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This evidence review describes the evidence base on private sector investment in mitigation and describes the modes of funding for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. 

Results-based payment interventions involves a funder who agrees to make payments to agents for achieving pre-agreed, verified results. In so doing, result-based payment interventions convene multiple agents to achieve...

Results-based payments provide funding conditional on actions undertaken by target beneficiaries and verified by third parties. This approach paper outlines that this evidence review will adopt a broad approach to take...

The evidence gap map  presents a systematic, multisectoral search of publications in the academic and grey literature. The search was restricted to quantitative studies published between 2000 and 2020 that assessed the...

This evidence review assesses what evidence exists regarding the effectiveness of interventions which seek to promote women’s empowerment. The approach paper details the inclusion/exclusion criteria such as the focus on...

The final report and final brief offer examples of transformational change in the energy and public health sectors at scale, with depth and duration. We identify lessons on transformational change from these two sectors...

This evidence gap map plots studies on the effectiveness of interventions for women’s empowerment in developing countries. The evidence gap map shows most evidence is from Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, especially...

The protocol for this evidence review describes the selection of life skills interventions for the meta-analysis. It also explains the methods used for the systematic review.  

Global water resources are severely affected by the changing climate. However, our understanding of the impact of key interventions, particularly in coastal zones and certain types of terrestrial water projects, is...

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...

Just transition is now a key element of climate change debates. To date, most learning on just transitions has come from developed countries. This review is the first to provide a rigorous and precise realist summary of...

Just transition is now a key element of climate change debates. To date, most learning on just transitions has come from developed countries. This realist review is the first to provide a rigorous and precise realist...

Effective involvement of the private sector is key for closing financing gaps and enhancing climate action. Of the multilateral climate funds, the GCF has the strongest private sector focus and houses a private sector...

Of the multilateral climate funds, the GCF has the strongest private sector focus and houses a private sector facility that enables it to finance directly and indirectly at the national, regional and international...

The synthetic review highlights commonalities across the four selected approaches to inform learning within the GCF and, more broadly, across the climate finance landscape.

While being the primary agent of mitigation and adaptation, human behaviours are the least studied aspect of climate change. With climate change intensifying globally each year, both mitigation and adaptation present...

The systematic review evaluates the ability of life skills interventions to promote the empowerment of women of all ages. Overall, life skills positively affect a range of self, social and economic empowerment outcomes...

Global water resources are severely affected by the changing climate threatening water security goals. However, our understanding of the impact of key interventions, particularly in coastal zones and certain types of...

This brief summarises the context and findings of the impact evaluation midline report for FP073 Strengthening Climate Resilience of Rural Communities in Northern Rwanda

Women’s empowerment is a key way to tackle gender inequality. Empowerment is an end in itself and also contributes to wider outcomes. By empowering women, individuals become agents of change and can catalyze climate...

This brief summarises the approach and findings of the GCF-IEU and IFAD evidence review on women’s empowerment

This final evaluation report presents the findings and recommendations of an independent evaluation of the GCF’s approach to and protection of whistleblowers and witnesses undertaken by the Independent Evaluation Unit (...

This IEU LabReport is part of an Independent Evaluation of the Relevance and Effectiveness of the Green Climate Fund's Investments in the Latin American and Caribbean States (LAC) carried out in 2024. This Lab Report...