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experience covers thewhole adaptation cycle from climate information over vul- nerabilityassessments tomainstreamingandmonitoringandevaluation.Mr.Leiter is specialized inmonitoring andevaluationof adaptation andhas authored several publications on the topic in academic journals such asNewDirections for Evalu- ation aswell as guidebooks for practitioners includingGIZ’s “Adaptationmade to measure”. DeboraLeyhas aPhD inGeographyand theEnvironment from theUniversity of Oxford. Her dissertation topic analyzed if rural renewable energy projects can simultaneously meet the multiple goals of sustainable development, and climate changemitigationandadaptation, and if so, underwhat conditions.ShehasaMSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a BSc in Electromechanical Engineering. She has worked at Mexico’s National Energy Savings Commission, Sandia National Laboratories, the UNECLAC, and most recently with TetraTech as a Renewable Energy Expert under Central America’s Regional Clean Energy Initiative. She is a volunteer with Engineers Without Borders. Takaaki Miyaguchi, PhD, is Associate Professor at Ritsumeikan University’s College of International Relations (Kyoto, Japan).His research topics include the roleof theprivatesector inclimatechange,andevaluationofdonor-fundedclimate changemitigation and adaptation projects. Prior to joining the university in 2012, he has worked in UNDP and other UN agencies for 8 years, developing and managing both climate change mitigation and adaptation projects in more than 20countries. Neeraj Kumar Negi is a public affairs professional by training. He has been working at theGEF Independent EvaluationOffice since 2005 in different capac- ities. Presently, he works at the Office as a Senior Evaluation Officer. He has conducted evaluations on topics such as theGEF system for resource allocation; impact of climate changemitigation activities in emerging economies; accredita- tion process for the expansion of GEF partnership; and, the GEF India country portfolio. He has also been involved in evaluations on incremental costs, co-financing, project cycle, and the GEF Small Grants Program. He supervises preparation of the annual performance report of the GEF. Neeraj also worked at SevaMandir, an NGO based inWestern India, from 1998 to 2003. During this engagement he planned and implemented projects that focused on community- basednatural resourcemanagement, agroforestry, rural livelihoods, village institu- tions, and drought relief. During 2002–03, he also had a yearlong co-terminus appointment at the PovertyActionLab and coordinated field implementation of a surveyonhealth statusandhealth caredelivery.NeerajholdsaMaster’sDegree in Public Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, with specialization in Economics (2003–05). He also holds a PostGraduateDiploma in ForestryManagement (PGDFM) from the Indian Institute ofForestManagement (IIFM) (1996–98). About theAuthors 347