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Supporting farmers dealing with climate change: The impact of Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) on smallholder lead farmers in Malawi

This document explores the impact of Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) on lead farmers in Malawi, addressing how this innovative approach equips smallholders to adapt to the challenges of...

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Country case study: Grenada (HWFW2024)

This case study was undertaken as part of the independent evaluation of the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) Result Area (RA) “Health and Wellbeing, and Food and Water Security” (HWFW). The evaluation was launched in April...

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Country case study: Fiji (HWFW2024)

This case study was undertaken as part of the independent evaluation of the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) Result Area (RA) “Health and Wellbeing, and Food and Water Security” (HWFW). The evaluation was launched in April...

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Country case study: Senegal (HWFW2024)

This case study was undertaken as part of the independent evaluation of the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) Result Area (RA) “Health and Wellbeing, and Food and Water Security” (HWFW). The evaluation was launched in April...

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Country case study: Republic of Marshall Islands (HWFW2024)

This case study was undertaken as part of the independent evaluation of the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) Result Area (RA) “Health and Wellbeing, and Food and Water Security” (HWFW). The evaluation was launched in April...

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Country case study: Namibia

This case study was undertaken as part of the independent evaluation of the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) Result Area (RA) “Health and Wellbeing, and Food and Water Security” (HWFW). The evaluation was launched in April...

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Country case study: Tajikistan (HWFW2024)

This case study was undertaken as part of the independent evaluation of the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) Result Area (RA) “Health and Wellbeing, and Food and Water Security” (HWFW). The evaluation was launched in April...

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Impact evaluation baseline report for FP034: Building resilient communities, wetlands ecosystems and associated catchments in Uganda

This baseline report evaluates FP034, a wetland restoration and community resilience project in Uganda, implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Assessed under the Learning-Oriented Real-Time...

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Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Gender Approach

The Gender Approach Evaluation will begin with a synthesis of existing evidence in 2025 to lay the groundwork for a more comprehensive evaluation of the GCF’s gender strategies in 2026. The synthesis note is expected to...

Evaluation

Independent evaluation of the GCF’s approach to and Portfolio of Climate Information and Early Warning System Interventions

The evaluation of Early Warning Systems aims to assess the GCF's interventions in climate information and early warning systems. The findings from this evaluation are scheduled to be submitted at the first Board meeting...

Evaluation

Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Simplified Approval Process

The evaluation of the GCF’s Simplified Approval Process (SAP) is assessing the extent to which this access modality provides easier access to GCF resources and addresses the needs of countries. The evaluation will be...

Evaluation

Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Approach to Country Ownership

The Country Ownership evaluation will explore how effectively the GCF promotes country-driven processes and supports national climate priorities, building on the Country Ownership Approach assessed in 2019. The results...

Evaluation > Thematic

A sneak peek at GCF’s B.30: Funding proposals, and strategy and policy items for Board discussion

... seeking approval at B.30). This is significant: a recent IEU learning paper analysed, for example, the potential of ... through its current programming period, the findings of an IEU analysis of Board decision-making in GCF-1 are used to ... for transformational change at the Green Climate Fund. IEU learning paper, No. 05, March 2021. Independent ...

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‘Climate-smart’ farming boosts forests, food security in Madagascar

... a warming planet.” Disclaimer: This blog referring to the IEU LORTA report "Impact Evaluation midline report for FP026 ...

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Evaluation must promote sustainable development

... prove helpful in this objective. This is being used in the IEU’s focus on the Learning-Oriented Real-Time Impact ...

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Stakeholder Engagement in Impact Evaluation

Strong engagement with stakeholders is central to the IEU’s Learning-Oriented Real-Time Impact Assessment ... and shared responsibility and accountability with the GCF-IEU for the interpretation of results and reporting. Within ...

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Good will hunting: Challenges of theory-based impact evaluations for climate investments in a multilateral setting

In 2018, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) initiated a multi-year Learning-Oriented Real-Time Impact Assessment (LORTA) programme to understand what works in climate interventions, for whom, how much and why. LORTA supports...

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Going the Last Mile: Behavioural Science and Investments in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

This paper makes the case for behavioural science analysis and interventions in project design. Current approaches to behaviour change in the GCF portfolio are likely to ignore several psychological barriers. We base...

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Final report on the Independent evaluation of the Green Climate Fund's approach to the private sector

The GCF is mandated to take a leading role in promoting private sector support for climate finance in developing countries. This evaluation assesses the relevance and effectiveness of the GCF’s approach to the private...

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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 USD 10 billion received in commitments, this paper examines the GCF’s financial flows over this time. The paper...

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GEvalNote 03: LORTA 2020

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...

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GEvalBrief 03: LORTA 2020

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...

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GEvalBrief 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...

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GEvalNote 03: LORTA 2018

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...

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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 and environmental fields in developing countries, this protocol for a systematic review focuses on synthesizing the evidence on...

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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 to inform, among other things, the next update to the strategic plan (USP-2), currently being discussed for the GCF-2 period (...

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Impact evaluation baseline report for FP072: Strengthening climate resilience of agricultural livelihoods in agro-ecological regions I and II in Zambia

This report presents the baseline data for “Strengthening climate resilience of agricultural livelihoods in agro-ecological regions I and II in Zambia” (SCRALA), a project funded by the Green Climate Fund and...

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Evaluation Operational Procedures and Guidelines for Accredited Entity-led Evaluations

These Evaluation Operational Procedures and Guidelines (‘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...

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Valuing investments in the Global Carbon Market Mechanism as compound real options: Lessons from the Clean Development Mechanism

The Global Carbon Market Mechanism (GCMM) aims to incentivize national or sub-national actors to invest in climate mitigation projects at the same time as limiting the global costs of tackling global warming. Using the...

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[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 following an approval by the GCF Board in the decision B.34/06 in October 2022. The evaluation will assess the relevance and...

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