Event: Financing adaptation for mountain communities

Join the Adaptation at Altitude (A@A) Knowledge Network on the 26 June 14:00-15:00 (CEST) for its next learning event on ‘financing adaptation for mountain communities’.

Hear from our expert panellists on the current adaptation finance landscape and the opportunities and barriers it can present for addressing climate risks and promoting locally led action – both generally, and in mountain regions. This will be followed by a Q&A session with audience participants.

Introducing the speakers…

Dipesh Chapagain – Senior Research Associate in the Global Mountain Safeguard Research (GLOMOS) programme at UNU-EHS Bonn. Dipesh has worked across Hindu Kush Himalaya region, Central Asia, and Africa, and has served as a lead author for the UNEP Adaptation Gap Report spanning from 2021 to 2023. Dipesh will share insights on adaptation finance needs, opportunities, and challenges in mountainous countries.

Janne Parviainen – Research Fellow at SEI-Oxford, whose current work includes assessing the equity outcomes of adaptation funding, exploring financing for locally led adaptation, and assessing challenges of different funding modalities across levels and sectors. Janne will provide an overview of the climate finance landscape, focusing on adaptation finance flows and opportunities for locally led adaptation.

Mariam Devidze – Climate Change and Biodiversity Specialist at the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Mariam’s work includes supporting mountain communities in the South Caucasus to adapt to the impacts of climate change and strengthen regional mountain governance, and supporting grassroots environmental movements and local communities to enhance climate resilience and advocate for their needs at both national and international levels. Mariam will share insights on small grant funding schemes in the South Caucasus and accessible finance at the local level.