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Strengthening climate resilience through agroforestry and community forestry
… by the COVID-19 pandemic. While fiscal reforms in 2022 and 2023 led to some stabilisation, the 2023-2024 drought has severely undermined … shocks and secure the livelihoods of local communities. The role of community forestry and agroforesty   Zambia, like many African … by highlighting successful community forestry and agroforestry initiatives, particularly in the face of Zambia’s devastating drought. A …
Insight, 19 November 2024
Foggy forest landscape with wooden housing
Scaling up community-led ecosystem-based adaptation in biodiverse forest landscapes in Viet Nam
… producer organisations (FFPOs), the biggest challenges to scaling up community-led EbA activities in forest and farm landscapes in Viet Nam lie in … (AFA) . Building on strong local organisations and ongoing initiatives in Yen Bai, Bac Kan, Hoa Binh, Son La and Thai Nguyen … Scaling up community-led ecosystem-based adaptation in biodiverse forest landscapes …
Project, 13 February 2023
Woman harvesting avocado from tree, laughing.
Research and action for locally led nature restoration
… It seeks to broaden the impact of its research-to-action initiatives by sharing generated knowledge with a wider community of practice. What is IIED doing? IIED conducted regional … Supported initiatives REDAA has supported more than 25 locally led research-to-action initiatives, taking place across 25 countries and …
Project, 07 December 2022
Houses behind a stretch of water, with the houses reflected in the water
Community-led housing: a pathway for more caring and just urban futures
… in the global South, this online event discussed the role of community-led practices in solving the housing crisis and the institutional … most vulnerable to housing hardship through community-led housing initiatives. By creating networks that co-produce and share valuable … Community-led housing: a pathway for more caring and just urban futures …
Event, 30 March 2021
People stand and sit around a table strewn with notes as they have a discussion.
Urban Resilience Strategic Exchange: Climate Week NYC 2025
… for the first time on Wednesday 24 September. URSE is a member-led platform to strengthen collaboration between global funders and … was part of an initiative designed to scale the impact of locally led adaptation by addressing governance and financial barriers that prevent community-driven resilience solutions from being implemented at scale. …
Event, 24 September 2025
Group of people in a class room. Some are writing over a flipchart, others are watching and adding comments from the classroom seats.
Addressing the nutrition gap in climate action
Insight, 20 August 2025
People sitting under a straw tent next to rice fields
CBA17: back in person, ready to harness energy to drive forward the locally led adaptation agenda
… This year’s international community-based adaptation conference (CBA17)  will be our first … crucial space for more learning and sharing of ways to enable locally led adaptation – including putting the principles for locally led … locally led adaptation, demonstrating scalable and inclusive youth initiatives and how they can mobilise the resources needed for …
Insight, 15 March 2023
Panel discussion at the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels. Four speakers are sitting on chairs behind a table on a podium with a big blue screen behind while the audience is sitting on chairs and listening.
Santa Marta conference highlights legal barriers to the energy transition
… organisations and research institutions – a high-level segment led by government representatives was preceded by a range of stakeholder … giant Glencore. This mine has been at the centre of disputes about community displacement (in Spanish) , water diversion  and public health concerns. Legal action by Indigenous communities led to a 2017 Constitutional Court decision suspending a mine extension …
Insight, 18 May 2026
Man sits on the floor holding aubergines. In front, there's a table with vegetables
Community-led COVID-19 response: an update from the Philippines
… response described .  HPFP and its partner Philippine Action for Community-led Shelter Initiatives, Inc (PACSII) continue their work to address many urgent … Community-led COVID-19 response: an update from the Philippines …
Insight, 13 July 2021
Group of women gathered for a regular meeting on aquaculture. One woman is standing and speaking with a poster behind her, while a groups is sitting and listening.
Gender equality and climate finance: from local realities to global commitments
… finance has been a cornerstone of global climate action, yet women-led initiatives in the least developed countries (LDCs) remain … and dominated by voices detached  from the realities of women in my community. I walked away frustrated, but determined to see change. If …
Insight, 05 March 2025