Sharing innovative MEL for people and planet

Integrity Senior Expert, MEL, Lamia Renaud

Integrity Senior Expert, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, Lamia Renaud, joined a British Expertise International (BEI) panel on 21 January. She shared her innovative Environmental Approach for Generational Impact (EAGI), which helps people delivering programmes think systematically about climate and environmental impacts.

The event focused on why grounding climate and nature policymaking in knowledge obtained through monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) is more crucial than ever. The dynamic nature of environmental issues means that policies must be adaptable, and policymakers need reliable data to make informed decisions. MEL provides the evidence base that supports sound decision making, ensuring that new policies and programmes harness this vital knowledge and experience.

Lamia said: “The EAGI approach helps meet donor reporting requirements while ensuring development initiatives consider their true cost to natural ecosystems. By thinking systematically about people, planet, and future generations, we can create more effective and sustainable solutions to today’s complex challenges.”

“The EAGI approach helps meet donor reporting requirements while ensuring development initiatives consider their true cost to natural ecosystems. By thinking systematically about people, planet, and future generations, we can create more effective and sustainable solutions to today’s complex challenges.”

She was joined on the panel by Daniel Cowing, Defra MEL lead on Biodiverse Landscapes Fund (BLF), and Senior MEL Consultant, Subira Bjørnsen from Cadmus Group.

If you want to know more about Lamia’s approach, check out her new blog about EAGI for the Actor Based Change Framework, a website dedicated to understanding and navigating the complexities of change.