GEF Evaluation OfficeGEF Evaluation Office

Two overarching objectives:

Promote accountability for the achievement of GEF objectives through the assessment of results, effectiveness, processes, and performance of the partners involved in GEF activities

Promote learning, feedback, and knowledge sharing on results and lessons learned among the GEF and its partners as a basis for decision making on policies, strategies, program management, programs, and projects; and to improve knowledge and performance

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Mission:

To enhance global environmental benefits through excellence, independence, and partnership in monitoring and evaluation.

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Ensures the independent evaluation function within the GEF

Sets minimum requirements for monitoring and evaluation

Ensures oversight of the quality of the monitoring and evaluation systems on the project and program levels

Shares evaluative evidence within the GEF

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Advice

Oversight

M&E Policy

GEF Evaluation

Office, Evaluation Partners

COUNCIL

Enabling Environment

STAP

GEF Evaluation

Office

GEF Secretariat,

GEF Agencies

Partner Countries,

NGOs, Private Sector,

Communities

Evaluations are typically at strategic level, on focal areas, or cross-cutting themes.

4 major evaluation streams:Thematic EvaluationsImpact EvaluationsPerformance EvaluationsCountry Portfolio Evaluations

Also Overall Performance Study of the GEF : every 4 years 6

M&E contributes to knowledge building and organizational improvement: Findings and lessons should be accessible to target

audiences in a user-friendly way Evaluation reports should be subject to a dynamic

dissemination strategy Knowledge sharing enables partners to capitalize on lessons

learned from experiences Purpose of KM in the GEF:

Promotion of a culture of learning Application of lessons learned Feedback to new activities

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Community of practice on evaluation of climate change and development

Sharing best practices on climate change and development evaluation

700+ members

Online tools for participation: Website: www.climate-eval.org Linkedin Group Social media News letters Blog

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Thank you

www.gefeo.org

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