This video highlights the findings and recommendations of the first strategic country cluster evaluation (SCCE) in the Lower Mekong River Basin (LMRB) conducted by the Independent Evaluation Office of the Global Environment Facility (GEF IEO). The Mekong River Basin is a vital ecosystem that…
Environmental Dimensions of Sustainable Development
The Independent Evaluation Office of the Global Environment Facility (GEF IEO) organized a panel on the Environmental Dimensions of Sustainable Development during the Annual General Meeting of the United Nations Evaluation Group. The session delved into the critical role the environment plays in…
GEF Council Meeting 63 Video
The GEF IEO presented to the council the Review of the GEF Management Action Record (MAR), and the Evaluation of the Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic on GEF Activities. As in formation document the Integration of Environmental Impact Into Evaluations in the UN System.
Footprint Evaluation and the Climate Crisis in Africa
The Africa Evaluation Indaba 2022 featured a panel discussion on “Footprint Evaluation and the Climate Crisis in Africa - What Does This Mean for Evaluation in and for Africa?" The session explored the…
IPDET Workshop: Evaluation at the Nexus of Environment and Development
The 2022 IPDET On-Site program took place at the University of Bern from July 11 to 22. Our workshop on Evaluation at the Nexus of Environment and Development on July 21-22 drew on the experience of Global Environment Facility Independent Evaluation Office (GEF IEO) and its many partners in…
Approaches and Methods to Climate Change and Environmental Evaluations
The IEO organized a session on Approaches and Methods to Climate Change and Environmental Evaluations at the Evaluation Symposium organized by the Islamic Development Bank.
The session discusses the role evaluation plays in offering insights into how development and natural…
UNEG EPE 2021: Integrating Environment into Evaluations
The United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) on Environment and Social Impact Assessment and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Independent Evaluation Office held an Evaluation Practice Exchange (EPE) session on "Integrating Environment into Evaluations".
Panel:
- Juha Uitto…
Book launch: Environmental Evaluation and Global Development Institutions: A Case Study of the GEF
The GEF Independent Evaluation Office (GEF IEO) and the Earth-Eval community of practice organized a webinar on the book Environmental Evaluation and Global Development Institutions: A Case Study of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The panel moderated by Juha I Uitto, Director of the GEF…
Environmental Evaluation and Global Development Institutions: A Case Study of the GEF
The book explores why the Global Environment Facility (GEF) invests in evaluation for accountability and learning to inform its decision making on programming priorities, and how this leads to wiser funding decisions and better program performance on the ground. No other multilateral development…
Evaluation of the GEF interventions in Fragile and Conflict-affected Situations
The GEF Independent Evaluation Office, the Environmental Law Institute and the World Bank held a webinar on Lessons from an Evaluation of the GEF's Interventions in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations. The event was part of the gLOCAL Evaluation Week 2021.
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