UNDP-GEF Project Implementation Reviews

The annual GEF Project Implementation Review (PIR) complements the regular monitoring and evaluation procedures employed by the GEF implementing agencies during project implementation. The PIR covers a subset of the portfolios of each implementing agency. Individual project information is collected according to the PIR selection criteria for all full and medium-sized projects that have been under implementation for a minimum of one year. The PIR exercise has a threefold purpose:
(a) to ensure accountability for the use of resources;
(b) to provide a clear basis for decision-making; and
(c) to learn and disseminate practical lessons gathered from our field experience that can guide future interventions.

UNDP-GEF Project Implementation Review

The UNDP-GEF PIRs are compiled into annual reports and are provided below. Each annual report contains an overview section that examines the status and performance of the UNDP-GEF portfolio as a whole and by focal area: biodiversity, climate change, international waters, and ozone depletion. (The newly approved focal areas of persistent organic pollutants and land degradation will be included in future PIR exercises.)

• UNDP-GEF PIR Report 2005
• UNDP-GEF PIR Report 2004
• UNDP-GEF PIR Report 2003
• UNDP-GEF PIR Report 2002
• UNDP-GEF PIR Report 2001
• UNDP-GEF PIR Report 2000
• UNDP-GEF PIR Report 1999
• UNDP-GEF PIR Report 1998
• UNDP-GEF PIR Report 1997
• UNDP-GEF PIR Report 1996

GEF Project Performance Report
On the basis of the reports received from the three GEF implementing agencies, the GEF M&E unit prepares a consolidated inter-agency Project Performance Report on the entire GEF portfolio.