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

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

Join EvalforEarth and ALNAP for a dynamic learning exchange with practitioners and thought leaders on 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. This webinar will explore critical insights and actionable steps needed to reframe and reimagine evaluation as a force for transformation in the era of environmental and climate crisis.

The webinar aims to:

• Explore how evaluation can support systems change - with an emphasis on power dynamics, local knowledge and key competencies - in responding to environment and climate crisis
• Identify practical/actionable entry points for applying systems thinking in evaluations of initiatives that address environment and climate crisis

Speakers & contributors:

• Dr. Ian Goldman | President, International Evaluation Academy [IEAC], Advisor on Evaluation and Evidence Systems, CLEAR Pakistan & Central Asia and Central Asia/ Anglophone Africa
• Stephanie Diepeveen | Senior lecturer, King's College London
• Scott Chaplowe | Evaluation and strategy specialist
• Stefano D’Errico | Head of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Team, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
• Sarah Gharbi | Research fellow, ALNAP
• Neha Sharma | RBM, Knowledge and Learning Lead, Adaptation Fund
• Dr Prerna Singh | Program Director, Climate Adaptation Learning Lab, Transitions Research

Moderators: Innocent Chamisa & Hana Abul Husn