In this plenary session Cheryl Gray, Inter America Development Bank (IADB) and Rob D. van den Berg, International Development Evaluation Association (IDEAS) discuss the findings and challenges of the Fifth Overall Performance Study of the GEF.

Under the umbrella of the Climate-Eval Community of Practice, the conference brought evaluation professionals, academics, policymakers and other stakeholders from developed and developing countries together with the purpose of fostering the exchange of ideas and methods to evaluate climate change and sustainable development.

Follow Andrew Steers keynote speech and learn about the challenges and responsibilities of climate change evaluators. The president of the World Resource Institute gives an overview about the economics of climate change and the “New Ball Game” evaluators have to face.

Under the umbrella of the Climate-Eval Community of Practice, the conference brought evaluation professionals, academics, policymakers and other stakeholders from developed and developing countries together with the purpose of fostering the exchange of ideas and methods to evaluate climate change and sustainable development.

Watch the opening session of the 2nd International Conference on Evaluating Climate Change and Development. The plenary was inaugurated by Juha I. Uitto (Global Environmental Facility Independent Evaluation Office) together with Monika Egger Kissling (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation) and Chizuru Aoki (Representative of CEO of Global Environmental Facility). The opening session was followed by a key note speech by Andrew Steer (World Resource Institute).

Under the umbrella of the Climate-Eval Community of Practice, the conference brought evaluation professionals, academics, policymakers and other stakeholders from developed and developing countries together with the purpose of fostering the exchange of ideas and methods to evaluate climate change and sustainable development.

Explains why it is vital organizations and governments learn how to evaluate climate mitigation and adaptation projects more effectively.

Speaking on the sidelines of the Second International Conference on Evaluating Climate Change and Development at IFC headquarters, Steer says it is becoming clear what projects are cost effective and offer global benefits.

Evaluation is a powerful tool for policymakers to understand what climate projects works and what do not, says Juha Uitto, director of the Independent Evaluation Office at the Global Environment Facility (GEF).

‘We have to learn for what has worked so far and in what specific situations. This conference is really part of that process,” he says.