The GEF Evaluation Office aims to enhance knowledge sharing and learning in all its activities. Monitoring and evaluation contribute to knowledge building and organizational improvement. We aim to make findings and lessons from our evaluations accessible to target audiences in a user-friendly way. Evaluation reports are subject to a dynamic dissemination strategy tailored to the audience of that specific report; the strategy is described in the relevant evaluation approach paper and Terms of Reference.

Knowledge sharing enables partners to capitalize on lessons learned by gaining insight and understanding from experience, and by applying this knowledge to generate new knowledge. It helps the GEF create and transform knowledge into action, innovation, and change. Knowledge management is closely linked to performance enhancement and Results-Based Management.

 The main purposes of knowledge creation and sharing of monitoring and evaluation information in the GEF are to:

 (a) promote a culture of learning through better outreach to project and country levels by providing easily accessible learning products, and;

 (b) promote the application of lessons learned to improve the performance of GEF activities.

Signposts are two-page learning products that summarizes evaluations and highlights findings and recommendations. Signposts are available in English, French, and Spanish. Please click here to subscribe to our new Signposts.

The GEF Evaluation Office developed three learning pages for the GEF focal points in areas where support was identified as needed. These tools available on the GEF Country Support Programme Website and cover the following areas of work:

• Tracking Country Portfolios
• Monitoring and Evaluation Policy
• Country Portfolio Evaluations

The GEF Evaluation Office is currently developing a Community of Practice for Monitoring and Evaluation Best Practices and Capacity Building on Climate Change and Development.

The virtual community of practice creates, validates and disseminates evaluation information and knowledge, and aims to identify dynamic demands by focusing on a member-based management system of relevant resources. The specific activities under this initiative involve:

• A publication and book launch at InfoShop.
• Electronic Repository of Climate Change Evaluations
• Online Forum (wiki) for the Community of Practice
• Five Studies on Mitigation and Adaptation:

- Meta-Evaluation of Mitigation Evaluations

- Preparation of Guidelines for Mitigation Evaluation

- Study of Frameworks for Adaptation

- Preparation of Indicators for Adaptation

- 2^nd Generation Guidelines on Adaptation Assessments