Evaluations

The GEF medium-sized project (MSP) modality has provided an expedited mechanism for execution of smaller projects by simplifying processing steps together with review and approval procedures, thereby shortening the project cycle relative to GEF full-sized projects.

The 8^th replenishment of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) will take place in an international context that is very difficult to predict and navigate.

The GEF Annual Performance Report (APR) prepared by the GEF Independent Evaluation Office (GEF IEO) provides an overview of the performance of GEF activities and processes, key factors that may affect performance, and the quality of Monitoring and Evaluations systems (M&E).

The annual performance report (APR) provides an update on performance of the Global Environment Facility's (GEF) portfolio of completed projects.

Scaling up is not new to the GEF and in the last decade, all GEF focal areas have been shifting from site-level pilot projects towards projects or programs implemented at higher scales.

Since its inception, the GEF has provided support to its partner countries to improve the sustainability of their forestry resources.

The Sixth Comprehensive Evaluation of the GEF (OPS6) is being undertaken to inform the GEF-7 replenishment on the results and performance of the GEF Partnership and of the activities that the partnership supports, and on areas for further improvement.

This analysis brings together economists, computer scientists and geographers with expertise in remote sensing and impact evaluation to apply a value for money (VFM) assessment to the case of GEF Land Degradation (LD) projects.

The annual performance report (APR) provides an update on performance of the Global Environment Facility's (GEF) portfolio of completed projects.

The GEF in the Changing Environmental Finance Landscape