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Semi-Annual Evaluation Report

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

SECTION II 6 th Comprehensive Evaluation OPS6

October November December January February March April May June July Focal Area Studies International waters Land degradation Chemicals and waste Biodiversity Climate change Mainstreaming / Cross cutting < CSO Network (June) Private Sector and GEF Safeguards and Indigenous Peoples Policy Gender 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 Institutional Issues Reform Process – Results Based Management Reform Process – Knowledge Management GEF6 Strategy, Global Relevance Governance, Financing, Health of the Partnership Thematic Evaluations Programmatic approaches Multiple Benefits of GEF support Integrated approaches OPS6 Early findings Full report > (September)

Site visits to all regions

SECTION III Completed Evaluations

International Waters Focal Area Study Mexico

GEF-1-3 GEF-4 GEF-5 GEF-6 3 operational 4 strategic 4 objectives 7 programs programs programs Evolution of strategy

296 $1.68 billion $10.38 billion projects In grant funding via co-financing Portfolio

THE MOST COMMON … Project modality Agency Region Full-sized Africa projects (26%) (82%) Findings

Goal Theme 22% 62% Stress reduction Fisheries Water body Foundational 21% Large marine 46% ecosystems Findings

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

74% of completed projects have outcome ratings in satisfactory range Largely satisfactory performance 62% of projects received ratings of moderately likely or above for sustainability of outcomes Findings

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

A collective response A catalyst for to international integration water law Findings

$ $ $ Dominance of marine Decline of the and ocean investments funding envelope Lack of Agency participation No funding for project in strategy definition or program preparation Areas of concern

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

Lake Victoria: Vegetation presence Vegetation Water 2000 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2016 GEF ID 3399 GEF ID 88 GEF ID 2405

Value for money analysis of GEF Land degradation projects

GEF Land Degradation Projects

1. Location 5. Carbon sequestration 2. Satellite 4. Causal trees 3. Data integration Methodology

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

Causal tree NDVI

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

4.5 years after Population More effective density near urban areas Findings: Forest cover

GEF land degradation project valuations

$7,500,000 43.52 108,800 43.52 $7,500,000 Average contribution per project tons of carbon sequestered tons of carbon sequestered tons of carbon sequestered from sequestration alone per hectare contributed to sequestration alone per project location per hectare Findings

Use a learning-based approach Collect the exact geographic information as an initial screening tool for of GEF land degradation activities on an project planning ongoing basis Suggestions

SECTION IV Emerging Findings El Salvador, Small Grants Programme

1. GEF engagement with the private sector Morocco, GEF ID 647

a.The environment is an important concern for the private sector 80% 90% cite it as an integral part expect to invest more in the of their business strategy development of environmental products and services in the coming five years

b.The GEF can add the most value in removing barriers for mainstream capital Direct investments Risk-sharing or grants mechanisms

c.The private sector is interested in collaborating with the GEF, but needs a better understanding of the offering 100% 50% VS of respondents indicated they indicated that they knew about both the GEF’s engagement strategy and are interested in collaborating more with the GEF any private sector projects

d.The GEF should prioritize its focus areas to optimize additionality climate change forest management reduction of harmful chemicals

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

f.More efficient operations are needed for the GEF to be a credible private sector partner Step 2b Step Step Step Step Step 1 3 4 5 2 Step Step Step Step 0 0b 0c 6 APPROVAL

2. Chemicals and Waste Focal Area Study Philippines, GEF ID 2329

Portfolio 482 $1.1 billion $3.4 billion projects In grant funding via co-financing

Portfolio THE MOST COMMON … Project modality Agency Region enabling Asia activities 54%

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

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

54 $261 $272 completed MILLION MILLION projects in GEF funding in realized co-financing 78% 62% have outcome ratings in have received ratings of the satisfactory range moderately likely or above for sustainability of outcomes

3. GEF Role in Supporting Legal and Regulatory Reform in Countries

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)

Project support Turkey Philippines Morocco Law on the protection of Expansion of the protected areas Protected areas law nature and biological diversity and critical habitats in the country Tajikistan Namibia Lebanon Law on Energy Efficiency Rules on solar water heaters, net Lebanese Center for and Energy Savings metering and renewable energy Energy Conservation feed-in

Project support Preliminary evidence Overly optimistic Political process Mismatch Existing statutes Institutional machinery Turnover

SECTION V Ongoing Evaluations

Evaluation of Programmatic Approaches in the GEF and the Integrated Approach Pilots India, GEF ID 634

Multiple Benefits Evaluation China, GEF ID 2788

Special Climate Change Fund Program Evaluation

OPS6 Cross- Cutting Substudies Senegal

OPS6 Substudies on Performance India, GEF ID 3472

OPS6 Substudies on Institutional Issues Mexico, GEF Assembly

Focal Areas Studies

SECTION VI Updates on Other Initiatives Lao PDR, GEF ID 4034

Knowledge sharing and capacity development Expanded Constituency Workshops

Partners

Novel evaluation methods Rapid Impact Geospatial and Evaluation quantitative methods

Semi-Annual Evaluation Report

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.”