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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 (...
Document > Evaluation report
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...
Document > Evaluation document
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...
Document > Policy
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...
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 following an approval by the GCF Board in the decision B.34/06 in October 2022. The evaluation will assess the relevance and...
Document > Approach paper
Evidence gap map: Effectiveness of forest conservation interventions
This evidence gap map expanded upon a previous study conducted by the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation related to forest conservation interventions. This review updated evidence for the period 2016 to mid-...
Document > Learning paper
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 is still limited and spread across various sectors and interventions, with most evidence in the energy, industrial and agricultural sectors. The...
Document > Learning paper
Evidence gap map and intervention heat map: Evidence review on results-based payments
The evidence gap map presents a systematic, multisectoral search of publications in the academic and grey literature. The search was restricted to quantitative studies published between 2000 and 2020 that assessed the...
Document > Learning paper
Evidence review: Just transition
Just transition is now a key element of climate change debates. To date, most learning on just transitions has come from developed countries. This review is the first to provide a rigorous and precise realist summary of...
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 of self, social and economic empowerment outcomes...
Document > Learning 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 rural communities in Northern Rwanda, commonly known as Green Gicumbi Project. The project aims to restore and...
Document > Evaluation document
COA2019: Final report on the independent evaluation of the GCF's Country Ownership Approach
Note: This page refers to the evaluation of country ownership undertaken in 2019. For the 2025 evaluation, please visit COA2025 here.
The GCF Independent Evaluation Unit conducted this evaluation as part of its 2019...
Document > Evaluation report
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, which is subject to the Board’s...
Evaluation
LORTA In-Person Impact Evaluation Design Workshop
The purpose of the in-person impact evaluation design workshop is to support selected GCF-funded activities, accredited entities, project managers, and M&E teams to measure the impact of their project/s....
Event > External event Thailand 
Third Performance Review of the Green Climate Fund
The Third Performance Review (TPR) of the GCF will initiate a multi-year review to evaluate the GCF’s progress during its second replenishment period (GCF-2) and provide insights to inform the third replenishment...
Evaluation
A postcard from the Caribbean
... is one of the five country case studies for the ongoing the IEU evaluation of the GCF portfolio in Latin America and the ... could be potentially useful for such a context? Read the IEU’s latest work here .) Pride and prejudice When ...
Article > Blog Jamaica 
Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Approach to Indigenous Peoples
This evaluation assessed the relevance and effectiveness of the GCF’s approach to and consideration of Indigenous Peoples. It provided inputs to inform the review of the GCF’s Indigenous Peoples Policy and considered...
Evaluation
Independent Evaluation of the GCF's 'Health and Well-being, and Food and Water Security' Result Area
In decision B.29/01, the Board approved the integrated results management framework, which identified eight results areas originating from the GCF mitigation and adaptation logic models of the initial results management...
Evaluation
My pop moments from COP25
... 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.
... Jyotsna Puri (Jo), Head of the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), on the knowledge ...
Article > Interview 
ESG commitments are useful. But have they translated into action?
... About the author Dr. Jyotsna Puri is the former Head of the IEU. She currently serves as Director of Environment, ...
Article > Blog 
Canaries in the Coal Mine? What Birds Tell Us About Climate Change
... 18 August, I went birdwatching together with the other IEU interns as part of the Unit’s monthly Interns’ Day ...
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 ...
Article > Blog 
Evidence gap map: Forestry
This evidence gap map expanded upon a previous study conducted by the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation related to forest conservation interventions in low- and middle-income countries. This review updated...
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
COA2025: Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Approach to Country Ownership
The 2025 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...
Evaluation > Thematic
Transformational Change: the Challenge of a Brave New World
Most multilateral development agencies aim for change that is ‘transformational’ or that shifts the ‘paradigm’. In many ways transformation has become the holy grail in development assistance, with most development and...
Document > Learning paper
Complexity, climate change and evaluation
As governments and multilateral institutions establish projects and programmes to mitigate and adapt to climate change, a question arises as to how we can determine their effectiveness. Impact evaluations have emerged...
Document > Working paper
Final report on the Independent evaluation of the adaptation portfolio and approach of the Green Climate Fund
In climate change science, adaptation means preparing for and adjusting to climate change's current and future effects. This evaluation of the GCF’s adaptation portfolio and approach assesses what it takes for the GCF...
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
This evaluation assesses whether the GCF’s approach and investments have been relevant and effective in reducing the vulnerability of local communities in LDCs and of their livelihoods to the effects of climate change,...
Document > Evaluation report Pages
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