Evaluating Climate Change Action for Sustainable Development

Climate change is one of the preeminent challenges facing the world today. The consequences of climate change manifest themselves in multiple ways, including increased variability and intensity of extreme weather events and sea level rise. We are already seeing the impacts of climate change, and the first ones to feel them tend to be poor people and poor countries that are most vulnerable and have the least capacities to cope with them. The search for solutions to mitigate climate change and to adapt to its consequences is urgent. Rigorous evaluation of policies, programs, and projects can help the international community to identify technical solutions, economic strategies, and social innovations that improve our ability to deal with climate change.