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Dr. Bradley Parks, Executive Director of AidData, provides an overview of Geospatial Impact Evaluations (GIEs) methods and tools which are believed more rigorous than performance evaluations but significantly cheaper...

Dr. Nathan Fiala, Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Connecticut, and IEU's consultant assessing the evaluability of GCF approved proposals, discusses GCF's...

Dr. David Molden, Director General of International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), discusses how climate change affects HKH and downstream regions, and the strategies used to adapt and build...

The Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) held its 2025 Learning-Oriented Real-Time Impact Assessment (LORTA) Design Workshop from 14–17 October 2025 in Songdo, Incheon. The four-day workshop...

... months,’ she said. Mission statements : In a fascinating talk with inimitable Mariana Mazzucato (I am a fan! Two ... as an Entrepreneur.’ Both are great holiday reading), she talked about ‘ missions ’ – i.e. risky and innovative ... had been transformational events historically. People talked expectedly about mobile phones, fossil fuels, gender ...

The thirtieth meeting of the GCF Board is being held virtually from 4 to 7 October 2021. Thirteen projects have ... COVID-19 pandemic has forced the Board to continue meeting virtually over this period (with the exception of B.25), ... start of 2020. As suggested above, it is possible that the virtual setting of Board meetings during the pandemic has ...

... insights were the subject of one of IEU’s recent Lunch Talks, featuring Sara Castro-Hallgren, from the UN ... choices affect climate change, watch the video of the IEU Talk . By Greg Clough, Communications and Uptake Consultant ...

... As part of the workshop, the IEU hosted a Learning Talk titled “Adaptation and Impact: A Dialogue on Lessons ...

... Thorlund and Mr. Samuel Danaa led an afternoon “career talk” modeled for the IEU and UNPOG interns. The session ...

... I was privileged to support, in 2020, the first LORTA virtual design workshop over 9 weeks with over 80 ... focus group discussions (qualitative) Source: 2020 LORTA Virtual Workshop presentation slides Conclusion In ...

This side event aims to inform B.36 delegates about the LORTA programme, showcasing its achievements to date. It will begin by providing a vision and overview of the programme, highlighting how LORTA plays a significant...

The IEU will host a side event on the margins of B.41, where we will share emerging findings from a preliminary synthesis on GCF’s country ownership and contribute to early deliberations on the topic. This synthesis...

The IEU hosted a side event presenting findings from an evaluation synthesis of the GCF’s approach to gender on the margins of the Green Climate Fund’s 43rd Board Meeting (B.43). The synthesis consolidated existing...

... Plan for GCF-2. They also spoke at a special lunch talk for the GCF personnel on their research. Then they ...

... workshops after 3 years of running activities completely virtually was truly exciting, and I supported the LORTA team ...

The IEU held its final Learning Talk of 2025 on 11 December, focusing on a core question for ... Rather than focusing on project results, the Learning Talk examined what is in place at the design stage of a ...

... Rich, and Democratic countries. During the 2021 LORTA Virtual Design Workshop (VDW), the BaD Lab and Busara hosted ...

... capacity building through a mix of in-person activities, virtual training, and outreach, as well as to strengthen ...

... Impartiality and credibility provide the space needed to “talk to power”. The audience of 50 participants engaged ...

On 31 October, the IEU held a webinar exploring the lessons learnt from LORTA and other organizations' impact evaluations.  Since 2018, the IEU's LORTA programme has worked to strengthen the capacity of GCF-accredited...

On 4 November 2025, the IEU hosted an information session for GCF Secretariat colleagues to present emerging findings from its ongoing evaluation of the Fund’s investments in climate information and early warning...

... Get more information. Investigative skills are critical. Talk with universities and experts for further ...

... cover the national development bank and a fund that reaches virtually every community with cross-sectoral projects. ...

... Edmondson , in her book “ The Fearless Organization ”, talks about how important it is to create a work culture ...

... 2020 study, ‘ Do the Socially Responsible Walk the Talk? ’, London School of Economics’ Aneesh Raghunandan ...

... who pays, how much, in what way. Let us take this moment to talk about how to channel this finance, which is an equally ...

... how important it is to have an impact. This is how we often talk in real life, but it is not helpful. Specific insights ...