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Some of the sticky notes posted by participants at the 17th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation on what the LLA principles mean to them.
Institutionalising locally led adaptation
… and communities who are vulnerable and bear the worst impacts of climate change face significant challenges in implementing locally led adaptation priorities due to rules and requirements that hamper access … Climate change … Institutionalising locally led adaptation …
Article, 07 November 2024
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Recife Statement from the 19th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation
… The 19th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA19) was held in Recife, Brazil, from 12-16 May 2025. The … and equitable adaptation and identifying ways to progress the locally led adaptation (LLA) agenda in the face of a shifting international … Climate change … Recife Statement from the 19th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation …
Publication, 23 June 2025
A boy wearing a yellow hat with his back to the camera stands next to trees with a hosepipe spraying water in the air as he waters vegtables.
Introduction to locally led adaptation
… of financial resources, economic models and power dynamics within the climate finance space – between those who hold the funds and the … the Adapt Now report (PDF) highlighted the importance of locally led adaptation (LLA), which build on a decade of foundational work carried … Climate change … Introduction to locally led adaptation …
Article, 21 October 2024
Group of people gathered around with one person standing in the front, talking
Putting locally-led climate adaptation principles into practice: insights from CBA18
Insight, 02 July 2024
Man bending down to look at a mangrove in a forest area.
From CBA19 to the global climate negotiations: nature must take centre stage
Insight, 12 August 2025
Group of people sitting down on the floor in a circle discussing during a workshop in Bangladesh.
Scoring adaptation finance for locally led adaptation: a way to make it accountable
… Finance for adaptation projects is typically delivered through a finance delivery … the funds from intermediaries to implement adaptation actions (community groups, community-based organisations, local governments). But … delivery chain contributes to ensuring adaptation actions are locally led – including how they respond to the LLA principles , which set out …
Project, 02 September 2024
Scorecards being piloted in Bangladesh. A group of people sit in a circle and discuss.
Promoting meaningful accountability and transparency for locally led adaptation
… Climate finance for adaptation often does not reach communities at the frontline of climate change. Research in 2025 showed that less than a third of climate … for local action and less than 0.2% specifically targets locally-led outcomes. With increasing interest in locally led adaptation (LLA), … Climate change …
Article, 02 September 2024
Participants discussing the different tools and approaches to decolonise climate action and promote LLA at the 2023 D&C Days event.
Evidence and tools for locally led adaptation
… Transitioning to locally led adaptation means supporting local communities with enough resources, … and adjust to their changing circumstances and needs as a result of climate change.  Providing evidence on LLA and devolved climate finance, … Climate change … Evidence and tools for locally led adaptation …
Article, 29 August 2024
Woman farmer in Senegal looking into the distance while standing in a field.
Rewiring climate finance: new insight series asks, how can multilateral climate funds deliver for the poorest and most vulnerable people?
… is launching a series of insights that will examine the multilateral climate finance landscape through a systems change lens – exploring how … ever. Multilateral climate funds such as the Green Climate Fund and Adaptation Fund were designed to help achieve the Paris Agreement’s … and preparatory fund barriers, to financial instruments for locally led adaption and fund coherence. Together these create a road map for …
News, 28 October 2025
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Shifting climate adaptation finance to local communities through effective intermediaries
… Climate adaptation finance is failing to reach marginalised communities that are … how to direct climate finance, and specifically financing for locally led adaptation (LLA), effectively to local communities and organisations … a pioneering alliance channelling climate finance to women-led community-based organisations, we see how intermediaries can transform …
Publication, 23 June 2025