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Approach paper: A review of the attributes of transformational change in the energy and public health sectors
The approach paper and approach brief detail the contours of the evidence review. We review the evidence on transformational change in two sectors where there has been demonstrable progress: in energy and in behavioural...
Document > Other publication
Approach paper: Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Approach to Indigenous Peoples (IP2024)
This paper outlines the approach of the Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Approach to Indigenous Peoples (IPs). This evaluation primarily aims to assess the relevance and effectiveness of the GCF approach to IPs. The...
Document > Approach paper
GEvalNote 20: LAC2024
This 2-pager summarizes the main conclusions and recommendations of the Independent Evaluation of the Relevance and Effectiveness of GCF’s Investments in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) States (LAC2024).
Document > Evaluation brief
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
Infographic (PPWW2024)
This infographic presents key findings and recommendations from the Independent Evaluation of the Green Climate Fund’s Approach to and Protection of Whistleblowers and Witnesses (PPWW2024). It highlights insights from...
Document > Evaluation brief
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 
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
Independent Evaluation of the Green Climate Fund’s Energy Sector Portfolio and Approach
This evaluation of the energy sector covered a wide geographic area of operations of the GCF with themes addressing 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 looked at the overarching questions of how effective and fit-for-purpose the GCF’s investment framework, accompanying tools, criteria, and guidelines were in fulfilling the Fund’s strategic goals and...
Evaluation > Thematic
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 
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
Accountability in Climate Action
... of the global effort to tackle climate change. This IEU has completed an independent evaluation to inform ...
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
Independent Evaluation of the Relevance and Effectiveness of GCF’s Investments in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) States
This evaluation assessed the relevance and effectiveness of the GCF's investments in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) States. The evaluation had four objectives:
Assessed whether the GCF approaches and...
Evaluation
What can the Green Climate Fund learn about innovation from institutional economics: Lessons for multilaterals.
... performance of the Fund , the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) noted that a significant portion of the Fund’s ... that have been ‘accredited’ to the Fund (see the IEU’s new accreditation evaluation here ). This is ... people and innovative projects. Figure 1 below, from the IEU’s accreditation evaluation , shows the ‘climate ...
Article > Blog 
Often late and costs a pretty penny: do impact evaluations meet the opportunity window?
... answer is ‘it depends’! As we explore in a recent IEU working paper , the answers depend on where impact ... to consider impact evaluations (consider, for example, the IEU’s LORTA programme ). Costs of conducting real-world ... testing beforehand. Most grant windows (including 3ie and IEU’s LORTA) build in a first formative phase to minimize ...
Article > Blog 
What the Green Climate Fund can teach us about multilateral organizations
... colleagues and I at the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) of the GCF spend a lot of time thinking about the ... that it has built in an accountability structure like the IEU to provide the board with evidence to support its ... can follow him on Twitter @archirastogi You can follow the IEU @GCF_Eval #IEUblog What the Green Climate Fund ...
Article > Blog 
Of prayer flags and readiness: Notes from an evaluation mission in Bhutan
... it to the GCF as a token of appreciation. Of course, the IEU is not the intended recipient of the gifts, and we are ... eventually. The mission was undertaken as part of the IEU evaluation of the GCF readiness program. The report of the readiness evaluation by the IEU will be available here later in the year. 1 / 11 ...
Article > Blog 
Bridging the Gap between Academia and Policymakers for SDG Implementation Now
... to the IGEE was chosen as the activity for the month’s IEU Interns’ Day programme [2] collectively by me and the other two IEU interns – Zephaniah Danaa and Issahaku Npoagne ... Independent Evaluation Unit, Green Climate Fund. (2022). IEU Internship announcement. Available here . [3] Sachs, ...
Article > Blog 
Measuring resilience: Threading the needle
... Within the large portfolio of impact evaluations under the IEU’s Learning-Oriented Real-Time Impact Assessment ... more we need evidence of the impact of what we do. The IEU will undertake work on climate resilience to establish a ... future spending on potential humanitarian crises. IEU’s future work includes a workshop that will bring all ...
Article > Blog 
Desert with a dirt road
IEU staff member Archi Rastogi shares reflection while on an ... here to ask some of these questions as part of an ongoing IEU evaluation. Not a drop to drink During a 5-day official ... changed for anonymity. The visit to Namibia was part of the IEU Independent Evaluation of the GCF's "Health, Well-being, ...
Article > Blog Namibia 
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...
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