Evaluations

This report has regrouped the key issues identified in the Fifth Overall Performance Study (OPS5) terms of reference into a new structure.

This report presents the findings and recommendations of the cluster portfolio evaluation of Global Environment Facility (GEF) support to six member countries of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS): Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St.

As part of OPS5 the Independent Evaluation Office undertook an update of the Joint Evaluation of the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) undertaken with DANIDA (Danish International Development Assistance) in 2009.

The sixth annual country portfolio evaluation report (ACPER) 2013 provides a synthesis of evaluative evidence contained in the country portfolio evaluations and country portfolio studies during the past year.

The Annual Performance Report (APR) is a regular feature of the GEF Evaluation Office performance evaluations.

The GEF Evaluation Office undertook an evaluation of its support to India across all GEF Agencies and programs between 1991-2012. From its inception until April 2012 the GEF had allocated US$340 million through 49 approved national projects in India.

Replenishments of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) are informed by periodic assessment of and reflection on GEF achievements and results through independent overall performance studies (OPSs), of which this is the fifth: OPS5.

The GEF Eighth Annual Performance Report (APR) 2011 prepared by the GEF Evaluation Office focused on completed projects for which terminal evaluations were submitted during fiscal year 2011 (FY11).

Annual Thematic Evaluations Report 2012 presents an overview of the progress of the Evaluation of GEF Enabling Activities and the main conclusions and recommendations for the Evaluation of the GEF Focal Area Strategies.

The Evaluation of GEF Focal Area Strategies, requested by the GEF Council during its May 2011 meeting (GEF/ME/C.40/01), was carried out from February 2012 to November 2012. Findings and recommendations were presented to the GEF Council at its November 2012 meeting.