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CIF Evaluation & Learning: What Are We Learning About the Big Issues in Climate Finance?
Joe Dickman
The MasterCard Foundation
Deputy Director, Research, Evaluation and Learning
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The scale and urgency of the climate crisis demands rapid action to prevent a range of consequences – from increased droughts and floods to huge economic losses and more extreme natural disasters.
All major climate funds and practitioners are struggling with a basic yet essential…
You Win Some, You Lose Some - Synergies and Trade-offs of GEF Support (Part 2)
Jeneen Reyes Garcia
GEF Independent Evaluation Office (GEF IEO)
Evaluation Officer
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You can't have your cake and eat it, too. At least that's what we've always been told. Having finished the…
You Win Some, You Lose Some - Synergies and Trade-offs of GEF Support (Part 1)
Jeneen Reyes Garcia
GEF Independent Evaluation Office (GEF IEO)
Evaluation Officer
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They say multitasking is counterproductive. But what about trying to achieve multiple environmental and socioeconomic objectives in one project?
Last November, we presented the conclusions and recommendations of the…
Using SNA to evaluate impact in complex systems
Jeneen Reyes Garcia
GEF Independent Evaluation Office (GEF IEO)
Evaluation Officer
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Do cities control their own destiny?
Dennis Bours
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One of the underlying assumptions of urban resilience oriented interventions is that cities control policies and vital systems, such as system-level management of infrastructure development, natural resource management, and setting environmental standards.
For example, the Global Facility…
The GEF in the Changing Landscape of Environmental Finance
Juha I. Uitto
GEF Independent Evaluation Office (GEF IEO)
Director
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We have recently completed the Sixth Comprehensive Evaluation of the GEF (known by its acronym OPS6). The Comprehensive Evaluations are conducted by the…
Formative review of the integrated approach pilot (IAP) programs - Part 2
Dennis Bours
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As part of the GEF-6 replenishment phase, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) introduced three integrated approach pilot (IAP) programs. These programs aim to address global environmental issues more holistically.
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Formative review of the integrated approach pilot (IAP) programs - Part 1
Dennis Bours
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As part of the GEF-6 replenishment phase, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) introduced three integrated approach pilot (IAP) programs. These programs aim to address global environmental issues more holistically and help recipient…
Lessons from FAO forestry evaluations: what is being learned and to what extent is this reflected in decision making?
Serdar Bayryyev
FAO Office of Evaluation (OED)
Senior Evaluation Officer
Eoghan Molloy
FAO Office of Evaluation (OED)
Associate Evaluation Officer
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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). Sustainable forest management is integral to the mission of the…
FAO adopts new corporate Strategy following Climate Change evaluation recommendations
Serdar Bayryyev
FAO Office of Evaluation (OED)
Senior Evaluation Officer
Eoghan Molloy
FAO Office of Evaluation (OED)
Associate Evaluation Officer
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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. This…