Evaluation of Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiatives’ support to private sector initiatives

Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) was launched in 2007 after COP-13 and has three overarching goals: 1. Contribute to the international climate regime as an effective means for reducing CO2-emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. 2. Contribute to cost-effective, early and measurable reductions in GHG emissions. 3. Contribute to conservation of natural forests’ capability to store carbon. This evaluation focuses on NICFI initiatives that aimed to engage the private sector with the aim of securing deforestation-free supply chains and encouraging low carbon development paths. Private sector engagement has received increasing traction in NICFI, particularly since 2013 onwards, and the purpose of the evaluation is to contribute to strengthening NICFI’s support to private sector initiatives for the new strategic period up to 2030. To achieve this, the evaluation assesses the strategic approach, effectiveness and relevance of NICFI’s support to private sector initiatives (2008-2019). It covers a portfolio of about 30 projects and several diplomatic efforts, targeting private companies along the supply chain, but also business environment actors (e.g. (sub/supra)national governments) and service providers (e.g. financial institutions and investors). The evaluated initiatives typically cover multiple countries and are distributed worldwide. The evaluation aims to assess the global effectiveness of NICFI’s support activities to the private sector in reducing deforestation and forest degradation, while also evaluating their alignment with local needs, priorities and initiatives in the case study countries (Brazil and Indonesia).


Project Details
Country NORWAY
Start date 2020.01.28
End date 2020.12.31
Client NORAD
Sector EVALUATION
Sub-sector Thematic
Ref. ADE A611