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GLocal Evaluation Week 2025
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The Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) took part in GLocal Evaluation Week 2025 by organizing three virtual learning sessions that spotlighted recent evaluations, policy...
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IEU at Asian Evaluation Week 2025
The Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) of the Green Climate Fund participated in the 2025 Asian Evaluation Week (AEW) in Xi’an, China, from 1–5 September. AEW is a leading platform for sharing evaluation knowledge in the...
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An Evidence Gap Map on Forest Conservation
This is an updated Evidence Gap Map (EGM) of forest conservation interventions in developing countries based on evidence published from 1990 to 2024. Compared to the 2019 EGM, the EGM shows that the evidence base has...
Document > Other publication
MELting Silos: Mixing Evaluations with Monitoring & Learning Across the Green Climate Fund
This IEU Learning Brief, prepared jointly by the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) and the Department of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (DMEL), examines how the Green Climate Fund (GCF) can better align its...
Document > Learning paper
Evidence Review on Forest Conservation – An Evidence Gap Map
This report presents an evidence gap map summarizing the available evidence on certification and land tenure interventions to conserve forests in developing countries. It identifies areas with strong evidence and...
Document > Learning paper
Executive Summary: Independent Evaluation of the GCF's Approach to Country Ownership (COA2025)
This document presents the Executive Summary of the Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Approach to Country Ownership (COA2025). It outlines the key findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the evaluation, which...
Document > Evaluation brief
Independent Evaluation of the GCF's Approach to Country Ownership (COA2025): Appendices
This document contains the appendices of the 2025 Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Approach to Country Ownership. The appendices provide in-depth analytical materials that complement the main evaluation report. It...
Document > Evaluation report
SITES 2025 Conference — Africa and the Mediterranean: Economic Perspective and Sustainable Development
The Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) participated in the SITES 2025 Conference, the X Annual Conference in Development Economics, jointly organized by SITES (Società Italiana degli Economisti dello Sviluppo), the...
Event > External event Italy 
9th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum (APAN Forum)
The Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) of the Green Climate Fund participated in the 9th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum (APAN Forum) in Bangkok, Thailand, held under the theme “Resilience for All:...
Event > External event Thailand 
2025 Asian Evaluation Week (AEW)
The Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) joined the 2025 Asian Evaluation Week in Xi’an, organized by the Asian Development Bank and the Ministry of Finance of China, leading and contributing to four sessions that...
Event > External event China 
13th International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD 2025)
The Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) participated in the 13th International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD 2025), organized by the European Center of Sustainable Development (ECSDEV) in partnership with...
Event > External event Italy 
UNESCO i-WSSM Forum on Water, Gender, and International Cooperation
The Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) participated in the UNESCO International Centre for Water Security and Sustainable Management (i-WSSM) Forum on Water, Gender, and International Cooperation, held at the Korea...
Event > External event Republic of Korea 
Scoping Review: What do we know about the evidence base for the SDG Planet Pillar?
This scoping review, commissioned by the Global SDG Synthesis Coalition, systematically assesses available evidence from systematic reviews and United Nations evaluation reports related to the Planet Pillar of the...
Document > Other publication
Approach Paper of the Third Performance Review
The Third Performance Review of the Green Climate Fund will assess the Fund’s performance during the GCF-2 programming period (2024–2027) and inform the third replenishment and strategic planning for GCF-3. Guided by...
Document > Approach paper
Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Simplified Approval Process (SAP2025)
The Green Climate Fund’s Simplified Approval Process (SAP) was created to make climate finance more accessible and responsive, thus enabling smaller, lower-risk projects to address urgent climate needs in vulnerable...
Document > Evaluation report
Executive Summary: Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Simplified Approval Process
The Simplified Approval Process (SAP) was established to deliver faster and more accessible climate finance for smaller-scale, lower-risk projects in countries most vulnerable to climate change. This executive summary...
Document > Evaluation brief
Evaluation Brief: SAP2025
This brief summarizes the Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Simplified Approval Process. It outlines the key conclusions and recommendations that emerged from the evaluation.
Document > Evaluation brief
Evaluation Brief: COA2025
This 4-page brief summarizes the key findings and conclusions of the Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Approach to Country Ownership.
Document > Evaluation brief
Highlights Report: Evaluation Quality Assessment of AE-led-Project Evaluations
In line with the GCF’s Evaluation Policy, the IEU conducts independent assessments of accredited entity–led project evaluations to ensure alignment with GCF evaluation standards and criteria. This highlights report...
Document > Other publication
TPR: Approach Brief
This two-page approach brief provides a concise overview of the approach paper for the Third Performance Review of the GCF, summarizing the context, purpose, objectives, scope, methodology, and timeline of the...
Document > Evaluation brief
B.42 Activity Report
This document presents a report on the key activities of the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) for the period from January 1 to April 30, 2025. It reports on the IEU’s outputs and
achievements in line with the Board-...
Document > Activity report
B.43 Activity Report
This report presents the key activities of the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) for the period 1 May to 31 August 2025. It reports on the IEU’s outputs and achievements in line with the work plan for 2025, as approved...
Document > Activity report
Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Simplified Approval Process (SAP2025): Annexes
This document presents the detailed annexes supporting the evaluation of the Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Simplified Approval Process. It includes the underlying evidence, methodology, and supplementary materials...
Document > Evaluation report
Independent Evaluation of the Relevance and Effectiveness of GCF’s Investments in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) States
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...
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Global Impact Evaluation Forum 2025 (World Food Programme)
The 2025 Global Impact Evaluation Forum, hosted by the World Food Programme (WFP) in partnership with BMZ and Norad, will build on the momentum of the 2023 WFP Forum in Rome and the 2024 WFP–UNICEF Forum in New York....
Event > External event Italy 
LORTA Design Workshop 2025
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...
Event > IEU talk Republic of Korea 
IEU Learning Talk: Adaptation and Impact
As part of the 2025 LORTA Design Workshop, the IEU hosted a Learning Talk on Adaptation and Impact, featuring findings and lessons from IEU’s impact evaluations in Madagascar (FP026), Belize (FP101), and Guatemala (...
Event > IEU talk Republic of Korea 
IEU at COP30
The Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) will participate in the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, from 25th November to 6th December 2025.
At COP30, the IEU will...
Event > External event Brazil 
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