Scoring adaptation finance for locally led adaptation: a way to make it accountable
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Rojy Joshi
Researcher (climate finance), Climate Change research group
Telephone: +44 (0)20 3463 7399
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Languages:
English,
Nepali (fluent), Newari (fluent), Hindi (basic)
A climate finance researcher focused on ensuring that locally led adaptation principles are translated into action so that local communities have agency over the adaptation decisions, while establishing mutual accountability in the climate finance landscape.
Rojy connects evidence to action and learning, bridging the gap between local communities and global climate finance actors to drive transformative change in climate governance systems. She collaborates with multiple stakeholders including the multilateral agencies, governments, civil society organisations, and climate funds to enhance climate finance accessibility.
Rojy is also a member of IIED’s Research and Learning Committee.
Expertise
Climate finance mechanisms and locally led adaptation approaches for addressing climate challenges; policy analysis; stakeholder engagement; climate governance systems
Before IIED
Before IIED, Rojy worked with Oxford Policy Management Limited where she was a senior researcher. Prior to that that, she was with UNDP providing technical assistance to the Government of Nepal for its flagship national climate adaptation programme. She has also worked with Oxfam, Islamic Relief Worldwide, Alliance for Social Dialogue and has done consulting for the Asia Foundation, SwissContact, and CIMMYT undertaking different research and analysis and supporting integration of climate considerations into their programmes.
Education
- MSc in development economics, University of Birmingham, UK (2015-16)
- Bachelor’s in development studies, Kathmandu University, Nepal (2009-13)
Current work
Her current work focuses on shifting locally led adaptation principles into practice, developing guidance for LLA implementation, and understanding community perspectives on bottom-up accountability approaches. She is leading the initiative on transforming practices at climate funds, understanding how climate funds operationalise to support direct and enhanced access and usability of funds at the local level.
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