Bridging research & action

A first-of-its-kind review provides valuable evidence that Nature-based Solutions (NbS) can be effective climate adaptation strategies in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), with broadly positive social, ecological, and economic outcomes.

This case study examines how participatory mapping and community-led planning in Old Providence and Santa Catalina (Colombia) enabled residents to co-create locally grounded adaptation roadmaps after Hurricane Iota, while revealing the structural, economic, and psychosocial barriers that continue to influence just and sustainable recovery in small island contexts.

Inclusion is integral to discourse around social and climate justice. Yet at different levels and in different contexts, crucial voices go unheard. Susan Nanduddu and Lilian Motaroki highlight hidden barriers that can obstruct inclusion of the groups most vulnerable to climate impacts.

This piece argues that locally led adaptation, where communities define and drive climate priorities, is essential for bridging political, social, and geographic divides to achieve inclusive and equitable climate action.

Urban action was one of three themes framing the 19th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA19). Urban communities brought critical insights on how to make climate adaptation both just and equitable. These insights must be integrated into global climate decision making at COP30 later this year.

This report examines the relationship between traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and the adaptive capacity of vulnerable communities in Fiji, as well as how TEK assists in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction (DRR).

By sharing promising practices and lessons learned, these case studies seek to inform and inspire adaptation practitioners and planners to help ensure that gender-responsive and socially inclusive practices are integrated throughout the lifetime of a project.

Explore key gender and equity findings from the 6th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – Working Group II on Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability.

A new survey explores the operational bottlenecks preventing local organisations from accessing climate adaptation funding. As the UN General Assembly approaches, IIED’s May Thazin Aung and BRAC’s Sousan Suha share the survey’s findings and explains how funders can smooth the way for locally led adaptation.