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Introduction to locally led adaptation
… challenges, the Adapt Now report (PDF) highlighted the importance of locally led adaptation (LLA), which build on a decade of foundational work carried … Introduction to locally led adaptation …
Article, 21 October 2024
Participants discussing how to develop a successful climate adaptation enterprise.
The locally led adaptation learning journey
… The eight principles for locally led adaptation were launched at the 2021 Climate Adaptation Summit . The … The locally led adaptation learning journey …
Article, 27 August 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, …  has been developed that show cases where different approaches to locally led adaptation have flourished around the world and provides … Evidence and tools for locally led adaptation …
Article, 29 August 2024
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Generating ambition for locally led adaptation
… in climate finance annually from 2020 (ideally with a balance between adaptation and mitigation, as called for in the Paris Agreement). This … any support for local action and less than 0.2% specifically targets locally-led outcomes. In addition, it is hard to track progress towards these … Generating ambition for locally led adaptation …
Project, 30 August 2024
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How can local knowledge be institutionalised in climate decision-making?
… Climate adaptation efforts increasingly recognise the importance of local and … Step Change Initiative, which promotes equitable, inclusive and locally led adaptation across Africa.  Drawing on experiences from DEFOCLIM in …
Event, 24 September 2026
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 … any support for local action and less than 0.2% specifically targets locally-led outcomes. With increasing interest in locally led adaptation (LLA), … Promoting meaningful accountability and transparency for locally led adaptation …
Article, 02 September 2024
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 … in the delivery chain contributes to ensuring adaptation actions are locally led – including how they respond to the LLA principles , which set out … Scoring adaptation finance for locally led adaptation: a way to make it accountable …
Project, 02 September 2024
Women carrying firewood in Sierra Leone.
Influencing global climate and development discourses for locally led adaptation
… and other key policy and programmatic stakeholders to improve climate adaptation finance delivery in the following core areas: Enhancing and … philanthropic efforts towards innovative financing to better support locally-led climate action that enhances resilience. Through these channels, … Influencing global climate and development discourses for locally led adaptation …
Article, 24 September 2024
Farmers in Ethiopia checking crops in a field.
How to fix funding bottlenecks and pave the way for locally led adaptation
… During the summit, members of a donor community of practice on locally led adaptation (LLA) will convene. Ahead of this, IIED is taking the … How to fix funding bottlenecks and pave the way for locally led adaptation …
Insight, 04 September 2024
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Putting locally-led climate adaptation principles into practice: insights from CBA18
… Decolonising climate action and promoting locally-led innovation for adaptation were at the heart of the agenda at the 18th International … Putting locally-led climate adaptation principles into practice: insights from CBA18 …
Insight, 02 July 2024