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independent evaluator.Since2010employee in theFederalDepartmentofForeign Affairs (FDFA) as ProgramOfficer Evaluation at the SwissAgency forDevelop- ment andCooperation (SDC) in charge for the conceptualization,mandating and process management of complex thematic and institutional strategic evaluations. 2013–2014 responsible for the productionof theReport onEffectiveness ofSwiss InternationalCooperation inClimateChange2000–2012. NathanL.Engle isClimateChangeSpecialist for theClimatePolicyTeamat the WorldBank.He is involvedwith efforts to integrate climate resilience intoWorld Bank operations and is helping to lead projects on adaptation, drought policy and management, andwater resources. Nate completed his Ph.D. at theUniversity of Michigan’sSchoolofNaturalResources&Environment, andalsoearnedmasters’ degreesat theUniversityofMichigan inpublicpolicy (MPP)andnatural resources and environment (MSc). Wiebke F€orchworks with the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and FoodSecurity (CCAFS) as ScienceOfficer, based at the Interna- tional LivestockResearch Institute (ILRI) inNairobi, Kenya. She helped coordi- nating the shift towards a learning-based impact pathway and results-based management approach for CCAFS, and is supporting the overall ME&L of the program.SheholdsaPhDfromtheAridLandsResourceSciences Interdisciplinary Program at the University of Arizona and a BSc(Hons) in Agriculture from the University ofReading.Her professional experience and research interests revolve aroundfoodsecurity, resilienceandvulnerability,globalchangeimpactsonsociety andtheenablingenvironments,governanceandinstitutionstosupportcommunities in adapting to climate change. She is also interested in research for development processes and transformative learning, how to work with theories of change and impact pathways to increase the effectiveness of research for development. Yann Franc¸ois is an Engineer specialized in natural resources management, climatechangeadaptationandmitigationprojectsandclimatefinancemechanisms. He has occupied variousmanagement and technical positions in the international NGOGERESwhich allowedhim todevelop skills in project development, imple- mentation and evaluation in the fields of sustainable forestmanagement, climate- smart agricultureandenergy inWestAfrica,CentralAsiaandSoutheastAsia.Asa ClimateandDevelopmentTechnicalAdvisor issupportingevidence-basedprojects andpolicydevelopment,collaboratingwithpoliticaldecision-makersonNationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMA) and REDD+ strategies as well as supporting the long-termfinancing of projects through carbonfinancing under the UNFCCCCDMandGoldStandardmechanisms. MarinaGavald~ao is a Forestry Engineer specialist on ecosystems services and climatefinance. Since2003,Marinahas gathered experience in the design, imple- mentationand the coordinationof climate changemitigationprojects andenviron- mental economics-related research.AsTechnicalDirector of theClimateChange About theAuthors 345