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Enhancing global environmental benefits through excellence in evaluation Semi-Annual Evaluation Report Semi-Annual Evaluation Report SECTION II: 6th Comprehensive Evaluation OPS6 SECTION III: Completed Evaluations SECTION IV: Emerging Findings

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Enhancing global environmental benefits through excellence in evaluation

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Semi-Annual Evaluation Report

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Semi-Annual Evaluation Report

SECTION II: 6th Comprehensive Evaluation OPS6 SECTION III: Completed Evaluations SECTION IV: Emerging Findings SECTION V: Ongoing Evaluations SECTION VI: Updates on Other Initiatives

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SECTION II

6th Comprehensive Evaluation OPS6

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International waters Land degradation Chemicals and waste Biodiversity Climate change Focal Area Studies Impacts GEF's Support in Policy, Legal and Regulatory Reform in Countries The Transformational Role of the GEF Trends in Performance (replacing APR 2017) October November December January February March April May June July Mainstreaming / Cross cutting < CSO Network (June) Private Sector and GEF Gender Safeguards and Indigenous Peoples Policy

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Reform Process – Results Based Management Reform Process – Knowledge Management GEF6 Strategy, Global Relevance Governance, Financing, Health of the Partnership Institutional Issues OPS6 Early findings Full report > (September) October November December January February March April May June July Thematic Evaluations Programmatic approaches Multiple Benefits of GEF support Integrated approaches

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Site visits to all regions

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SECTION III

Completed Evaluations

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International Waters Focal Area Study

Mexico

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GEF-6

7 programs

GEF-4

4 strategic programs

GEF-5 4 objectives GEF-1-3

3 operational programs

Evolution of strategy

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296

projects

$1.68 billion

In grant funding

$10.38 billion

via co-financing

Portfolio

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Project modality Full-sized projects (82%) Agency Region

Africa (26%)

THE MOST COMMON…

Findings

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Goal

Stress reduction

Theme

Findings

Foundational 62% 21% Fisheries 22% Large marine ecosystems 46%

Water body

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Findings

High level of contemporary relevance Regional security Transboundary waters Responsive to evolving context

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Findings

Largely satisfactory performance

  • f completed projects have outcome ratings

in satisfactory range

74% 62%

  • f projects received ratings of moderately

likely or above for sustainability of outcomes

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Effectiveness

Support the process leading to the Stockholm and Minamata Conventions Rehabilitation of the Black Sea Northwest Shelf dead zone Adoption of the Ballast Water Convention on Alien Species, the Pacific Tuna Treaty, the Guarani Aquifer Agreement Establishment of the Benguela Current Commission

Contributions

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Findings

A collective response to international water law A catalyst for integration

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Areas of concern

Lack of Agency participation in strategy definition Decline of the funding envelope

$$$

Dominance of marine and ocean investments No funding for project

  • r program preparation
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Suggestions

STRATEGIC PROJECTS PROCESSES Dialogue conventions on shared priorities No new themes without allocation increase Simple and measurable indicators on baseline conditions New generation of TDA Time and investment to build capacity on gap priorities More flexibility in areas of political tensions

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Lake Victoria: Vegetation presence

Vegetation Water

GEF ID 88

GEF ID 2405

GEF ID 3399

2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2016

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Value for money analysis of GEF Land degradation projects

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GEF Land Degradation Projects

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Methodology

  • 1. Location
  • 2. Satellite
  • 3. Data integration
  • 4. Causal trees
  • 5. Carbon sequestration
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Findings about location

25 km of protected area Positive increase in Vegetation Low density Variable characteristics Some without forest cover

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Causal tree NDVI

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Findings: Vegetation

Less effective near urban areas Time required Multifocal Initial conditions Environmental and Economic characteristics

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Findings: Forest cover

4.5 years after Population density More effective near urban areas

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GEF land degradation project valuations

