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COA2025: Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Approach to Country Ownership
The 2025 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...
Evaluation > Thematic
IEU’s LORTA team leads UNEG session on advancing impact evaluation
Susumu Yoshida and Marco D’Errico highlight key barriers and solutions in impact evaluation for climate projects
TOKYO, Japan — At UNEG Evaluation Week 2025, the IEU’s Learning-Oriented Real-Time Impact Assessment (...
Article > News 
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 > Publication
Most SDG targets for Planet Health Not on Track, according to a global evidence synthesis
A newly released report by UN agencies and international organizations says most Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs) targets for Planet Health are not on track and have achieved very little progress.
As of June 2024...
Article 
IEU Learning Talk highlights insights from impact evaluations in Madagascar and Belize
On May 28, the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) hosted its latest Learning Talk, spotlighting insights from two GCF-funded projects evaluated under the Learning-Oriented Real-Time Impact Assessment (LORTA) programme....
Article > News 
IEU Learning Talk: GCF Impact on the Ground
This IEU Learning Talk featured the LORTA team presenting findings from two recent impact evaluations supported by the Green Climate Fund: FP026 in Madagascar and FP101 in Belize.
The session explored what the data says...
Event > IEU talk 
B.41 Activity Report
This document provides a report of the key activities of the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) for the period of 1 September to 31 December 2024. It reports on the IEU’s outputs and achievements in line with the Board-...
Document > Activity report
Evidence review: Forest conservation
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...
Evidence review
Approach Paper: Evidence review on forest conservation
This approach paper, for an evidence gap map (EGM), details the steps and procedures to search, screen, appraise and present the stock of high-quality evidence on interventions, outcomes and impacts of forest...
Document > Other publication
IEU hosts three events during GLocal Evaluation Week 2025
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 influence, and...
Article > Article 
GLocal Evaluation Week 2025
The Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) joined GLocal Evaluation Week 2025, hosted by the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI), to lead a series of virtual learning sessions on evaluation and...
Event 
Global SDG Synthesis Coalition
The Global SDG Synthesis Coalition is an initiative spearheaded by the UNDP Independent Evaluation Office and Global Affairs Canada and comprises 37 United Nations entities, multiple bilateral and multilateral...
Event > External event 
COA2025: Approach Brief
Country ownership is central to the GCF’s efforts to promote low-emission and climate-resilient development. This evaluation will support learning and accountability on how the GCF promotes country ownership in its...
Document > Evaluation brief
Gender Synthesis: Approach
This paper presents the proposed approach for conducting a Synthesis of the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) Gender Approach. Informed by initial stakeholder consultations and a review of key documents, the paper outlines the...
Document > Approach paper
Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Gender Approach
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, which is subject to the Board’s...
Evaluation
Approach Brief: Independent Evaluation of the Green Climate Fund’s Simplified Approval Process
This brief summarizes the approach paper for the Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Simplified Approval Process (SAP) modality. It outlines the evaluation’s context, purpose, objectives, scope, methodology, and...
Document > Evaluation brief
Approach Brief: Independent evaluation of the GCF’s approach to and Portfolio of Climate Information and Early Warning System Interventions
This brief summarizes the approach for the Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Approach to and Portfolio of Climate Information and Early Warning System (CIEWS) Interventions. It outlines the evaluation’s context,...
Document > Evaluation brief
Independent evaluation of the GCF’s approach to and Portfolio of Climate Information and Early Warning System Interventions
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...
Evaluation
INU students visit Green Climate Fund headquarters in Songdo
On April 30, the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) hosted 30 students from the Department of European Trade at Incheon National University (INU) for an educational visit to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) headquarters in...
Article > Article 
INU students visit Green Climate Fund headquarters in Songdo
On April 30, the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) hosted 30 students from the Department of European Trade at Incheon National University (INU) for an educational visit to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) headquarters in...
Article > Article 
Impact Insights: Can Forest Conservation Work While Building Stronger Livelihoods?
This Impact Insights brief presents emerging findings from the six-year impact evaluation of GCF’s FP026 project in Madagascar. Conducted under the IEU’s LORTA programme, the study explores how forest conservation...
Document > Impact evaluation report
SAP2025: Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Simplified Approval Process
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...
Evaluation
Approach Paper: Independent Evaluation of the GCF’s Simplified Approval Process (SAP2025)
The Simplified Approval Process (SAP), adopted by the GCF Board in 2017 (B.18) and updated in 2022 (B.32), aims to streamline funding access for small-scale climate projects, enhancing efficiency in approval and...
Document > Approach paper
Final report of the Independent Evaluation of the Green Climate Fund's Energy Sector Portfolio and Approach
The evaluation assesses whether and the extent to which GCF approaches and investments in the energy sector are effective in contributing to the objectives of the UNFCCC and other global agendas. It examines the GCF’s...
Document > Evaluation report
GCF Impact on the Ground: Lessons for Climate Action in Agriculture and Food Security
Smallholder farmers in developing countries are experiencing increasing pressure from changing climate conditions. Rising temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns, and more frequent extreme weather events are disrupting...
Article > Blog Madagascar 
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