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Mariana Vidal Merino

Germany

Mariana Vidal Merino Member since 22/04/2025

Adaptation Fund Technical Evaluation Reference Group

Evaluation Analyst
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  • Evaluation Analyst (STC) at the Adaptation Fund –Technical Evaluation Reference Group (AF-TERG)
    • Ex post evaluation of Adaptation Fund projects.
    • Thematic Evaluation of the Adaptation Fund Accreditation Process, including the Readiness Program in support of accreditation.
    • Thematic evaluation of scalability, including recommendations on supporting scalability through fund strategy and operations.
    • Technical evaluation of innovation: map, analyze, and derive lessons about the Adaptation Fund efforts and progress in fostering innovation in climate change adaptation.
  • Evaluator (STC) at the Global Environmental Facility -  Independent Evaluation Office (GEF IEO)
    • Policy coherence at the Program level in the GEF.
    • Support the review of resilience and adaptative management relevant features in project design, with emphasis on the GEF projects' response to COVID-19 Pandemic.
    • Support the review of behavior change in GEF-supported interventions:  examined the extent to which recent GEF projects explicitly pursue and promote behavior change for the achievement of global environmental benefits.
    • Validation of terminal evaluations of G-4 - G-7 projects: review and synthesis of the evidence on performance of relevant projects and programs; validation of the performance ratings and assessment of the quality of terminal evaluation reports.