Where We Work

Africa

We evaluate GEF-funded projects in Africa to ensure biodiversity, climate resilience, clean water, and sustainable land management. Our mixed methods approach reveals what works, what doesn’t, and why across different contexts. Learn about IEO's work in Africa or explore by country using the dropdown below.

Explore our most recent 
evaluations in Africa

Our evaluations assess GEF projects’ impact on biodiversity, climate resilience, and sustainable land and water management in Africa.

Evaluation

Impact Evaluation of GEF Support to Protected Areas and Protected Area Systems (PAS) (opens in a new tab)

September 01, 2016

Impact Evaluation of GEF Support to Protected Areas and Protected Area Systems (PAS)

Evaluation

Multicounty Project Arrangements (opens in a new tab)

September 01, 2000

Multicounty Project Arrangements

Evaluation

Annual Country Portfolio Evaluation Report (ACPER) 2009 (opens in a new tab)

October 01, 2009

Annual Country Portfolio Evaluation Report (ACPER) 2009
Young African elephant running across track on safari in Pendjari National Park, Benin, Africa

Evaluation

Country Portfolio Evaluation (CPE) Benin (opens in a new tab)

October 01, 2008

Country Portfolio Evaluation (CPE) Benin

Evaluation

Annual Country Portfolio Evaluation Report (ACPER) 2008 (opens in a new tab)

October 01, 2008

Annual Country Portfolio Evaluation Report (ACPER) 2008

Evaluation

Country Portfolio Evaluation (CPE) Madagascar (opens in a new tab)

October 01, 2008

Country Portfolio Evaluation (CPE) Madagascar

Evaluation

Country Portfolio Evaluation (CPE) South Africa (opens in a new tab)

October 01, 2008

Country Portfolio Evaluation (CPE) South Africa
The male employee maintenance panels collect solar energy. Engineer working on checking and maintenance equipment at industry solar power.

Evaluation

Financed Solar Thermal Projects (opens in a new tab)

October 01, 2001

Financed Solar Thermal Projects

Evaluation

GEF Support to Scaling Up Impact (opens in a new tab)

November 25, 2021

GEF Support to Scaling Up Impact
Hazardous waste sign on chain link fence. Oil barrels in background. 3D rendered illustration.

Evaluation

Evaluation of GEF Interventions in the Chemicals and Waste Focal Area (opens in a new tab)

November 20, 2024

Evaluation of GEF Interventions in the Chemicals and Waste Focal Area

Evaluation

Annual Country Portfolio Evaluation Report (ACPER) 2014 (opens in a new tab)

November 01, 2014

Annual Country Portfolio Evaluation Report (ACPER) 2014
Traditional houses along the Nile river between Luxor and Aswan, Egypt. Village on the shore of the Nile river

Evaluation

Country Portfolio Evaluation (CPE) Egypt (opens in a new tab)

November 01, 2009

Country Portfolio Evaluation (CPE) Egypt

Evaluation

Evaluation of the Socioeconomic Co-Benefits of GEF-Funded Interventions (opens in a new tab)

May 05, 2025

Evaluation of the Socioeconomic Co-Benefits of GEF-Funded Interventions

Evaluation

Strategic Country Cluster Evaluation (SCCE): Least Developed Countries (LDC) (opens in a new tab)

May 01, 2022

Strategic Country Cluster Evaluation (SCCE): Least Developed Countries (LDC)

Evaluation

Country Portfolio Evaluation (CPE) Tanzania (opens in a new tab)

March 15, 2015

Country Portfolio Evaluation (CPE) Tanzania
cameroon highland valleys

Evaluation

Country Portfolio Evaluation (CPE) Cameroon (opens in a new tab)

March 01, 2009

Country Portfolio Evaluation (CPE) Cameroon
Ometepe, Nicaragua. February 2018. A view of a worker working in a field on ometepe island in Nicaragua.

Evaluation

Evaluation of Community Based Approaches (CBA) at the GEF (opens in a new tab)

June 18, 2024

Evaluation of Community Based Approaches (CBA) at the GEF

Evaluation

Evaluation of the Global Wildlife Program (opens in a new tab)

June 03, 2024

Evaluation of the Global Wildlife Program
tree branch silhouette over blue sky background, Dry branches.

Evaluation

Evaluation of Programmatic Approaches in the GEF 2017 (opens in a new tab)

January 16, 2018

Evaluation of Programmatic Approaches in the GEF 2017

Evaluation

Country Portfolio Evaluation (CPE) Morocco (opens in a new tab)

January 15, 2016

Country Portfolio Evaluation (CPE) Morocco
DCIM/100MEDIA/DJI_0079.JPG

Evaluation

Biodiversity Program Study 2001 (opens in a new tab)

January 01, 2001

Biodiversity Program Study 2001

Evaluation

Strategic Country Cluster Evaluation (SCCE): Sahel and Sudan-Guinea Savanna biomes (opens in a new tab)

February 17, 2022

Strategic Country Cluster Evaluation (SCCE): Sahel and Sudan-Guinea Savanna biomes
Yongoro, Sierra Leone - June 01, 2013: West Africa, unknown woman working, Yongoro in front of the capital of the Sierra Leone, Freetown

Evaluation

Country Portfolio Study (CPS) Sierra Leone (opens in a new tab)

February 01, 2015

Country Portfolio Study (CPS) Sierra Leone

Evaluation

Evaluation of GEF Support to Mainstreaming Biodiversity (BD) 2018 (opens in a new tab)

December 18, 2019

Evaluation of GEF Support to Mainstreaming Biodiversity (BD) 2018
Mount Yasur Volcano, Tanna Island, Vanuatu

Evaluation

Strategic Country Cluster Evaluation (SCCE): Small Island Developing States (SIDS) (opens in a new tab)

December 17, 2019

Strategic Country Cluster Evaluation (SCCE): Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Blue-shouldered or Blue-winged Mountain-tanager - Anisognathus somptuosus yellow bird in Thraupidae, highland forest and woodland in the Andes of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.

Evaluation

Evaluation of the Multiple Benefits of GEF's Support through its Multi Focal Area Portfolio (MFA) (opens in a new tab)

December 14, 2018

Evaluation of the Multiple Benefits of GEF's Support through its Multi Focal Area Portfolio (MFA)
Flags of many countries flutter on the background of the blue sky in sunny day

Evaluation

Impact of GEF Support on National Environmental Laws and Policies in Selected Countries 2017 (opens in a new tab)

December 03, 2018

Impact of GEF Support on National Environmental Laws and Policies in Selected Countries 2017
Ethiopian border town of Dewhan, on Ethiopian Eritrean border

Evaluation

Country Portfolio Evaluation (CPE) Eritrea (opens in a new tab)

December 01, 2014

Country Portfolio Evaluation (CPE) Eritrea

Evaluation

Evaluation of GEF's Approach to Interventions in Water Security (opens in a new tab)

August 26, 2024

Evaluation of GEF's Approach to Interventions in Water Security

Evaluation

GEF Solar PV Portfolio (opens in a new tab)

August 01, 2000

GEF Solar PV Portfolio
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Our Methodology

A System's Approach 
to Environmental Evaluations

We conduct in-depth evaluations across project portfolios, programs, and themes to drive global environmental solutions. Explore how our integrated methodology supports sustainable 
progress at every level.

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Tackling illegal wildlife trade with cutting-edge evaluations

We evaluate GEF-funded projects to combat illegal wildlife trade and threats to biodiversity in Africa by partnering with NASA and using technology to assess impact on poaching and conservation.

We partner with funders, experts, and countries to evaluate and recommend climate solutions