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Special Learning Talk on the Wetlands

... part of the Learning Oriented Real Time Impact Assessment (LORTA) programme. Prowse elaborated on the purpose of LORTA, the methods chosen for this evaluation, and lessons ...

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Learning Talk: What Works in GCF Agriculture Projects

... agricultural projects, highlighting findings from LORTA (the Learning-Oriented Real-Time Impact Assessment ... securing livelihoods while reconfiguring food systems. LORTA Findings: Midline results from the Green Gicumbi ...

Event > IEU talk Republic of Korea

IEU Workplan 2024

... period. Learning-Oriented Real-Time Impact Assessment (LORTA) Programme: The IEU/LORTA programme is currently working with 23 GCF projects to ...

Article > News

FP172 - Mitigating GHG emission through modern, efficient and climate friendly clean cooking solutions (CCS) in Nepal

Clean cooking solutions: This impact evaluation looks at the deployment of clean cooking solutions (CCS). Despite its potential benefits to improve health and decrease greenhouse gas emissions, penetration of clean...

Project > Funding proposal Nepal

FP068 - Scaling-up multi-hazard early warning system and the use of climate information in Georgia

This evaluation aims to assess the impact of the FP068 "Scaling-up Multi-Hazard Early Warning System and the Use of Climate Information in Georgia" on vulnerable populations in flood-prone areas of Georgia. This UNDP...

Project Georgia

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

Impact evaluation baseline report for FP069: Enhancing adaptive capacities of coastal communities, especially women, to cope with climate change induced salinity

This report presents the baseline data for “Enhancing adaptive capacities of coastal communities, especially women, to cope with climate change induced salinity”, a project funded by the Green Climate Fund and...

Document > Evaluation document

Impact evaluation report for FP069 — Enhancing adaptive capacities of coastal communities, especially women, to cope with climate change induced salinity in Bangladesh
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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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Impact Evaluation midline report for FP026 - Sustainable Landscapes for Eastern Madagascar

The Sustainable Landscapes for Eastern Madagascar (SLEM) project (FP026) aims to increase the resilience of smallholder farmers and reduce carbon emissions by implementing climate-smart agriculture and sustainable...

Document > Evaluation document

SAP023 - River Restoration for Climate Change Adaptation (RIOS)

River restoration: This evaluation assesses the effectiveness of restoring rivers and improving forest connectivity to increase adaptive capacity of vulnerable communities. In Mexico, over half of the watersheds have...

Project > Funding proposal Mexico

FP062 - Poverty, Reforestation, Energy and Climate Change Project (PROEZA)

Climate smart agroforestry systems: This evaluation evaluates the impact of “environmental conditional cash transfer plus programme” (E-CCT+) on climate resilience of poor households and forest cover in eastern Paraguay...

Project > Funding proposal Paraguay

영향평가 설계의 6단계

... Learning-Oriented Real-Time Impact Assessment , 이하 LORTA)팀을 구성해 프로젝트 영향평가를 ... 전담하고 있습니다. 저는 바로 이 LORTA 팀의 일원으로 2020년에9주에 걸쳐 LORTA 온라인 워크샵을 진행했고, 이 블로그를 ...

Article > Blog

IEU Learning Talk highlights insights from impact evaluations in Madagascar and Belize

... under the Learning-Oriented Real-Time Impact Assessment (LORTA) programme. The session, moderated by Marco ... did we learn? The session concluded with reflections on how LORTA evaluations support learning within GCF and beyond: ...

Article > News

FP101 - Resilient Rural Belize (Be-Resilient) (RRB)

Value chain development and Food security: We conducted two impact evaluations under this project. The first evaluates the impact of matching grants on the sales and income of producer organisations and associated...

Project > Funding proposal Belize

FP087 - Building livelihood resilience to climate change in the upper basins of Guatemala’s highlands

Climate-smart watershed management: This evaluation assesses the impact of improved land-use practices, community grants and an early warning system in target watersheds in Guatemala’s highlands. Climate change is...

Project > Funding proposal Guatemala

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

SAP021 - Community-based Landscape Management for Enhanced Climate Resilience and Reduction of Deforestation in Critical Watersheds

Community-Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM): This evaluation looks at the impact of decentralized and localized natural resources management system on deforestation and forest degradation. Shifting cultivation...

Project > Funding proposal Timor-Leste

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

Impact evaluation report for FP101: Resilient Rural Belize – Backyard Gardens

This impact evaluation, based on a phase-in randomized controlled trial, draws on baseline data collected in 2021 and endline data gathered in early 2024 from 1,350 households (representing 85 per cent coverage). It...

Document > Impact evaluation report

Designing an impact evaluation in six steps

... Unit’s Learning-Oriented Real-Time Impact Assessment (LORTA) programme, which offers technical assistance within ... activities. I was privileged to support, in 2020, the first LORTA virtual design workshop over 9 weeks with over 80 ... for focus group discussions (qualitative) Source: 2020 LORTA Virtual Workshop presentation slides Conclusion In ...

Article > Blog

The GCF Board Approves IEU’s 2018 Work Plan and Budget

... The Learning-oriented real-time impact assessment window (LORTA): The IEU will work with researchers and managers on ...

Article > News

From Climate Finance to Impact Evaluation: The IEU at COP29

... from the Learning-Oriented Real-Time Impact Assessment (LORTA) programme. The event showcased causal evidence and ...

Article > News Azerbaijan

Work plans

... continue the Learning-Oriented Real-Time Impact Assessment (LORTA) programme, which supports impact evaluations of ...

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2025 Asian Evaluation Week (AEW)

... review of water-sector projects. Michell Dong presented a LORTA impact evaluation case study from FP026 in Madagascar. ...

Event > External event China

FP072 - Strengthening climate resilience of agricultural livelihoods in Agro-Ecological Regions I and II (SCRALA)

This evaluation aims to assess the impact of FP072, the "Strengthening climate resilience of agricultural livelihoods in Agro-Ecological Regions I and II in Zambia (SCRALA)." The project aims to increase climate...

Project > Funding proposal Zambia

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