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:
- 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.
- Identified practical and actionable entry points for applying systems thinking in evaluations of initiatives addressing these crises.