A new survey explores the operational bottlenecks preventing local organisations from accessing climate adaptation funding. As the UN General Assembly approaches, IIED’s May Thazin Aung and BRAC’s Sousan Suha share the survey’s findings and explains how funders can smooth the way for locally led adaptation.

This piece explores how to engage and mobilize the private sector to deliver sustainable and transformative adaptation at scale in a way that works for the most vulnerable.

This blog explains why donors should put CASH – ‘compassion, accountability, security and honour’ – at the heart of efforts to help local communities build resilience to climate change.

Indigenous Peoples face huge challenges in participating in official decision-making processes. This piece explores how the ASEAN Declaration on Environmental Rights has provided few opportunities for Indigenous Peoples to fully and meaningfully engage with the first-ever regional instrument that brings together human rights and the environment in Southeast Asia.

This blog argues for placing equity and intersectionality at the heart of water security in the face of a changing climate.

The recent community-based adaptation conference in Tanzania examined approaches for accelerating climate resilience through locally led adaptation. Here, IIED’s Aaron Acuda and Sushila Pandit explain why a clear framework, reformed funding mechanisms, co-created programmes and private sector engagement are vital for turning theory into action.

This blog shares key takeaways from a peer learning session which took place at the CBA18 conference in May 2024 and sought to answer the question: What does locally led adaptation look like when intersectionality is intentionally considered as part of an intervention?

This blog post explores five reasons why it is time to start paying more attention to transboundary climate risks.

Ahead of the ‘Expert dialogue on mountains and climate change’ in Bonn next week, Rosie Witton and Kate Williamson outline key issues facing mountain regions, the impacts for people at all altitudes, and the efforts to find innovative ways for these regions to boost their resilience.