This video presents insights from the first independent evaluation of the Global Environment Facility’s support for Nature-based Solutions (NbS), covering 933 projects from GEF-5 to GEF-8. Through field examples in Nepal, India, Mexico, and the Philippines, it showcases how NbS interventions—…
EvalVision | Trinidad & Tobago: Evaluation of the GEF's Chemicals and Waste Program
Part of our EvalVision series, this video delves into the Independent Evaluation Office’s assessment of the GEF's Chemicals and Waste program in Trinidad and Tobago. Explore the impacts of initiatives like safer pesticide alternatives, medical waste modernization, and plastics recycling, while…
Training: Introduction to Environmental Evaluation Approaches and Tools
Are you looking to expand your evaluation skills? Have you been wanting to integrate environmental targets in your tracking of the Sustainable Development Goals? Do you wonder how to report on your project’s achievements in relation to the SDGs when it can take years to see concrete changes on…
Evaluation of the GEF's Global Wildlife Program
Explore our evaluation of the Global Wildlife Program and key findings in this video. Launched by the Global Environment Facility in 2015 to combat illegal wildlife trade, the program has expanded from 21 projects across 19 countries to a broader Wildlife Conservation for Development Program…
Earth Day Evaluation Declaration
On this Earth Day 2024, the GEF IEO organized two duplicate sessions to honor our planet and evaluation’s key role in environmental protection. From assessing conservation to understanding systemic impacts, evaluators drive change. Let’s be good stewards of our planet.
Future Proofing National Evaluation Systems Environment
As part of the IEG@50: Lightning Talks series, this conversation between Dugan Fraser, Programme Manager at GEI and Geeta Batra, Deputy Director and Chief Evaluation Officer at IEO - GEF examines strategies to set in place evaluation systems that not only assess the current state of the…
IEO 20th Anniversary
Commemorating 20 Years of Excellence, Accountability, and Innovation by the GEF Independent Evaluation Office" marks the remarkable 20-year journey of the IEO, which was established in 2003 with the mission to provide independent evaluations of Global Environment Facility (GEF) programs and…
IPDET 2023 - Juha I. Uitto Interview
In July 2023, the IEO team delivered a Workshop on Evaluating at the Nexus of Environment and Development at IPDET. The workshop was highly participatory and well-received. In this interview, Juha explains the importance of evaluators paying…