Resources

The Scoping Study on Evaluation of Natural Resource Management (NRM) Interventions related to climate change, conducted by the GEF Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) for the former Earth-Eval community and developed in collaboration with Earth-Eval...

The Statistical Yearbook 2024 offers a synthesis of the major factors at play in the global food and agricultural landscape. Statistics are presented in four thematic chapters, covering the economic importance of agricultural activities, inputs...

This toolkit uses the framing of NAP processes to refer to the umbrella of all national adaptation planning processes. This includes the process to formulate and implement NAPs, as contained in UNFCCC Decision 1/CP.16 and subsequent decisions, along...

The need for monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) systems that can help countries understand how to best adapt to climate change has become increasingly important as the effects of climate change increase and climate shocks intensify...

This working paper is an outcome of the Climate Resilient Development (CRD) Programme. The programme supports the design, development and implementation of strategies and actions that effectively address climate change adaptation and sustainable...

This guide provides an overview of evaluation approaches and methods that have been used in the field of international development evaluation.

The Monitoring and Evaluation Systems Analysis (MESA) tool is an important part of GEI’s integrated systems-based approach to supporting developing countries on their journey to strengthen monitoring, evaluation and evidence use. The MESA is a...

The guideline was revised with the aim of providing an overview for government staff undertaking and managing evaluations. The guideline is broad and can be applied in different contexts. It provides the definition of impact evaluation as adopted by...

This resource provides guidance on meaningfully engaging young people in each phase of an evaluation. It promotes a deeper understanding of systematic, purposeful and meaningful youth engagement throughout the evaluation lifecycle and beyond. This...

This guide is meant for facilitators of capacity development and organizational learning. This includes professionals from various fields including evaluation, communication, organizational learning, adaptive management, and strategic planning...

The aim of this compilation of the Typology of Evaluation is to differentiate and categorize the evaluation types and products and to create a shared understanding of the types of evaluation and their ensuing knowledge products. A common...

Every year, this most intensely scrutinized of FAO’s reports presents the headline number of undernourished people around the world, while advocating for strategies against hunger and malnutrition. Following publication of the global report, a wealth...

This study by the GEF IEO develops a program theory for evaluating climate change mitigation interventions, moving beyond output-based assessments to focus on market conditions enabling sustainable energy adoption. By analyzing mitigation evaluations...

This paper contributes to addressing persistent methodological challenges in climate change mitigation evaluation by proposing a set of guidelines. It focuses on a theory-based approach to assessing mitigation interventions and tackles key conceptual...