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Toward a national environmental evaluation system in Haiti
Haitian daily Le National reported on the World Environment Day conference organized by GISD and Stratcom Global Development, and on the synthesis GISD presented at the close of the debate.
Source: Le National, no. 2171, June 7–9, 2025, p. 14 (Société).
Key takeaways
- Main obstacles to a national evaluation system: no legal framework, fragmented data and weak institutional capacity.
- Opportunities: key institutions are already in place (MPCE, Ministry of the Environment, IHSI, CNIGS), interest in evidence-based governance is growing, and regional dynamics favor exchange.
- Integrating evaluation into environmental planning improves transparency, coherence and the effectiveness of public policies.
See all 6 takeaways
- Digital tools and data science can make environmental monitoring more reliable and accessible.
- Rigorous, well-planned data collection is the basis of usable evaluation evidence.
- Participants suggested a gradual, region-by-region approach and a stronger role for civil society in education, citizen oversight and advocacy.
Past events
2
Jun
2026
Artificial intelligence in evaluation practice: experiences from Caribbean evaluators
Kenel Cadet, Executive Director of GISD, joined a panel of Caribbean evaluators during gLOCAL Evaluation Week 2026. The session explored how evaluators are starting to use artificial intelligence, and how to bring AI into evaluation workflows while protecting methodological rigor, ethical standards and the credibility of findings.
Details
June 2, 2026 · Panel · gLOCAL Evaluation Week 2026 · 9:30 AM Jamaica (UTC−5)
Speakers
- Moderator · Dr. Arlene Bailey
Senior Research Fellow, Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES), UWI Mona - Speaker · Dr. Denise D.P. Thompson
Associate Professor and Deputy Director for Assessment, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY - Speaker · Tashana T. C. Providence-Forde
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, UNICEF Eastern Caribbean - Speaker · Kemesha Swaby
Development Specialist and Researcher - Speaker · Dr. Stephen Johnson
Research Fellow, SALISES - Speaker · Kenel Cadet
Executive Director, Global Impact and Sustainable Development (GISD)
Organized by: Caribbean Evaluators International · Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) · The University of the West Indies · ALNAP
5
Jun
2025
World Environment Day 2025: toward a robust national evaluation system in Haiti
For World Environment Day, GISD and Stratcom Global Development organized an online conference and debate as part of gLOCAL Evaluation Week 2025. Experts discussed how a robust national evaluation system can support effective governance and stronger environmental sustainability in Haiti.
Details
June 5, 2025 · Conference and debate · Online · gLOCAL Evaluation Week 2025 · 6–8 PM
Program
- Talk 1 · Environmental evaluation: a strategic tool for sustainable development
Paul Judex Edouarzin, Deputy Representative and Country Program Manager, UNEP Haiti - Talk 2 · Digitalization for environmental monitoring
Hillary Tandjeu, Data Science Specialist, Cameroon - Talk 3 · Data collection in development projects
Cernio Pierre, doctoral candidate in economics - Talk 4 · Results-based management and the evaluation of public action in Haiti
Jean Daniel Lamy, agronomist (Ing.-Agr.), MSc in Public Administration with a concentration in program evaluation - Moderation · Jean Gardy Lorcy, CEO, Stratcom Global Development
and Kenel Cadet, Executive Director, GISD, who presented the closing synthesis
Organized by: Global Impact and Sustainable Development (GISD) · Stratcom Global Development
20
May
2025
World Bee Day 2025: protecting bees and other pollinators
GISD joined partners to celebrate World Bee Day with an online conference and debate on beekeeping, pollinators and Haiti’s economy. Kenel Cadet, Executive Director of GISD, opened the session.
Details
May 20, 2025 · Conference and debate · Online
Program
- 2:00 PM · Opening session
Kenel Cadet, Executive Director, GISD - 2:15 PM · Opening remarks
Agr. Renaud Joseph, Executive Director, CCRAS - 2:30 PM · Why beekeeping matters for reviving Haiti’s economy
Paul Asencio, Executive Director, VIAHSA - 3:00 PM · The need for a list of Haiti’s endemic honey plants
William Cinéa, Founding Director, Jardin Botanique des Cayes - Testimony from young beekeepers
- 3:30 PM · Discussion, questions and answers
Moderated by Jean Gardy Lorcy, STRATCOM - 4:00 PM · Closing remarks
With: The Lutheran World Federation · Norwegian Church Aid · CCRAS · VIAHSA · STRATCOM · PHARE · Jardin Botanique des Cayes · GISD
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