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LORTA Synthesis Report 2018

This document provides a report of the key activities of the LORTA Programme for 2018 - Phase I.

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IEU Brief: GCF PROJECTS: Who benefits? How much? How? When? How do we know?

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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Funding Proposal Review Checklist for Measuring Impact

This checklist is intended to serve Funding Proposal appraisal teams in determining whether proposed projects are constructed to credibly measure and report on the impact attributable to the GCF investment. It looks at...

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FP026 - Sustainable Landscapes in Eastern Madagascar (SLEM)

This evaluation aims to assess the impact of the Sustainable Landscapes in Eastern Madagascar (SLEM) project (FP026). The SLEM project seeks to enhance the resilience of smallholder farmers and reduce carbon emissions...

Project > Funding proposal Madagascar

[Approach Paper] Independent Evaluation of the Green Climate Fund’s Approach to and Protection of Whistleblowers and Witnesses

Board decision B.BM-2018/21 paragraph (a) adopted the Policy on the Protection of Whistleblowers and Witnesses (hereafter referred to as “the Policy”). The purpose of the Policy is to empower anyone covered by its...

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Approach Brief: PPWW2024

This brief summarises the approach paper for the Green Climate Fund's Policy on the Protection of Whistleblowers and Witnesses, including the evaluation’s context, purpose and objectives, scope, methods and timeline.

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IEU Brief No. 1- 2024

Based on a rigorous protocol and companion evidence gap map, our systematic review conducts meta-analyses of water sector interventions in four areas: built infrastructure, nature-based options, institutional...

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Learning talk:  Coastal and Terrestrial Ecosystem-Based Management

Summary Ecosystem-based management uses natural systems, biodiversity, conservation and restoration to achieve climate goals. From 2024-2027 the GCF is committed to supporting developing countries conserve, restore or...

Event > IEU talk

FP060 - Water Sector Resilience Nexus for Sustainability in Barbados (WSRN S-Barbados)

This evaluation evaluates the impact of the "Water Sector Resilience Nexus for Sustainability in Barbados (WSRN S-Barbados)." Barbados is the most water-insecure country in the Caribbean and one of the most water-...

Project > Funding proposal Barbados

FP192 - The R's (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) for Climate Resilience Wastewater Systems in Barbados (3R-CReWS)

This evaluation aims to understand the impact of the Reduce, Reuse and Recycle by the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre for climate resilience wastewater systems (3R-CREWS) project. 3R-CReWS project revolves...

Project > Funding proposal Barbados

Understanding the evidence: what we know about just transition in the global south

A new evidence review on just transition has been published by the Green Climate Fund Independent Evaluation Unit (GCF-IEU) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO), supported by Agulhas Applied Knowledge....

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Approach Brief: Independent Evaluation of the Relevance and Effectiveness of GCF Investments in Latin America and the Caribbean States

This brief summarizes the approach paper for the Independent Evaluation of the Relevance and Effectiveness of the GCF's Investments in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) States.

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[Approach Paper] Independent Evaluation of the Relevance and Effectiveness of GCF Investments in Latin America and the Caribbean States

During the thirty-seventh meeting of the GCF Board, the 2024 IEU workplan was approved, which includes an Independent Evaluation of the Relevance and Effectiveness of GCF Investments in Latin America and the Caribbean (...

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Learning Talk: Enhancing Access

Summary The Governing Instrument and GCF strategic plans provide access with a central role in the GCF. The Board is also expected to consider a strategy for access and partnerships. Two strategic periods later, why is...

Event > IEU talk

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

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

B.39 Activity Report

This document provides a report of the key activities of the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) for the period of 1 January to 31 April 2024. It reports on the IEU’s outputs and achievements in line with its Board-...

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IEU Synthesis on Access in the GCF

In decision B.37/21, the Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) approved the 2024 workplan of the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) of the GCF. The workplan includes, among other things, the undertaking of a synthesis on...

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Learning Talk: Trusted Evidence and Learning in the GCF

Summary The IEU held a learning talk on how the GCF can use trusted evidence to inform policies, achieve portfolio targets, and, most importantly, achieve impact on the ground. The learning talk highlighted the...

Event > IEU talk Republic of Korea

GEvalNote 04: LORTA 2023

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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FP034 - Building Resilient Communities, Wetland Ecosystems and Associated Catchments in Uganda

This evaluation aims to assess the impact of the "Building Resilient Communities, Wetland Ecosystems and Associated Catchments in Uganda" project (FP034). The impact evaluation focuses on two components of the project...

Project > Funding proposal Uganda

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

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

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

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

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

FP035 - Climate Information Services for Resilient Development in Vanuatu (Van-KIRAP)

This impact evaluation looks at the installation of climate infrastructure and the repackaging and dissemination of climate information to end-users, two interventions which make up sub-components of GCF project FP035....

Project > Funding proposal Vanuatu

LORTA Inception Report 2020

The 2020 inception report for the Learning-Oriented Real-Time Impact Assessment (LORTA) programme by the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) outlines the continued efforts to integrate real...

Document > Impact evaluation report

B.39 Data Outlook: Enhancing Access for Climate Action

The thirty-ninth meeting of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board (B.39) is taking place in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea, from July 15–18, 2024. This is my second Board meeting since joining the GCF Independent...

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Country Case Studies of the Independent Evaluation of the Green Climate Fund's Energy Sector Portfolio and Approach

This country case study report has been prepared as an input into the Independent Evaluation of the Green Climate Fund’s Energy Sector Portfolio and Approach, conducted by the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) of the...

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