The GEF Independent Evaluation Office participated in the annual conference of the American Evaluation Association (AEA) in Chicago, IL. In collaboration with the UNDP Independent Evaluation Office, the GEF IEO organized a panel session on Innovations in Impact Evaluation: Mixed Methods and Mixed Approaches in the Information Era (Panel Session 2465) on Wednesday, November 11, 2015. Aaron Zazueta and Jeneen Garcia presented innovative approaches to evaluating…

The GEF Independent Evaluation Office in conjunction with the GEF Secretariat hosted a launch event and webinar on the recently completed Joint Impact Evaluation of GEF Support to Protected Areas and Protected Area Systems. A recording of the webinar will be posted in the coming week.

The most comprehensive evaluation of its kind, this impact evaluation of GEF support to protected areas worldwide includes both qualitative and quantitative evaluation approaches. It draws on evidence from global databases on protected area management effectiveness tracking tools, species population…

This event will feature a recently published book, Evaluating Environment in International Development, discussing why and how evaluation contributes to environment and sustainable development. Speakers include the book's editor, Juha Uitto, Director of the Independent Evaluation Office at the Global Environment Facility (GEF), two contributing authors…

The GEF Independent Evaluation Office participated in the Evaluation Practice Exchange held by the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) from March 11 - 13, 2015. The event was opened by Colin Kirk, Director of UNICEF Evaluation Office, Juha I. Uitto, Director of the GEF IEO, and Martin Mogwanja, Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF Evaluation Office. In the three day event, the GEF IEO contributed to the following sessions:

Performance Measurement in UN Organizations…