Categories: Bridging research & action, Capacity building, Videos, ARA activities, Locally led adaptation
Video: Awarding the ARA Action Research Micro-grants 2023
ARA Micro-grant Lead Sydney Church is joined by 2023's independent grant application reviewers to discuss the rationale behind the micro-grants, the selection process, and the value of this locally-led approach to adaptation research.
Categories: Funding for adaptation, Press release, ARA activities, Locally led adaptation
ARA awards 30 locally-led climate adaptation projects in Global South
30 awardees from Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America & the Caribbean will receive micro-grants of up to GBP 15,000 to carry out inclusive, locally-led action research for identifying needs and opportunities for building resilience.
Categories: Funding for adaptation, News, ARA activities, Locally led adaptation
ARA Statement of Intent with Fundación Avina
The ARA is partnering with the Building Approaches to fund local Solutions with climate Evidence (BASE) initiative, an initiative driven by ARA member Fundación Avina.
Categories: Press release, ARA activities
ARA partners with the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)
The ARA has partnered with the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), officially signing a Statement of Intent with the body at the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure on 4 April 2023.
Categories: Bridging research & action, Learning & implementation, Capacity building, Case study, Africa, Asia-Pacific
Case study: How those leading urban risk assessments can engage communities at risk
By building trust, sharing skills, and supporting a platform for co-creation, these projects from Taiwan, the Philippines and Kenya show how experts and communities can work together for a shared future of urban resilience.
Categories: Bridging research & action, Learning & implementation, Capacity building, Case study, Middle East, Disaster risk reduction
Case study: Why those leading risk assessments should engage decision makers from the start
Lessons from Myanmar, Lao PDR and Vietnam show how decision makers can be engaged by experts to make risk-informed development decisions in the short, medium, and long-term.
Categories: Bridging research & action, Learning & implementation, Case study, Africa, Capacity building, Climate action, Disaster risk reduction
Case study: How decision makers and communities can collectively enhance urban resilience
Urban adaptation interventions that are co-developed with decision-makers and communities are more effective, suggests learnings from Global South projects FRACTAL and DARAJA.
Categories: Bridging research & action, Funding for adaptation, News, Capacity building, Climate finance
ARA joins Belmont Forum as partner organisation
The partnership broadens Alliance engagement with those seeking to co-develop, fund, and deliver societally relevant solutions to climate change.
Categories: Bridging research & action, Funding for adaptation, Collaboration, Policy & influence, News, Capacity building, Climate action, Climate finance
ARA at COP27: Micro-grants, Co-creation activities & partnerships
The Adaptation Research Alliance celebrated its one-year anniversary at COP27 with several events underscoring its work to bridge adaptation research and action.
Categories: Programme development, Collaboration, News, Press release, Capacity building, Climate action, Climate finance
ARA launches co-creation activities for adaptation programme development
The announcement demonstrates how the ARA is delivering on promises made to catalyse investment and opportunities for adaptation action research during its launch at COP26 in Glasgow.