How is the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) using innovative methods for transformational change in its evaluations? Listen to Geeta Batra, GEF IEO Chief Evaluation Officer and Deputy Director, at…
Water Security Approach Paper
Podcast: Innovative Evaluation Methods for Transformational Change with GEF IEO
Community Based Approaches Approach Paper
EvalEdge episode 12: Using Innovative Methods for Transformational Change
Chief Evaluator and Deputy Director Geeta Batra at the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) talks on how the GEF IEO is using innovative evaluation methods for transformational change in its evaluations. The podcast also draws on findings from her latest…
Community Based Approaches - 1st Reference Group Meeting Notes
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…
A gold mine of information: lessons from early GEF efforts to reduce mercury in artisanal and small-scale gold mining
It was the early 2010s: excitement was growing for the idea of a new international convention to combat mercury emissions. The Global Environment Facility (GEF),…
Strategic Country Cluster Evaluation (SCCE): Sahel and Sudan-Guinea Savanna biomes
The African Biomes Strategic Country Cluster Evaluation (SCCE) covers GEF activities in 23 countries situated in two Sub-Saharan African biomes: the Sahel and the Sudan-Guinea Savanna. Selection of these two biomes is based on the countries' comparable land-based environmental challenges. These…
GEF Engagement with Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has a long history of supporting micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). As the GEF has shifted into more integrated approaches, it has also increasingly engaged MSMEs not only as a source of innovation and as beneficiaries, but also as a partner in…
GEF Interventions in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Sector
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has a long history of investing in interventions to solve the environmental and health issues associated with the artisanal small-scale gold mining industry (ASGM). The signing of the Minamata Convention on Mercury in 2013 prompted an increased investment by…