"Learning, data and evidence", organised by Sawiris Foundation for Development on the sidelines of COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, reviewed the work of the Egypt Impact Lab, launched by the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Middle East and North Africa (J-PAL MENA), as a model for strengthening evidence-informed policy and civil society action in the race to adapt to climate change in poor societies.