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

Forests in developing countries play a critical role as sources of carbon storage and sequestration, regulators of global climate patterns as well as providing homes, resources and a sense of attachment for local...

The Gender Approach Evaluation will begin with a synthesis of existing evidence in 2025 to lay the groundwork for a more comprehensive evaluation of the GCF’s gender strategies in 2026. The synthesis note is expected to...

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...

The GCF Board adopted the Policy on the Protection of Whistleblowers and Witnesses in 2018 with the objective of safeguarding GCF from prohibited practices and other forms of wrongdoing. Paragraph 73 of the Policy...

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...

This evaluation assessed the relevance and effectiveness of the GCF's investments in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) States. The evaluation had four objectives: Assessed whether the GCF approaches and...

This evaluation of the energy sector covered a wide geographic area of operations of the GCF with themes addressing the relevance, efficiency, suitability, effectiveness, and innovativeness of GCF’s portfolio in the...

This evaluation looked at the overarching questions of how effective and fit-for-purpose the GCF’s investment framework, accompanying tools, criteria, and guidelines were in fulfilling the Fund’s strategic goals and...

This evaluation aimed to assess the progress, gains, effectiveness, and efficiency of the RPSP, while gauging the extent to which the RPSP led to transformational projects and programmes in the GCF. The IEU delivered a...

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...

It takes a village: The IEU team The IEU team consists of GCF staff based in Korea and a technical advisory group that support the Head of the IEU. The list below is ordered alphabetically by first name. Andreas Reumann...

The evaluation of Early Warning Systems aims to assess the GCF's interventions in climate information and early warning systems. The findings from this evaluation are scheduled to be submitted at the first Board meeting...

The Third Performance Review (TPR) of the GCF will initiate a multi-year review to evaluate the GCF’s progress during its second replenishment period (GCF-2) and provide insights to inform the third replenishment...

This paper analyses the nature and quantity of decisions made by the Board of the GCF during 2020 and 2021. The paper aims to illustrate the mechanics of the decision-making of the Board that will aid assessment of the...

The evaluation of the GCF’s Simplified Approval Process (SAP) is assessing the extent to which this access modality provides easier access to GCF resources and addresses the needs of countries. The evaluation will be...

The Country Ownership evaluation will explore how effectively the GCF promotes country-driven processes and supports national climate priorities, building on the Country Ownership Approach assessed in 2019. The results...

In 2024, the IEU undertook the Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Result Area “Health and Wellbeing, and Food and Water Security” (HWFW) in line with its Board-approved 2024 work plan.This evaluation was launched in...

This report presents the findings and recommendations of an independent evaluation of the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) approach to Indigenous Peoples (IPs), undertaken by the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU). The...

This evaluation will assess the relevance and effectiveness of the GCF’s approach to and consideration of Indigenous Peoples. It will further aim to provide inputs to inform the review of GCF’s Indigenous Peoples Policy...