Geeta Batra and Kseniya Temnenko (Independent Evaluation Office of the GEF) presented the Review of the GEF Support for Transformational Change at the Transformational Change Learning Partnership's workshop organized by the Climate Investment Funds. The presentation discussed the key drivers that support transformational change, including the level of ambition in projects and programs (i.e.

IFAD Information and Communication Technologies for Evaluation (ICT4Eval) International Conference: Using Innovative Approaches to Development Evaluation

IFAD headquarters, Rome, Italy
June 6, 2017, 11:00-12:00, Italian Room

Presenters:

• Juha Ilari Uitto, Director, Independent Evaluation Office, Global Environment Facility (GEF)
• Malte Lech, Evaluator, German Institute for Development Evaluation

Rapporteur:

The GEF Independent Evaluation Office hosted a brown bag lunch discussion on "How can environment funds such as the GEF attract more private sector engagement?" from 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm on May 15, 2017.

Carlo Carugi, Senior Evaluation Officer of the Independent Evaluation Office, participated in a panel discussion on "Lessons from Applying Rapid Impact Evaluation in Canada and Internationally" at the 2017 Canadian Evaluation Society (CES) Conference in Vancouver. The IEO's presentation was focused on applying rapid impact evaluation to assess impacts of the GEF - UNIDO energy efficiency program in South East Asia.

The thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (BC COP-13), the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention (RC COP-8) and the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (SC COP-8) was held from April 24-May 5 in Geneva, Switzerland. The theme of the meetings was "A Future Detoxified: Sound management of Chemicals and Waste". Juha I.