GEF IEO Evaluators Anupam Anand and Eki R. from GEF IEO attended the Global Environment Facility Technical Workshop on the Amazon, Congo, and Critical Forest Biomes Integrated Program in Panama City. During the event, GEF IEO’s critical work was highlighted in key discussions
Fabrizio Felloni, Chief Evaluation Officer at GEF IEO, recently conducted a mission to Chad as part of an ongoing evaluation focused on the socio-economic co-benefits of GEF-funded interventions. These co-benefits include improvements in livelihoods, health, and market access resulting from…
Webinar on Risk and Resilience in the Era of Climate Change, authored by Vinod Thomas from the National University of Singapore. This event, hosted by the International Evaluation Academy (IEAc), will provide a platform to explore strategies for resilience and adaptation amid the challenges…
The Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) prepares the Annual Performance Report (APR) to provide an overview of the performance of GEF activities and processes, the key factors that affect performance, quality of Monitoring and Evaluations systems (M&E…
Ensuring an adequate supply of clean water for people, livelihoods and ecosystems while also protecting against water-related shocks and stresses are the key components that make up water security. In the GEF, water security is woven into several focal areas, from transboundary water resource…
Drylands cover over 40 percent of the earth's land surface and are home to more than two billion people, 90 percent of which reside in developing countries. Countries with a high share of drylands face comparable land-based environmental challenges including water scarcity, high climate…
The GEF report to the UNFCCC COP29 was submitted this week. A chapter based on GEF IEO evaluations, prepared by Senior Evaluation Officer Neeraj Negi with the assistance of Evaluation Analysts Mariana Calderon and Rasec Niembro, was included as part of this contribution. From July 2023 to…