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GEvalNote 19: PPWW2024
This 2-pager summarizes the main conclusions and recommendations of the Independent Evaluation of the Green Climate Fund’s Approach to and Protection of Whistleblowers and Witnesses.
Document > Evaluation brief
Evidence gap map and intervention heat maps: Climate change adaptation in low- and middle-Income countries
This evidence review examined evidence on climate change adaptation interventions and their effectiveness between 2007 and 2018. Results from 464 studies are included in an evidence gap map which shows large disparities...
Document > Operational document
Meta-analysis: Access to credit as a determinant of autonomous adaptation to climate change: A meta-analysis of the evidence
This meta-analysis report builds on the evidence gap map (EGM) and intervention heat map (IHM) that examines the evidence regarding the effectiveness of climate change adaptation interventions and linked financial flows...
Document > Operational document
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 
Private investor engagement key to climate-resilient world
... prominent at the GCF with mitigation projects, showed the IEU’s FPR published in June 2019. This is partly ... states, as well as its efficiency and effectiveness. “The IEU advises the board on the strategy for GCF,” she said. ... National University. Puri said the collaboration allowed IEU to improve the efficiency of workflow, by taking ...
Article > Interview 
Designing an M&E System for Impact Evaluation: Tips for Program Designers and Evaluators!
... just been invited to the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU)’s Learning-Oriented Real-Time Impact Assessment ... geographic distribution, and measurement capabilities, the IEU will select six of these projects to provide better and ... Author Dr. Jyotsna Puri (Jo) in Madagascar where the IEU has a LORTA project. Two of the most often asked ...
Article > Blog 
PRESS RELEASE: ‘Green Climate Fund’s governance on track, but other improvements needed’: Independent report
... Produced by the GCF’s Independent Evaluation Unit (GCF-IEU) and adopted by the GCF Board at its thirty-fifth ... impacts for beneficiaries and asset resilience. The IEU’s projections indicate the Fund’s portfolio will ... said. “Nevertheless, the improvements noted by the IEU review and the Secretariat’s largely positive response ...
Article > News 
B.34 Data Outlook: Funding proposals for Board’s consideration
... present information about the GCF projects that are part of IEU’s Learning-Oriented Real-time Impact Assessment ... of the LORTA programme As a member of the LORTA team at the IEU, I would like to give you a quick tour of the programme. ... in implementation. Thus far, the project team, AE and IEU have published one fully completed impact evaluation ...
Article > Blog 
B.37 Data Outlook: funding proposals for the board’s consideration
... documents to the Board, and some findings from the IEU’s independent evaluation reports. What will be the ... This observation is in sync with findings from the IEU’s RPSP2023 evaluation, which established that the GCF ... non-state actors including the private sector entities. The IEU, amongst others, recommends in the RPSP2023 evaluation ...
Article > Blog 
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
Evidence review: Women's empowerment
Women’s empowerment is a key way to tackle gender inequality. Empowerment is an end in itself and also contributes to wider outcomes. By empowering women, individuals become agents of change and can catalyze climate...
Evidence review
Evidence review: Behavioural science
While being the primary agent of mitigation and adaptation, human behaviours are the least studied aspect of climate change. With climate change intensifying globally each year, both mitigation and adaptation present...
Evidence review
If I could time travel: does access to credit help the decision to adapt to climate change in developing countries?
... in our gap-map [1], which will be published soon by the IEU and DEval. In our recent meta-analysis report [2] to be published by the IEU and DEval in the coming weeks, we analyze this ...
Article > Blog 
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
Accountability in Climate Action
... of the global effort to tackle climate change. This IEU has completed an independent evaluation to inform ...
Article > Blog 
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 
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
Behavioural science, decision making and climate investments
This paper builds a bridge between how climate interventions are conceived and implemented and the nascent field of behavioural science as a practical, low-cost but potentially rewarding route for increasing the...
Document > Learning paper
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
GEvalNote 03: LORTA 2019
The multi-year Learning-Oriented Real-Time Impact Assessment (LORTA) programme keeps track of the impact of GCF investments. Its goal is to assist GCF projects measure their impact in lowering greenhouse gas emissions...
Document > Evaluation brief
LORTA Portfolio Brief 2021
The multi-year Learning-Oriented Real-Time Impact Assessment (LORTA) programme keeps track of the impact of GCF investments. Its goal is to assist GCF projects measure their impact in lowering greenhouse gas emissions...
Document > Evaluation brief
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...
Document > Evaluation document
Impact Evaluation Report for FP002 : Scaling up the Use of Modernized Climate Information and Early Warning Systems in Malawi
This report assesses the impact of the Green Climate Fund's FP002 "Scaling up the Use of Modernized Climate Information and Early Warning Systems in Malawi". The impact evaluation focuses on the Participatory Integrated...
Document > Impact evaluation report
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".
Document > Evaluation document
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...
Document > Evaluation document
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
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 Pages
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