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Spotlight: Our reflections on GCF B.28
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board held its 28th meeting in March, approving 15 new climate projects totalling USD 7.5 billion.
The GCF's Independent Evaluation Unit watched the meeting closely – Watch the video to hear...
Video > IEU video
Designing an impact evaluation in six steps
How do we measure the impact of a project? For instance, how do we know if a COVID-19 vaccine is effective? The answer is through impact evaluation!
It generates vital information on whether an intervention truly works...
Article > Blog 
Behavioural science, decision making and climate investments
This paper builds a bridge between how climate interventions are conceived and implemented and the nascent field of behavioural science as a practical, low-cost but potentially rewarding route for increasing the...
Document > Learning paper
New evaluation policy to enhance Green Climate Fund’s efforts to combat climate change
10 May 2021: The Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) effectiveness in combatting climate change will be enhanced following the adoption of a new policy on evaluating the Fund and its activities in a consistent, clear and...
Article > News 
‘The Evaluator’ Episode 12: Addressing gender and climate change together
This episode of The Evaluator features Dr. Jeannette Gurung, Founder & Executive Director of Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN).
Listen to her speak about why gender...
Article > Podcast 
IEU Virtual Talk: The Future of Climate Bonds
IEU Virtual Talk: The Future of Climate Bonds
Thursday, 27 May 2021 5-6 PM KST
Moderated by Iben Hjorth, Formatting and Branding Communications Assistant Consultant, Independent Evaluation Unit.
About the event
This...
Event > IEU talk 
Transformational Change and Climate Finance: Moving from Emerging Concepts to Advanced Practices
On 25 May 2021 (9:30-11:30 EDT), IEU's Andreas Reumann spoke at the Transformational Change Learning Partnership (TCLP) Workshop titled "Transformational Change and Climate Finance: Moving from Emerging Concepts to...
Event > External event 
영향평가 설계의 6단계
한 프로젝트의 효과는 어떻게 평가될까요? 가령, 코로나 바이러스 백신이 효과적인지 어떻게 장담할 수 있을까요? 영향평가(impact evaluation)는 이 질문에 대답하는 한 방법입니다. 영향평가는 프로젝트가 해당 지역에 이끌어낸 변화를 측정하여 프로젝트의 효과에 대한 중요한 정보를 제공합니다. 이 블로그에서는 각 개발 원조 프로젝트에 적합한 영향평가 계획을 세우는 과정을 6단계로...
Article > Blog 
IEU Webinar: Emerging findings from the Rapid Assessment of the GCF’s Request for Proposals Modality
Video > IEU video
Video > IEU video
IEU webinar: Approach paper for the independent evaluation of the GCF's investments in the LDCs
Video > IEU video
Video > IEU video
Final report on the Rapid assessment of the Green Climate Fund’s Request for Proposals Modality
A request for proposal (RFP) is a business document that announces a project, describes it and solicits bids or responses from qualified entities to complete it. This report presents the IEU’s rapid assessment of GCF’s...
Document > Evaluation report
IEU at B.29: Virtual Side Event on the RFP Rapid Assessment.
The IEU will host a virtual side event in the week prior to the 29th meeting of the GCF Board. Bring your questions and join us!
GCF's Request for Proposals - What are we learning? The IEU's Rapid Assessment.
Thursday,...
Event > Webinar 
Online survey on the GCF's approach to the private sector
The IEU is currently undertaking an independent evaluation of the GCF's approach to the private sector. Among other methods of data collection, the evaluation invites you to participate in an anonymous online survey....
Article > News 
Second Performance Review of the Green Climate Fund launched
25 June 2021, Songdo: Efforts to comprehensively assess the recent performance of the world’s biggest multilateral climate fund, serving the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change as well as the 2015...
Article > News 
Data Outlook: B.29, what would it mean for the GCF’s portfolio?
The 29th meeting of the GCF Board began on 28 June and will come to a close early morning of 2 July KST. Let's look at the type and characteristics of projects the GCF Secretariat has presented to the Board for its...
Article > Blog 
'The Evaluator’ Episode 13: REDD+, Cancun Safeguards, and the GCF’s pilot programme
This episode of the Evaluator features two renowned REDD+ experts: Ms. María García-Espinosa, Senior Policy Advisor at Climate Law and Policy; and Mr. Pierre Guedez, Senior Climate Finance Specialist at the...
Article > Podcast 
IEU Virtual Talk: Private Sector for Sustainability
IEU Virtual Talk: Private Sector for Sustainability
Thursday, 22 July 2021 10-11 AM KST
Moderated by Dr. Archi Rastogi, Evaluation Specialist, Independent Evaluation Unit.
About the event
This IEU virtual talk...
Event > IEU talk 
Spotlight: The Green Climate Fund's Adaptation Portfolio
The Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Adaptation Portfolio and Approach completed by the Independent Evaluation Unit set out to assess what it takes for the GCF, a young, large and ambitious climate fund, to...
Video > IEU video 
Machine learning and its potential applications in the Independent Evaluation Unit of the Green Climate Fund: A scoping study
Document > Working paper
Document > Working paper
Spotlight: The IEU's evidence reviews
We believe it is important for the GCF to use global evidence to learn what works, what doesn’t, for whom, why and by how much.
The IEU’s evidence reviews assemble global evidence on topics that are relevant to the GCF...
Video > IEU video
IEU at B.28: Virtual Side Events
As part of the IEU’s pre-B.28 outreach, it convened online presentations of its adaptation evaluation and GCF evaluation policy.
The adaptation evaluation side event (March 10, 2021) allowed various stakeholders to...
Event > Webinar 
IEU Work Plan and Budget for 2021
This document summarizes the key elements of the work plan and budget of the IEU for 2021. It contains: (i) an overview of the IEU's achievements during 2020 while referring to the IEU’s activity report; (ii) key...
Document > Work plan
IEU at Asian Evaluation Week 2021
The IEU took part in two events at Asian Evaluation Week 2021 (AEW), which was held virtually between 6 and 10 September.
On Monday, 6 September, the IEU’s Dr. Archi Rastogi spoke at the session “On the Road to Recovery...
Event > External event 
IEU at B:30: Virtual Side Event
In this virtual side event, taking place just before B.30, the IEU will introduce key findings and recommendations from its recently concluded ‘Independent Evaluation of the GCF's Approach to the Private Sector’.
The...
Event > Webinar 
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...
Document > Evaluation report
A sneak peek at GCF’s B.30: Funding proposals, and strategy and policy items for Board discussion
The thirtieth meeting of the GCF Board is being held virtually from 4 to 7 October 2021. Thirteen projects have been presented for consideration by the Board at B.30, with requested GCF funding totalling USD 1.2 billion...
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