The GEF Evaluation Office

The GEF Evaluation Office is an independent evaluation entity within the GEF, and reports directly to the GEF Council on monitoring and evaluation matters.

It has responsibilities in three main areas:

Evaluation – we independently evaluate the effectiveness of GEF projects and programs

Norms – we establish monitoring and evaluation standards

Oversight – we provide quality control for monitoring and evaluation by Implementing and Executing Agencies of GEF projects and programs

Because Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) is a shared responsibility within the GEF, we work in close partnership with:

• The GEF Secretariat
• The GEF coordination units of the Implementing Agencies (UNDP, UNEP, and the World Bank) and the Executing Agencies (ADB, AfDB, EBRD, IADB, UNIDO, FAO, and IFAD)
• The evaluation offices of the Implementing Agencies (UNDP, UNEP, and the World Bank) and Executing Agencies (ADB, AfDB, EBRD, IADB, UNIDO, FAO and IFAD)

Our goal is to improve accountability of GEF projects and programs and to promote learning, feedback, and knowledge sharing.

All of our evaluation work is guided by the GEF Monitoring and Evaluation Policy [French Spanish] of February 2006.