ERM was commissioned by CIFF to measure and evaluate the impact and effectiveness of the Global Mitigation Action Plans and Scenarios (MAPS) Programme and monitor the outcome of the MAPS Country Processes, in order to determine whether or not the overarching goal of accelerating political commitment for climate change mitigation is being achieved.

This overview report presents a summary of the 2012 MAPS country evaluations, and following from this, presents broader observations relating to the operational performance of the current MAPS programme; and a higher level strategic view of the MAPS International programme and its future.

The 2012 Evaluation revealed that significant progress has been made at the country level in Chile, Peru and Colombia, whilst progress in Brazil was slower, largely due to the complexity associated with the climate change policy and institutional landscape