Categories: Bridging research & action, ARA activities, Climate finance, Locally led adaptation
What micro-grants teach us about funding locally led research
The Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) micro-grants programme offers a potentially powerful model for devolved financing that supports community-led action research for adaptation.
Categories: Bridging research & action, Latin America & the Caribbean, Locally led adaptation
Nuevos Aportes Globales en materia de Adaptación al Cambio Climático
Con el objetivo de fomentar el diálogo y abordar últimas investigaciones, mejores prácticas e innovaciones en el campo de la adaptación al cambio climático, se desarrolló la Conferencia Adaptation Futures 2023.
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: Programme development, News, Climate finance, Locally led adaptation
BASE awards 8 locally led climate solutions with the potential to unlock climate finance
The awarded projects show promise for solution to refining climate rationale while contributing to effective climate action at the grassroots level.
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: 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: 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 ARA micro-grant initiative
A global adaptation micro-grant initiative is supporting a project which aims to transform climate-smart agricultural techniques in Madagascar.