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Findings

43.52

tons of carbon sequestered per hectare

$7,500,000

Average contribution per project from sequestration alone

43.52

tons of carbon sequestered per hectare

108,800

tons of carbon sequestered per project location

$7,500,000

contributed to sequestration alone

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Suggestions

Use a learning-based approach as an initial screening tool for project planning Collect the exact geographic information

  • f GEF land degradation activities on an
  • ngoing basis
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SECTION IV

Emerging Findings

El Salvador, Small Grants Programme

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  • 1. GEF engagement with the private sector

Morocco, GEF ID 647

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a.The environment is an important concern for the private sector

80%

cite it as an integral part

  • f their business strategy

90%

expect to invest more in the development of environmental products and services in the coming five years

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b.The GEF can add the most value in removing barriers for mainstream capital

Risk-sharing mechanisms Direct investments

  • r grants
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c.The private sector is interested in collaborating with the GEF, but needs a better understanding of the offering

  • f respondents indicated they

are interested in collaborating more with the GEF indicated that they knew about both the GEF’s engagement strategy and any private sector projects

50% 100%

VS

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d.The GEF should prioritize its focus areas to optimize additionality

climate change forest management reduction of harmful chemicals

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e.The GEF should support innovative financial instruments and policy change GEF Private sector

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f.More efficient operations are needed for the GEF to be a credible private sector partner

Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 1 Step 2b Step 6

Step 0

Step 0b Step 0c APPROVAL

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  • 2. Chemicals and Waste Focal Area Study

Philippines, GEF ID 2329

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Portfolio

482

projects

$1.1 billion

In grant funding

$3.4 billion

via co-financing

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Portfolio

Project modality enabling activities 54% Agency Region

Asia

THE MOST COMMON…

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Evolution of strategy

GEF-6 Chemicals and Waste Focal area GEF-4 +Sound chemicals management GEF-5 Chemicals strategy +Mercury GEF-3 POPS ODS

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Coherence with conventions

Clearing-house mechanism and information exchange Priority funding areas Stockholm Convention regional centers

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$261 54 $272

completed projects

MILLION

in GEF funding

MILLION

in realized co-financing

78%

have outcome ratings in the satisfactory range

62%

have received ratings of moderately likely or above for sustainability of outcomes

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  • 3. GEF Role in Supporting Legal and

Regulatory Reform in Countries

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Enabling support for reform

highly relevant to national strategies, plans, and priorities important role in creating awareness among policy makers and the general public Turkey Biosafety Law (2010) Sierra Leone Environmental Agency Act (2008)

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Project support

Turkey

Law on the protection of nature and biological diversity

Philippines

Expansion of the protected areas and critical habitats in the country

Morocco

Protected areas law

Tajikistan

Law on Energy Efficiency and Energy Savings

Namibia

Rules on solar water heaters, net metering and renewable energy feed-in

Lebanon

Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation

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Project support

Preliminary evidence

Overly optimistic Political process Mismatch Existing statutes Institutional machinery Turnover

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SECTION V

Ongoing Evaluations

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Evaluation of Programmatic Approaches in the GEF and the Integrated Approach Pilots

India, GEF ID 634

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Multiple Benefits Evaluation

China, GEF ID 2788

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Special Climate Change Fund Program Evaluation

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OPS6 Cross- Cutting Substudies

Senegal

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OPS6 Substudies

  • n Performance

India, GEF ID 3472

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OPS6 Substudies

  • n Institutional

Issues

Mexico, GEF Assembly

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Focal Areas Studies

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SECTION VI

Updates on Other Initiatives

Lao PDR, GEF ID 4034

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Knowledge sharing and capacity development

Expanded Constituency Workshops

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Partners

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Rapid Impact Evaluation Geospatial and quantitative methods

Novel evaluation methods

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Semi-Annual Evaluation Report

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Recommended Council Decision

“The Council, having reviewed document GEF/ME/C.51/01, Semi Annual Evaluation Report of the Independent Evaluation Office of the GEF, takes note of the findings and conclusions of the completed studies, and of the ongoing evaluations being carried out in preparation for the Sixth Comprehensive Evaluation of the GEF.”