Here you’ll find information about upcoming and past events hosted or supported by the GEF IEO. Our events include workshops, webinars, conferences, and consultations designed to share knowledge, promote learning, and improve the impact of environmental projects worldwide.

These gatherings bring together experts, policymakers, partners, and stakeholders to discuss evaluation findings, best practices, and new approaches for advancing global environmental goals. Whether you’re a practitioner, researcher, or interested in how the GEF supports a healthier planet, our events offer valuable opportunities to engage, learn, and collaborate.

Stay connected to discover how we’re working together to evaluate and strengthen efforts for a sustainable future.

First Meetings of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI) of the Convention on Biological Diversity
SBI 2016

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On May 2nd Juha Uitto participated in the First Meetings of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). This high level event created an excellent opportunity to discuss the findings of the IEO Impact Evaluation of the GEF Support to Protected Areas and Protected Ares Systems.

19th Meeting of the DAC Network on Development Evaluation
DAC 2016

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On April 26 Juha Uitto took part in the 19th Meeting of the DAC Network on Development Evaluation. Mr. Uitto presented at the session on the Use of New Technologies in M&E and Implications for Evaluation. His speech on the Use of Big Data in Environmental Evaluation focused on opportunities to use big data in the context of SDGs and the GEF IEO experience in using remote sensing, propensity score matching, and planetary level cloud computing in recent impact evaluations.

What makes a meaningful stakeholder engagement?
Webinar Stakeholder Engagement 2016

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The objective of this webinar is to discuss how the use and influence of evaluations can be enhanced via a meaningful stakeholder engagement. Members of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and partner organizations will share practical experience in involving stakeholders and beneficiaries while keeping evaluation independent.

The webinar will be moderated by Mr. Juha I Uitto, Director of the GEF Independent Evaluation Office (IEO). The special guests will include Mr. Carlo Carugi, Senior Evaluation Officer at GEF IEO, Ms.…

Small Grants Programme Evaluation (SGP) Webinar
Webinar SGP 2015
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What did the 2nd joint evaluation of the SGPs find?

The Independent Evaluation Offices of GEF and UNDP held webinar discussions in English, French and Spanish about the lessons stemming from the Second Joint Evaluation of the Small Grants Program (SGP). More than 70 national and regional coordinators, members of the Central Program Management Team (CPMT) and other SGP stakeholders attended the discussions. The webinars provided insights into the joint evaluation and touch upon its scope, methods used, findings and recommendations.

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Webinar on Rapid Impact Evaluation
Webinar Rapid Impacts 2015

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The GEF Independent Evaluation Office organized a webinar on Rapid Impact Evaluation (RIE). Andy Rowe, from ARCeconomics presented at the webinar. The event was moderated by Juha I Uitto, GEF Independent Evaluation Office.

RIE offers the potential to evaluate impacts in both ex ante and ex post settings providing utility for developmental and formative evaluation as well as summative settings. RIE triangulates judgments of three separate groups of experts to assess the incremental change in effects attributable to the intervention. Two methodological innovations are central to the…