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From power to influence: counter-mapping for urban living labs
… Urban climate adaptation is increasingly shaped by dual uncertainties: rapid … and treat empowerment and self-organisation capacity as core adaptation outcomes. It introduces counter-mapping as a facilitation …
Publication, 15 April 2026
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The adaptation action and research sandbox: aligning two global processes
… The Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) and the locally led adaptation (LLA) principles are gaining traction in the run up to this … UN climate summit (COP26). These initiatives set out to strengthen adaptation action and research that puts the needs of the most … The adaptation action and research sandbox: aligning two global processes …
Event, 01 July 2021
Group meeting on climate change on boat run by Shidhulai. Natore, Bangladesh. Photo: G.M.B. Akash/PANOS
Empowering communities to adapt to climate change
… led the way on learning about and sharing effective community-based adaptation (CBA) by: Partnering with key institutions and research … learned by running conferences on CBA. Action Research on Community Adaptation  IIED supports Action Research on Community Adaptation in Bangladesh (ARCAB) , a collaborative platform for …
Article, 17 December 2012
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Q&A: Monitoring climate change adaptation
… of IIED's new paper, ' Framing and tracking 21st century climate adaptation ', which introduces the new CAMELS framework. He explains how this will help countries in their adaptation reporting. Q: Can you give an overview of where countries are with their adaptation reporting? SA: Let’s first put this in context of levels of …
Article, 06 December 2019
Participants study a map in Bangladesh. Photo: Isabelle Lemaire
Action Research on Community Adaptation in Bangladesh
… The Action Research on Community Adaptation in Bangladesh (ARCAB) project aims to follow communities at … led the world in addressing climate change through community-based adaptation; Bangladesh can teach other developing nations the next … collective partnership to critically engage in the community-based adaptation initiatives at both local and global levels." - A.K.M. …
Project, 17 December 2012
New tool helps communities from Outer Hebrides to Southern Africa to adapt to climate change
News, 10 August 2022
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Strengthening agrobiodiversity conservation: ensuring food security and environmental protection
Publication, 16 July 2026
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Towards COP26: can the Adaptation Committee progress in time?
… A year ago, the Adaptation Committee  was one of the first UNFCCC-constituted bodies to … on modalities for the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), on supplementary guidance for Adaptation Communications , and on the preparation phase of the Global … Towards COP26: can the Adaptation Committee progress in time? …
Insight, 14 April 2021
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Can the Adaptation Committee find opportunity in adversity?
… Of the many climate actors whose plans were disrupted this year, the Adaptation Committee (AC) is among the most vital. Established in 2010 , … mandate is to ‘promote the implementation of enhanced action on adaptation in a coherent manner under the Convention and the Paris … In other words, the Committee plays a crucial role in moving parties’ adaptation plans towards implementation: encouraging networking, sharing …
Insight, 21 October 2020
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Scaling up community-led ecosystem-based adaptation in biodiverse forest landscapes in Viet Nam
… Scaling up community-led ecosystem-based adaptation in biodiverse forest landscapes in Viet Nam …
Project, 13 February 2023