Approximately 1,000 projects funded by the Global Environment Facility from 1997 to 2020 are analyzed to assess the link between implementing organization field presence and project performance. The dataset, created by Giuseppe Zaccaria, supports research on international environmental aid and bureaucratic effectiveness. It was last updated in March 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze the correlation between IO field presence metrics and final project performance evaluations.
- Model project outcomes based on features like implementing IO, recipient country, and approval year.
- Compare performance trends across the five major implementing IOs over the 23-year period.
- Investigate the temporal evolution of project success rates from 1997 to 2020.
Strengths
- Approximately 1,000 project records provide a substantive sample for analysis.
- Data covers a 23-year time range from 1997 to 2020, enabling longitudinal study.
- Focus on five major implementing IOs allows for controlled comparative analysis.
Limitations
- Exact row count, column details, and sample size per IO are unknown.
- Geographic coverage and potential regional biases are not specified in the description.
- The dataset's reliance on GEF evaluations may introduce a single-source bias in performance metrics.
Provenance
- Source
- International Studies Quarterly Dataverse, authored by Giuseppe Zaccaria.
- Collection Method
- Projects were co-designed by implementing IOs and recipient partners based on GEF criteria, implemented independently, and later evaluated by a dedicated GEF unit.
- Time Range
- 1997 to 2020
- Freshness
- Data was last updated in March 2026, indicating recent maintenance.
- Geography
- Global (projects delivered by international organizations worldwide), but specific countries are not listed.