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possible. Overall it was assessed that GEF support did add value in addressing concerns related to eight of these targetedmarkets. In one of these nine cases the evaluationwas not able to determine ifGEF support added value. In summary in 16of the casesGEFsupport contributed to the desired change. 9.10 TheCriticalRole of Indicators in ImpactEvaluation Determining the extent to which expected long term impacts have taken place requires that relevant impact indicators are being tracked. Often there are severe gaps inbase line information (TokleandUitto2009), the resultsof theprojectmay not be monitored consistently – especially after project completion – and/or the methods used to track changesmaynot be appropriate. The evaluation found that projectswere generally tracking toomany indicators and often not tracking them well. Even though projections ofGHGemission reduction benefits extended over thepostproject completionperiod,oftenprojectsmadenoprovisions forgathering data after project completion. Furthermore there are inconsistencies in calculating GHG emission reduction benefits and calculations of these varied considerably across projects. Amajor recommendation of the evaluationwas that GEF should improve its methodology of GHG emission reduction calculations, which was accepted by the GEFCouncil in its November 2013meeting. As a follow up to theCouncil decision, GEFSecretariat has developed new (and updated)method- ologies forGHGemission reduction calculation. Table 9.5 AddedvalueofGEFfinancing Question Classificationbasedonassessment Howlikely is it that theproject (or comparable activity)wouldhave taken placewithout theGEFsupport? Veryunlikely ornot likely: 8projects Very likely or likely: 9 projects; Unable to assess: 1 project For9projects thatwere assessed to be“very likely or likely” to take placewithoutGEF support: • If the projectwouldhave takenplace any way,whatwas the addedvalueofGEF financing? • Wouldhave takenplacemore slowly: 6projects (6/9) (enhanced speed) • Wouldhavenotbeenimplementedasper international standards: 1project (1/9) (enhancedquality) • Wouldhave takenplacemoreslowlyand would havenotbeen implementedasper the international standards: 1project (2/9) (enhanced speed andquality) • Addedvaluedifficult todetermine:1project (1/9) Source:ClimateChangeMitigation ImpactEvaluation,GEF IEO 168 A.Zazueta andN.K.Negi