locally led adaptation
Adapting coastal cities and territories to sea level rise in the Pacific: Challenges and leading practices
Explore an overview of leading practices, adaptation solutions, and remaining challenges for coastal cities, territories and localities faced with sea level rise in the Pacific in the latest Ocean & Climate Platform report.
COP29 unpacked: 8 critical topics driving the climate agenda in Baku
Here we present a breakdown of eight issues expected to play a large role in COP29 discussions, with articles related to each topic to help you understand more about the current playing field and the possible directions of each discussion.
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.
Interview: Why trust, not cash, is key to locally led adaptation
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.
Recording: Unlocking finance for locally led adaptation: Overcoming blockages and getting money to where it’s needed most
This webinar explored concrete efforts to facilitate access to quality finance for locally led adaptation.
Enabling and financing locally-led adaptation (LLA)
The paper outlines an approach to LLA planning and financing that involves local communities, governments, and the private sector.
Putting locally-led climate adaptation principles into practice: insights from CBA18
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.
Intersecting realities: Four approaches to making locally led adaptation more inclusive
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?
Locally-Led Adaptation: moving from principles to practice in the water sector
This report introduces an assessment framework to evaluate how water adaptation projects align with the LLA principles, supplemented with a principle on Nature-based Solutions. The framework is then applied to examine six water adaptation case studies in Kenya and Tanzania.