AI and Climate Justice: Rethinking Evaluation for a Just Transition.
Webinar (em inglês) | Online
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Organizado por:
clear evaluation anglophone africa
Sobre o evento
The intersection of AI, climate change and just transition presents a unique opportunity to reshape the future of environmental governance and social equity. As part of the Glocal 2025 sessions, this proposal envisions a high-level collaborative panel discussion that will explore the role of evaluation in advancing climate action and facilitating a just transition. The session will bring together experts, professionals and scholars to explore how evaluation methodologies must evolve to remain relevant amidst technological advancements and persistent climate challenges.
Objectives:
The main objective of this session is to examine how evaluations should adapt to meet future needs within the context of AI and climate action. The panelists will drive an interactive discussion to identify approaches, methods and tools needed to keep evaluation relevant and impactful. Furthermore, the session aims to foster multi-stakeholder collaboration in integrating AI into evaluation for climate resilience. Finally, it will highlight the role of Young and Emerging Evaluators (YEEs) in driving innovation and inclusivity in climate evaluations.
Objectives:
The main objective of this session is to examine how evaluations should adapt to meet future needs within the context of AI and climate action. The panelists will drive an interactive discussion to identify approaches, methods and tools needed to keep evaluation relevant and impactful. Furthermore, the session aims to foster multi-stakeholder collaboration in integrating AI into evaluation for climate resilience. Finally, it will highlight the role of Young and Emerging Evaluators (YEEs) in driving innovation and inclusivity in climate evaluations.
Orador/a
| Nome | Título | Biography |
|---|---|---|
| Samir Hafiz | Samir Hafiz is a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) specialist focused on digital technology for climate resilience and adaptation. At GSMA, he supports climate-tech start-ups across Africa and Asia, providing technical MEL guidance and generating evidence on impact, scalability, and equity. With an MSc in Climate Change and a background in research and programme learning, Samir’s work explores the intersections between climate resilience, environmental sustainability, and biodiversity conservation outcomes. | |
| Molupe Mat'sumunyane | Molupe Mat’sumunyane is an evaluation and public policy specialist with over 15 years of experience spanning more than 19 African countries. He has led complex evaluations and monitoring systems across diverse sectors, including climate resilience, public governance, inclusive growth, and social justice. Molupe has consulted for multilateral organisations such as UNDP, UNFPA, IFAD, UNICEF, and the World Bank, contributing to evidence-based strategies and the integration of inclusive and context-sensitive evaluation approaches. He currently serves as a development and M&E Consultant, where he supports the development of national evaluation systems and frameworks for sustainable development. He is a former a board member of the South African Monitoring and Evaluation Association (SAMEA), where he championed the embedding of evaluation in the local government sphere. Molupe is pursuing a PhD in Public Policy at the University of Pretoria, with a research focus on evaluating Evaluation Capacity Building (ECB) within South Africa’s Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME). His work interrogates how systems thinking and adaptive capacity can enhance evaluation practices in the context of institutional reform. Molupe’s presentation at Glocal 2025 brings a unique blend of academic insight and practical experience to the evolving discourse on AI, climate justice, and the future of evaluation in supporting a just transition. | |
| Timothy Leslie | Tim Leslie is an evaluator, natural scientist, and trainer. He is the founder of the Delphi Collective, a monitoring and evaluation consultancy based in the UK. He has over 6 years of experience in monitoring and evaluation and research. He is passionate about supporting organisations to create positive environmental and social change by empowering them to learn, improve, and make strategic, informed decisions. The future and imagining what could be inspires him. He has supported 23 M&E and research projects, predominantly in sub-Saharan Africa, in the fields of food systems, AI, climate change, nature-based solutions, education, and disaster risk reduction. He has an MSc in Botany from Rhodes University and an MPhil in Monitoring and Evaluation Methods from Stellenbosch University. |