The GEF Second Annual Performance Report (APR) 2005, presented and prepared by the GEF Evaluation Office, focuses on completed projects for which terminal evaluations were submitted during fiscal year 2005. The full report provides an assessment of project outcomes, project sustainability,…
Annual Performance Report (APR) 2005
The Role of Local Benefits Study in Global Environmental Programs 2006
This study analyzes the relationship between local benefits and global environment benefits in the GEF covering 132 GEF projects, including 18 field case studies.
The study found that the role of local benefits in supporting the environmental objectives of GEF activities raises a broad…
GEF Support to Biosafety
At its November 2004 meeting the GEF Council requested the GEF Evaluation Office to initiate an evaluation of the biosafety activities financed under the GEF's Initial Strategy. This report presents the results of this evaluation.
The evaluation contains many valuable findings that will…
Biodiversity Indicators for Monitoring Program Implementation and Impact
This report on "Biodiversity Indicators for Monitoring GEF Programme Implementation and Impacts" was prepared for the Global Environment Facility (GEF) by staff of the World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC). The work was commissioned by the GEF Monitoring and Evaluation Team. Direction to…
GEF Support to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Progressing Toward Environmental Results (OPS3)
Annual Performance Report (APR) 2004
This is the first GEF Annual Performance Report prepared by the GEF Evaluation Office. It represents the first step towards an independent assessment of the performance of the GEF's portfolio and focuses mainly on elapsed times in the preparation of projects, the quality of terminal evaluations…
Program Study on International Waters (IW) 2005
The Program Study on International Waters 2005 had three major objectives: an assessment of the impacts and results of the IW Focal Area to the protection of transboundary water ecosystems; an assessment of the approaches, strategies, and tools by which results were achieved; and identification…
Climate Change Program (CCP) Study 2004
The climate change program study evaluates performance and results, and how results were achieved. Given the size of the GEF portfolio and the need to identify overall lessons, this study focuses on outcomes and impacts of groups of mitigation projects, rather than detailed or immediate project…