The 13th European Evaluation Society (EES) Biennial Conference will be held from 1-5 October 2018 in Thessaloniki,Greece. The theme of the conference is "Evaluation for more resilient societies".

The joint Climate-Eval and UNEG presented highlights of the new publication Evaluating Climate Change Action for Sustainable Development. Editors of the book discussed the ever progressing state-of-the-art in evaluating climate change strategies and action.

 
Climate Change Mitigation Evaluation: State of the Art, Gaps and Future Direction (An Expert Reflection Panel)

Session Chair: Juha Uitto, Director, GEF IEO

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Closing Plenary
Remarks from Critical Observer

Next Steps and Closing Remarks: Juha I. Uitto, Director, GEF IEO and Chair of Steering Committee

Plenary III
Learning from the Comprehensive Evaluation of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF)

Keynote Speech: Keynoter: Ken Chomitz, Senior Advisor, Independent Evaluation Group, World Bank

Mitigation V
Evaluating Linkages between Energy and Climate Change Interventions

Session Chair: Neeraj Kumar Negi, Senior Evaluation Officer, GEF IEO

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Climate Change Policy and Programs: State of the Art, Gaps and Future Direction (An Expert Reflection Panel)

Session Chair: Caroline Heider, Director General and Senior Vice President, Evaluation, World Bank Group

Adaptation IX
Evaluating Ecosystem and Conservation Focused Climate Change Adaptation

Session Chair: Michael P. Wells, Independent Environmental Consultant

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Policy VI
Learning and Use of Evaluations: Using Evaluations to Improve Climate Change and Development Interventions - Needs, Gaps and Opportunities

Session Chair: Kseniya Temnenko, Knowledge Management Officer, GEF IEO

 
Climate Change Adaptation Evaluation: State of the Art, Gaps and Future Direction (An Expert Reflection Panel)

Session Chair: Anna Viggh, Senior Evaluation Officer, GEF IEO

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