Locally-Led Adaptation in Practice

From Flood to Field: Organized Farmers in Naj Gaj, Sindh

By Ashfaque Ahmed Soomro and Frank van Steenbergen Making earthen structures to divert and guide short term floods and irrigate … Continued

Resilience grows from within: Local leadership in Char Gujimari, Bangladesh

By the Char Gujimari Community Implementation Committee, Mr. Ambor Ali (President, CIC) and Mst. Jannatul Naim This blog is part … Continued

Lessons from Local Prioritization in Burkina Faso

by APIL NGO, supported by Zare Aida This blog is part of a dossier on locally-led adaptation, featuring insights and lessons from … Continued

Uttaran stories

By Md. Mehedi Hasan Shuvo, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, Climate Change & Water Governance Program, Uttaran These personal stories are … Continued

Taking the Bull by the Horns: Community-Led Flood Mitigation in Merti, Isiolo County

by MIDP This blog is part of a dossier on locally-led adaptation, featuring insights and lessons from the Reversing the Flow (RtF) program. RtF … Continued

Effects of community led approaches in Koti Kebele

by ORDA Ethiopia. This blog is part of a dossier on locally-led adaptation, featuring insights and lessons from the Reversing the Flow (RtF) program. … Continued

Locally Led Adaptation in Action: Resilience and Learning from the Gujimari Plinth Exposure Visit

By FRIENDSHIP, Shaheberalga This blog is part of a dossier on locally-led adaptation, featuring insights and lessons from the Reversing the Flow (RtF) program. … Continued

How Locally Led Sand Dam projects can transform dryland communities

An example from Laikipia, Kenya By IMPACT NGO, Nancy Kadenyi This blog is part of a dossier on locally-led adaptation, featuring insights … Continued

Rethinking Water Projects: What Happens When Communities Take the Lead

An example from Laikipia, Kenya By IMPACT NGO, Nancy Kadenyi This blog is part of a dossier on locally-led adaptation, featuring insights … Continued

Locally Led Adaptation in Bangladesh: North Puijala’s Journey to Water Security

by Md. Mehedi Hasan Shuvo (Uttaran) and Mst.Jannatul Naim This blog is part of a dossier on locally-led adaptation, featuring insights and … Continued

How Community Regranting Drives Climate Adaptation in Bangladesh’s Chars

by Shaheber Alga Union, Ulipur, Kurigram, Bangladesh Friendship NGO, supported by Dr. Jannatul Rushni Naim This blog is part of … Continued

Empowering Communities to Restore Landscapes: A Regranting Model from Amhara, Ethiopia

By ORDA Ethiopia with support by Nardos Masresha This blog is part of a dossier on locally-led adaptation, featuring insights and lessons … Continued

Locally-Led Adaptation in Practice

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