Participatory action research
Tracking Community Perspectives on Climate Resilience in Bangladesh
In 2022, Ground Truth Solutions partnered with IIED and the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), to survey the opinions of more than 2,300 citizen in three areas of Bangladesh particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The aim was to understand how they perceive the quality and impact of adaptation programmes in their communities, and the extent to which they feel their views, opinions and experiences are considered in decision-making.
Shifting Power Through Climate Research: Applying Decolonial Methodologies
Colonial legacies and unequal divisions of power embedded within Global North-South relationships continue to affect and shape climate research. This article explores how these dynamics can be better considered and addressed during research processes.
ASEAN-Swiss Partnership on Social Forestry and Climate Change (ASFCC)
This article summarises the ASFCC programme that has developed and integrated social forestry approaches into the climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies of ASEAN and the member states.
The EcoAdapt Project
The EcoAdapt project assisted South American communities in developing their ecosystem-based adaptation strategies.
Photovoice: Involucrando a los beneficiarios en la Planificación, Monitoreo, evaluación y aprendizaje de Proyectos
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Participatory gender-sensitive approaches for addressing key climate change-related research issues.
The researchers investigated if and how farming practices are being modified to deal with a changing environment, and the constraints and opportunities these changes pose for both men and women.
Local people’s perceptions of climate change and associated impacts in Papua
This project investigated local people’s perceptions of climate change and associated impacts in Papua.
Informing Community Based Participatory Action Research on Gender and Adaptation to Climate Variability
Climate change affects men and women differently with regards to responses to the impacts of climate change. There has been...
New research and training materials on Gender and Climate Change Research in Agriculture and Food Security for Rural Development
Climate change does not affect everyone in the same way. Men and women are affected differently. Their responses to the...
Social learning
Social learning develops the actors' ability to improvise; it requires investment in relationships and trust building, respect for difference and appreciation of other ways of seeing the world.