Community Based Adaptation (CBA)
This theme aims to support and connect people working to empower communities to adapt to climate change and features monthly collaborative learning CBA forums.
Bridging Indigenous and Western knowledge systems for inclusive forest-based resilience in Benin
Rooted in cultural and spiritual traditions, sacred forests offer unique opportunities for conservation. This article highlights the Knowledge-to-Action (K2A) project in Benin, led by the NGO SURVIE de la Mère et de l’Enfant. The K2A initiative aims to integrate Indigenous Knowledge and sacred forest management into biodiversity and climate policies across six districts.
Gobeshona Global Conference 5
Key information 🗓️ 26-30 April, 2025 💻 Fully online through Zoom and Whova About Gobeshona is a platform for sharing action-oriented research...
Decolonizing digital citizen science: Applying the Bridge Framework for climate change preparedness and adaptation
This paper presents a framework for decolonizing digital citizen science for climate change preparedness and adaptation.
Understanding the Paris Agreement’s ‘Global Goal on Adaptation’
The authors explain the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), key areas of priorities, what progress has been made and what comes next.
How to channel climate funds to the local level: choosing the right delivery mechanism
This report outlines delivery mechanisms for ensuring that at least 70% of climate finance reaches local communities in Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
Photo story | One way to fight climate change: Make your own glaciers
Learn about how communities in Ladakh are coming together to protect themselves from the changing climate by building ice stupas.
Indigenous-led Nature-Based Solutions for the climate crisis: insights from Canada
This article examines Indigenous-led Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) for addressing the climate crisis, focusing on Canadian policies, global frameworks, and emerging Indigenous collaborations in conservation.
Locally led adaptation: Promise, pitfalls, and possibilities
This article offers a nuanced understanding of the power and justice considerations required to make locally led adaptation useful for local communities and institutions, and to resolve the tensions between LLA and other development priorities.
How to fix funding bottlenecks and pave the way for locally led adaptation
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.
Boosting community adaptation with a thriving private sector
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.
