This evaluation is a review of the three Integrated Approach Pilots introduced in GEF-6. They were designed to implement integrated programming as a means of achieving systemic change at scale by addressing the major drivers of global environmental degradation in a holistic way. They are:
…Review of the Integrated Approach Pilot (IAP) Programs 2017
Annual Performance Report (APR) 2017
The annual performance report (APR) provides an update on performance of the Global Environment Facility's (GEF) portfolio of completed projects. It provides an update on project outcomes, the likelihood of sustainability of project outcomes, the quality of project implementation and execution,…
Ecological Forecasting Using Geospatial Analysis: Example from Kenya
Lake Victoria, with a surface area of about 68,800 km2 , is the second largest freshwater body in the world. It is a transboundary resource shared by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Rwanda and Burundi are a part of the upper watershed that drains into Lake Victoria through the Kagera…
Evaluation of GEF Engagement with Indigenous Peoples (IPs)
The GEF has been engaging with indigenous peoples since its inception and significant steps have been taken by the GEF to increase the engagement and participation of indigenous peoples in GEF activities over time. The purpose of this evaluation is to assess the GEF's engagement activities with…
Evaluation of GEF Support for Transformational Change
Supporting transformational change is a strategic priority of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), as cited in its 2020 vision statement. In this context, transformational change can be understood as deep, systemic, and sustainable change with large-scale impact in an area of global…
Evaluation of Knowledge Management (KM) in the GEF 2017
The relevance of knowledge management to the GEF mandate has been increasingly recognized over the past 15 years. However, the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Overall Performance Studies of the GEF reported that the approach to knowledge management during this period was not comprehensive and had…
Evaluation of Gender Mainstreaming in the GEF 2017
The GEF Policy on Gender Mainstreaming came into effect when it was adopted by the GEF Council members at 40th Council Meeting in May 2011. The policy was developed from principles and safeguards dating back to the 1996 Council document Public Involvement in GEF Projects (GEF/C.7/6), the key GEF…
Program Evaluation of the Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) 2017
This study seeks to provide insights and lessons on the Global Environment Facility (GEF) adaptation portfolio for the GEF-7 replenishment cycle. It assesses the Special Climate Change Fund's (SCCF's) efficacy, results, successes, and shortcomings through a thorough evaluation of the portfolio…
Evaluation of Programmatic Approaches in the GEF 2017
The main purpose of the programmatic approaches evaluation was to assess whether and how GEF support delivered under the programmatic approaches modality has produced the expected results in terms of global environmental benefits while addressing the main drivers of global environmental change.…
Review of the GEF Policy on Agency Minimum Standards on Environmental and Social Safeguards
This review of the GEF Policy on Agency Minimum Standards on Environmental and Social Safeguards (2011) aims to provide insights and lessons for GEF7 replenishment cycle, focused on four key questions;
- To what extent have the GEF Safeguards added value to the GEF partnership? …