With COP16 well underway in Cali, Colombia, it’s essential to spotlight the role of Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) in safeguarding biodiversity while empowering local and indigenous communities. The evaluation looked at over 39 ABS projects, with significant contributions toward…
Pacific SIDS Audit Trail
COP16: Enhancing Biodiversity Conservation through Access and Benefit Sharing
Technical Workshop on Advancing the Integrated Approach for Transformative Change in Tropical Forest Biomes
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
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Mission to Chad for socio-economic co-benefits of GEF-funded interventions
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…
Risk and Resilience in the Era of Climate Change
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…
IEO Newsletter September 2024
Latest news and development from the GEF Independent Evaluation Office: click here to read the full issue
Socio-economic Co-benefits Concept Note
IEO Contributions to the UNFCCC COP29 report
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…