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AaronZazueta is a social anthropologist andwas until recently theChief Evalu- ationOfficer and the team leader on impact evaluation for theGEF.He joined the GEFin2002andwas responsible for theGEFAnnualPerformanceReport.Hehas carried out evaluations on internationalwaters, climate change andbiodiversity in EastandSoutheastAsia,EasternEurope,AfricaandLatinAmerica.Prior tojoining the GEF, he was part of the team that evaluated theWorld Bank’s 1991 Forest Policy and the application of the Bank’s Indigenous People’s Safeguards and conducted project evaluations for theWorld Bank. Hewas also the lead advisor for the Inter-American Development Bank Strategy for Citizen Participation. Between 1990 and 1996, he was Regional Director for Latin America at the World Resources Institute, where heworkedwith governments, NGOs and com- munity groups on the formulation of environmental policies inLatinAmerica.He also served as a strategic and policy advisor to several governments in Latin America.His previous publications are on issues related to environmental policy, citizen participation and sustainable development.Heholds aPh.D inAnthropol- ogy from theUniversity ofCalifornia. Robert Zougmore´ is an agronomist and soil scientist with a PhD in Production Ecology & Resources Conservation, University of Wageningen. He is based at ICRISAT Bamako where he currently leads the CGIAR research program on climate change, agriculture and food security (CCAFS) inWestAfrica. Hiswork focuses on the development of climate-smart agriculture technologies, practices, institutionsandpolicies forbetter climate riskmanagement inWestAfrica.Before joining CCAFS, he was a senior staff within the Sahara & Sahel Observatory (Tunisia) where he was focused on: (1) Desertification, land Degradation and Drought (DLDD) includingenvironmental surveillance,monitoringandevaluation of DLDD, drought early warning, etc.; (2) climate change adaptation in Africa (analyzing adaptation strategies of vulnerable populations in arid and semi-arid zones, etc.). He has published more than 50 papers and book chapters on soil erosion, integratedsoil,waterandnutrientmanagementoptionsandtheireconomic benefits, and climate change. About theAuthors 351