Evaluation report
Final report on the Independent evaluation of the relevance and effectiveness of the Green Climate Fund's investments in the Least Developed Countries
... been relevant and effective in reducing the vulnerability of local communities in LDCs and of their livelihoods to the effects of climate change, and whether these impacts are likely to ...
Document > Evaluation report
Impact Evaluation midline report for FP026 - Sustainable Landscapes for Eastern Madagascar
... (SLEM) project (FP026) aims to increase the resilience of smallholder farmers and reduce carbon emissions by ... and local government. The project has been evaluated at midterm through a clustered phase-in design that relied on the ... us to gauge the project's progress towards its longer-term objectives. Camila Donatti, Giacomo Fedele, Rocky ...
Document > Evaluation document
Evidence review: Transformational change
... investments. The evidence gap maps will inform the scope of a subsequent systematic review. For the purpose of our review, we operationalize transformational change in the following manner: A large depth of change: Transformational change requires a sizeable ...
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