The Evidence for Climate and Environment Action strand directly addresses the conference theme Evaluation for Vibrant Democracies by demonstrating how evaluative evidence strengthens democratic decision-making on climate and environmental policies. Climate change and environmental degradation represents two of the most pressing challenges facing democracies worldwide, requiring evidence-informed policies. This strand showcases how evaluation can support democratic governance by providing credible evidence on what works, for whom, and under what conditions in climate and environmental action.

The strand embodies all three conference sub-themes:

• New Methods: Sessions will present innovative evaluation approaches for climate and environment interventions, including geospatial tools, AI applications in monitoring, and novel methods for attributing impact in complex adaptive systems.
• Systemic Learning: Climate and environment action requires understanding interconnected systems. The strand examines how evaluation can capture system-level change, and transformational impacts.
• Responsiveness: The strand emphasizes evaluation role in amplifying marginalized voices particularly Indigenous peoples, women, youth, and communities most affected.