On request by the GEF Council at its 47th meeting in October 2014, the GEF IEO launched the evaluation of the GEF Civil Society Organization (CSO) Network. The evaluation reviewed the Network's performance, relevance, effectiveness and…
Evaluation of the GEF-Civil Society Organization (CSO) Network 2016
Program Evaluation of the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) 2016
This study provides insights on the Global Environment Facility (GEF) adaptation portfolio for the GEF-7 replenishment cycle. It assesses the Least Developed Country Fund's (LDCF's) efficacy and results for successes and shortcomings in a thorough portfolio evaluation. It provides evidence on…
Impact Evaluation of GEF Support to Protected Areas and Protected Area Systems (PAS)
The Impact Evaluation of the GEF Support to Protected Areas (PAs) and PA Systems was completed in October 2015. This joint impact evaluation was conducted by the Independent Evaluation Offices of the GEF and UNDP. From the GEF IEO perspective, this evaluation fits within an ongoing set of impact…
Country Portfolio Evaluation (CPE) Tajikistan
Country portfolio evaluations (CPEs) conducted by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Independent Evaluation Office (GEF-IEO) use the country as the unit of analysis to examine the totality of GEF support across all GEF Agencies and programs. The final report for the GEF Tajikistan CPE…
Country Portfolio Evaluation (CPE) Morocco
The GEF Independent Evaluation Office is undertaking an evaluation of the totality of GEF support across all GEF Implementing Agencies and programs in Morocco between 1997 and 2013. This Country Portfolio Evaluation (CPE) will assess the relevance, results, effectiveness, sustainability and…
Knowledge Management (KM) Needs Assessment
This report presents the findings of an external needs assessment on the use of the GEF Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) evaluation reports/products and the knowledge needs of key stakeholders, carried out in August-September 2015. A document review, online surveys (820 responses) and semi-…
Joint GEF-UNDP Evaluation of the Small Grants Programme (SGP) 2015
The GEF created the Small Grants Programme in 1992 with the aim of developing community-led and -owned strategies and technologies for reducing threats to the global environment while addressing livelihood challenges. Implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the SGP awards…
Expansion of the GEF Partnership 2015 - Accreditation Process
In November 2010, based on the recommendations presented in the paper, ‘Broadening of the GEF Partnership under Paragraph 28 of the GEF Instrument: Key Policy Issues, the GEF Council decided that the GEF will initiate an accreditation process for broadening of the GEF partnership. The Council…
Annual Performance Report (APR) 2014
The Annual Performance Report (APR) 2014 was completed by the GEF Independent Evaluation Office in May 2015. The report provides a detailed overview of the performance of GEF activities and processes, key factors affecting performance, and the quality of monitoring and evaluation (M&E…
Country Portfolio Evaluation (CPE) Tanzania
The GEF Evaluation Office finished an evaluation of the totality of GEF support across all GEF Agencies and programs in Tanzania between 1992-2012. The evaluation assess the relevance, results, effectiveness, sustainability and efficiency of GEF projects at the country level. This GEF Tanzania…