We live in a rapidly changing world although we don't always notice it as our lives unfold in the midst of these changes. Only when you think back, even only a few years, to a specific time and you compare how life was then, do you notice how different it is now. I had this epiphany when I…
Evaluating Environment in International Development: New Open Access Edition
2021 CES Conference
The Independent Evaluation Office of the GEF is a sponsor of the 2021 Canadian Evaluation Society conference scheduled from May 9 - 14 with workshops starting April 30. The conference theme is centered on Evaluation Utilization:…
MSME Audit Trail - Comments for the Main Report
Article - Evaluating Environment in International Development - 2nd Edition
How effective are governments, aid agencies, and civil society organizations in addressing pressing environmental issues? Is evaluation equipped to help decision makers identify, design, implement, and track sustainable development interventions? Can it help accelerate progress towards the…
Agenda for CES 2021
The GEF celebrates Earth-Day by marking the first day of the GEF-8 replenishment process
The GEF-8 replenishment meeting began with a presentation by the IEO, which was well received with particular interest in integration, innovation, and private sector engagement. A report on key findings from completed and ongoing IEO evaluations was prepared to inform negotiations.
The…
OPS7, Gold, Innovation, Biodiversity Mainstreaming 2018, Fragility 2020 Presentation - 1st Replenishment Meeting
OPS7 Highlights
The IEO presents main findings of the evaluations that underpin OPS7, prepared to inform negotiations for the eighth replenishment of the GEF. The present report includes key findings from completed and ongoing IEO evaluations. The full OPS7 report will be made available for the second…
From program evaluation to joint evaluation of SDGs-ready interventions
This chapter broadens the discussion on the opportunities and challenges of evaluating environment joint programmes by introducing the opportunities and challenges of conducting joint evaluations in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) era. The integrated nature of the SDGs calls for greater…