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Meeting the Climate Challenge: Lessons From and About Evaluation

Ken Chomitz
Independent
Senior Advisor
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We now know the urgency and criticality of the climate challenge.  We know well what needs to be done: stabilize greenhouse gases in the atmosphere or risk catastrophic warming; and prepare for the impacts already, irreversibly, in train.

Just one question: how?

Responding…

Scoping Study of Evaluations of NRM Interventions Linked to Climate Change

Najeeb Khan
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Building on its successes and increasing membership, Climate-Eval has broadened its scope to take on a wider set of issues and development interventions around evaluation in the field of Natural Resource Management (NRM). This intent was first communicated to the online community in a…

On Climate Change Targets, Indicators and Data in Post-2015 Agenda

David Akana
African Development bank (AfDB)
Senior KM and Communication Specialist
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The post-2015 development agenda is taking shape.

As expected, climate change takes a preponderant place on the…

What the Green Climate Fund Can Learn from Climate Investment Funds Evaluation

David Akana
African Development bank (AfDB)
Senior KM and Communication Specialist
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Is Climate-smart development and economic Prosperity Mutually Exclusive?

David Akana
African Development bank (AfDB)
Senior KM and Communication Specialist
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Many in the Climate skeptic community have peddled the notion that climate-smart development and economic growth are mutually exclusive. And too often, this narrative has dominated mainstream climate change debate.

With governments at all levels often preoccupied with delivering jobs,…

How Effective is the ADB in Facilitating Access to Climate Finance?

David Akana
African Development bank (AfDB)
Senior KM and Communication Specialist
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A real-time evaluation of the Asian Development Bank

In the context of climate change, real-time…

RB Santos' Guide to a Winning Abstract

Romeo Santos
WorkLand M&E Institute, Philippines
Exec Director
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The 2nd International Conference on Evaluating Climate Change and Development has been confirmed for November 4-6, 2014 in Washington DC. A…

Evaluating Impact of Low Carbon Policies and Programs

David Akana
African Development bank (AfDB)
Senior KM and Communication Specialist
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Low carbon development gained prominence at the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen. Since then, many countries have established low emissions growth strategies aligned to their national development plans. But as countries seek to invest in low carbon initiatives in order to…