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Categories: Policy & influence, News, Gender, Measurement and indicators

Just 20% Of Climate Change Studies ‘Written By Women’

“My dream of becoming a world-class scientist was slipping through my fingers due to lack of funds,” Chikere says of her earlier struggles. “My journey during early career days as a researcher and scientist was seriously limited by lack of access to educational resources for internationalisation.”

Categories: Funding for adaptation, News, Africa, Climate finance, Locally led adaptation

Africa’s Adaptation Potential Limited By Inequitable Research Funding

Less than 4% of global climate change research funding is spent in Africa. Of the estimated USD 1.26 billion in funding earmarked for Africa-related research on climate impacts, mitigation and adaptation, less than 15% goes to local research institutions.

Categories: Funding for adaptation, News, Africa, Agricultural development, Climate action, Climate finance, Locally led adaptation

Madagascan Agriculture Project One Of 25 Underway In Micro-Grant Initiative

A global adaptation micro-grant initiative is supporting a project which aims to transform climate-smart agricultural techniques in Madagascar.

Category: Press release

Adaptation Research Alliance statement on tragic loss of Ndoni Mcunu

On behalf of the Adaptation Research Alliance, the ARA Secretariat and Co-chairs would like to share how deeply saddened we are by the tragic loss of Ndoni Mcunu on Saturday, 16 April 2022.

Categories: Bridging research & action, Policy & influence, News, Climate action

The ARA Responds To Urgent Call For Action From The IPCC Report

The global Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) delivers effective solutions to the rapidly increasing challenges of climate change.

Categories: Bridging research & action, News, Videos, Climate action, Locally led adaptation

Research action for adaptation

How our global coalition is committed to linking research with action.

Adaptation action that builds resilience to climate change is not happening fast enough. The Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) is a global coalition...

Categories: Funding for adaptation, News, Africa, Asia, Europe, International, Latin America & Caribbean, Capacity building, Climate finance, Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Locally led adaptation

ARA Awards 25 Micro-Grants To Adaptation Projects In Developing Countries

A total of 25 projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America have been awarded by the Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) micro-grants initiative.

Categories: Collaboration, News, Climate action, Co-production

UNDP Joins ARA To Support Collaborative Adaptation Solutions

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has joined the Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) to support collaborations that lead to effective adaptation solutions.

Categories: Bridging research & action, Policy & influence, News, Climate action, Co-production, Locally led adaptation

ARA Makes Its Case At The Adaptation Futures Conference

The Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) hosted a high-level plenary session at the Adaptation Futures conference on 8 October 2021 to make its case for action research that addresses the needs of the most vulnerable to climate change.

Categories: Bridging research & action, Policy & influence, News, Videos, Climate action, Locally led adaptation

Why we joined the ARA

Our members share their rationale for joining the Alliance.

Our members explain why they joined the Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) and how we plan to drive action research for adaptation that results in real solutions for...