Episode 15 of ‘The Evaluator’ is our second episode to focus on the topic of climate bonds, also referred to as green bonds or sustainable bonds.
This podcast is based on the IEU Virtual Talk: The Future of Climate Bonds, held in May, 2021.
It features Sean Kidney, CEO of Climate Bonds Initiative. He is joined by Dr. Jyotsna Puri (Jo), former IEU Head and currently the Associate Vice-President of the Strategy and Knowledge Department at the International Fund for Agricultural Development.
They discuss how climate bonds can help mobilize private capital for the extensive investments needed to combat the effects of climate change and build resilient societies.
The first episode in the two-part series is available here.
This episode was created by the IEU's Yeonji Kim and Iben Holstener Hjorth. You can subscribe to 'The Evaluator' on major podcast platforms including Anchor, Radio Public, Breaker, Spotify, and Google.
Have questions or comments? Be sure to follow us on Twitter and tweet about the episode using the hashtag #TheEvaluator.
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‘The Evaluator’ Episode 14: Climate bonds Part I
This episode of The Evaluator features Sean Kidney, CEO of Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), an NGO working to mobilize the $100 trillion bond market for climate change solutions.
In this episode, Sean takes us through a tour de force on the hows and whys of climate bonds, bonds which are linked to climate-friendly investments.
This is the first of two episodes on the topic of climate bonds.
This episode was created by the IEU's Iben Holstener Hjorth and Yeonji Kim. You can subscribe to 'The Evaluator' on major podcast platforms including Anchor, Radio Public, Breaker, Spotify, and Google.
Have questions or comments? Be sure to follow us on Twitter and tweet about the episode using the hashtag #TheEvaluator.
This podcast is based on the IEU Virtual Talk: The Future of Climate Bonds, held in May, 2021.
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“The Evaluator’ Episode 13: REDD+, Cancun Safeguards, and the GCF’s pilot programme
This episode of the Evaluator features two renowned REDD+ experts: Ms. Maria Garcia Espinosa, Senior Policy Advisor at Climate Law and Policy; and Mr. Pierre Guedez, Senior Climate Finance Specialist at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
Together with IEU’s Yeonji Kim as the moderator, they discuss a wide range of topics related to REDD+, including the GCF’s REDD+ results-based payment pilot, the Cancun Safeguards, and the future of the REDD+ mechanism as a whole.
Maria and Pierre also discuss the ESS evaluation report, and specifically the chapter on the GCF’s REDD+ programme. You can read the full report here.
The IEU recently finalized the Rapid Assessment of the GCF’s Request for Proposals (RfP) modality. REDD+ pilot is one of the 4 programmes that were launched under the RfP modality. If you want to learn more about it, you can read the full report here.
This episode was created by the IEU's Yeonji Kim and Beatrice Muroni. You can subscribe to 'The Evaluator' on major podcast platforms including Anchor, Radio Public, Breaker, Spotify, and Google.
Have questions or comments? Be sure to follow us on Twitter and tweet about the episode using the hashtag #TheEvaluator.
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'The Evaluator' Episode 12: Addressing gender and climate change together
This episode of The Evaluator features Dr. Jeannette Gurung, Founder & Executive Director of Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN).
Listen to her speak about why gender and climate change should be addressed in unison and learn about the methodology WOCAN has proposed for putting a monetary value on the women’s unpaid care for the environment.
This episode was created by the IEU's Iben Holstener Hjorth and Yeonji Kim. You can subscribe to 'The Evaluator' on major podcast platforms including Anchor, Radio Public, Breaker, Spotify, and Google.
Have questions or comments? Be sure to follow us on Twitter and tweet about the episode using the hashtag #TheEvaluator.
This podcast is based on the IEU Virtual Talk: Gender in Climate Change: Perspectives from WOCAN and GCF, held in March, 2021.
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‘The Evaluator’ Episode 11: Evaluating the GCF’s Adaptation Portfolio
How does the GCF go about financing adaptation projects and programmes in developing countries? What does its adaptation portfolio look like? Where do opportunities exist for the GCF to make its adaptation investments more relevant and effective?
This episode features three IEU members who contributed significantly to the IEU’s recently concluded “Independent Evaluation of the Adaptation Portfolio and Approach of the Green Climate Fund”: Dr. Martin Prowse, Evaluation Specialist; Mr. Peter Mwandri, Evaluation Researcher; and Mr. Andreas Reumann, Head ad interim of the IEU.
Martin, Peter and Andreas discuss some of the main topics covered in the evaluation, including, but not limited to, the role of the GCF in adaptation finance, the challenges in catalyzing funds from the private sector, and the impacts of GCF’s investments in adaptation.
This evaluation was approved by the GCF Board as part of the IEU’s 2020 Work Plan. The final evaluation report was prepared and submitted to the Board in time for its 28th Meeting, which was held virtually from 16 to 19 March 2021. The full evaluation report is available here.
This episode was produced by IEU’s Yeonji Kim and Beatrice Muroni. You can subscribe to 'The Evaluator' on major podcast platforms including Anchor, Radio Public, Breaker, Spotify, and Google.
Have questions or comments? Be sure to follow us on Twitter and tweet about the episode using the hashtag #TheEvaluator.
This podcast is based on the B.28 Virtual Side Event: Findings and recommendations from the Adaptation evaluation, held in March, 2020.
Welcome to the IEU podcast series 'The Evaluator'! We feature experts from the world of evaluation and in a variety of fields relevant to addressing climate change. To learn more about the work of the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) of the Green Climate Fund, please visit our website at ieu.greenclimate.fund
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