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May 06, 2025

Rethinking what works: Embedding systems thinking in evaluations of environment and climate crisis

EvalforEarth Webinar: Rethinking what works...
Rethinking what works

In a time of escalating climate and environmental breakdown, evaluation was called to rise to the challenge—not by reinforcing the status quo, but by driving system change.

EvalforEarth and ALNAP convened a dynamic learning exchange with practitioners and thought leaders to discuss how evaluations can move from hindsight to foresight, from top-down to community-led, and from fragmented evidence to holistic, just, and value-driven learning.

The webinar explored critical insights and actionable steps needed to reframe and reimagine evaluation as a force for transformation in the era of environmental and climate crisis.

Specifically, the session:

  1. Explored how evaluation can support systems change—with an emphasis on power dynamics, local knowledge, and key competencies—in responding to environmental and climate crises.
  2. Identified practical and actionable entry points for applying systems thinking in evaluations of initiatives addressing these crises.