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Formative review of the integrated approach pilot (IAP) programs - Part 1
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As part of the GEF-6 replenishment phase, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) introduced three integrated approach pilot (IAP) programs.
Lessons from FAO forestry evaluations: what is being learned and to what extent is this reflected in decision making?
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Forests are recognised as playing a key role in the Paris agreement, and their sustainable management is fundamental to achieving progress towards the SDGs (most specifically SDG 15 for life on land, and SDG 13 for climate action).
FAO adopts new corporate Strategy following Climate Change evaluation recommendations
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In July 2017, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) published the first FAO Strategy for Climate Change, a new policy document to support countries in further developing their capacities for climate change adaptation and mitigation in the agricultural sectors.
Evaluating the Role of the Private Sector in a Changing Climate
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In the run-up towards the GEF's seventh replenishment period (GEF-7 starting in 2018), the Independent Evaluation Office of the GEF undertook an evaluation focused on the GEF's private sector engagement.
Is The Paris Agreement on Shaky Legs? How to Ensure Successful Implementation
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What is needed to make the Paris Agreement a success? This blog post focuses on one of the most central but underappreciated elements – the periodic reviews of progress. States must of course make ambitious and credible contributions in the first place.
Program evaluations of the LDCF and the SCCF
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For those of you who haven't heard of the LDCF and SCCF before; the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) is a climate fund, established during the UNFCCC COP meeting in Marrakech in 2001, that focuses on - among other thing
Evaluation of gender mainstreaming in the GEF - Part 2
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The previous blog post was the first one of two posts discussing the recent
Evaluation of gender mainstreaming in the GEF - Part 1
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Over the past year the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) has worked on an
Summer reading: Evaluating climate change action for sustainable development
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Recently, Climate-Eval and the UN Evaluation Group (UNEG) hosted a webinar to launch the book, Evaluating Climate Change Action for Sustain
Strengthening Evaluation Capacity in Organisations to Improve Adaptation Outcomes
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In 2016, the Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA) program invited us to prepare a working paper to share lessons learned while strengthe