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Country case studies: LAC2024
This country case study compilation is part of the Independent Evaluation of the Relevance and Effectiveness of the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) Investments in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) States. It includes...
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Scoping Review: What do we know about the evidence base for the SDG Planet Pillar?
This scoping review, commissioned by the Global SDG Synthesis Coalition, systematically assesses available evidence from systematic reviews and United Nations evaluation reports related to the Planet Pillar of the...
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Approach Paper: Evidence review on forest conservation
This approach paper, for an evidence gap map (EGM), details the steps and procedures to search, screen, appraise and present the stock of high-quality evidence on interventions, outcomes and impacts of forest...
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COA2025: Approach Brief
Country ownership is central to the GCF’s efforts to promote low-emission and climate-resilient development. This evaluation will support learning and accountability on how the GCF promotes country ownership in its...
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Final report of the Independent Evaluation of the Green Climate Fund's Energy Sector Portfolio and Approach
The evaluation assesses whether and the extent to which GCF approaches and investments in the energy sector are effective in contributing to the objectives of the UNFCCC and other global agendas. It examines the GCF’s...
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Evidence Review on Forest Conservation – An Evidence Gap Map
This report presents an evidence gap map summarizing the available evidence on certification and land tenure interventions to conserve forests in developing countries. It identifies areas with strong evidence and...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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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Most SDG targets for Planet Health Not on Track, according to a global evidence synthesis
... independent evaluation unit of the Green Climate Fund (GCF IEU) has served as a Co-Chair for the Planet Pillar ...
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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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