Categories: Bridging research & action, Funding for adaptation, ARA activities, North America, Locally led adaptation
Where there was fire, there will be forests
Asociación Civil Apu Kuntur, an NGO based in Argentina, is one of several projects awarded by ARA micro-grants to empower communities to identify adaptation solutions for local impacts resulting from climate change.
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: 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: Bridging research & action, Policy & influence, News, Climate action, Policy
ARA looking forward to COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh
The ARA is pleased to join its members and partners in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, for the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP27). The summit runs from 6 Nov – 18 Nov 2022. Below, we present a developing...
Categories: Bridging research & action, News, Climate action, Locally led adaptation
Why we must bridge action and research for adaptation
Research is central to effective adaptation to the emerging impacts of climate change. How we undertake that research determines how relevant and timely new evidence is and – ultimately – how effective our adaptation responses will be.
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.