community-based adaptation

Asking the right questions in adaptation research and practice: Seeing beyond climate impacts in rural Nepal

Journal article / Adaptation research needs re-framing to consider the climate change impacts in lived experiences of rural communities.

Exploring the power of collaboration to address climate change in urban Africa

Perspective / Researchers working in Lusaka reflect on the connections between health, climate change, urban growth, and collaborative policymaking in urban Africa.

How do we prioritize when making decisions about development and disaster risk? A look at five key dimensions of trade-offs

SEI brief / We cannot eliminate all disaster risks, but we can make better decisions by understanding the trade-offs.

It is time to bring the informal actors into climate change adaptation discussions in Asia and the Pacific

Perspective / Gatherings such as the recent APAN Forum are important for climate change adaptation progress, but they need to be more inclusive.

Bringing rights into resilience: revealing complexities of climate risks and social conflict

Journal article / Find out how resilience practice can take better account of equity and power issues by paying greater attention to social contexts.

Variation in perception of environmental change in nine Solomon Islands communities: implications for securing fairness in community-based adaptation

Journal article / This article uses empirical research to highlight the need for mixed approaches to analyse perceptions of environmental change in different communities

Inspiring climate adaptation action in Africa’s cities

Feature / New SEI work highlights adaptation projects that illustrate how Africa's urban areas can adapt to climate change and work toward achieving the SDGs.

Q&A: Frank Thomalla on lessons from disaster risk reduction in Indonesia

Feature / A new book provides an overview of progress and challenges in disaster risk reduction in Indonesia. SEI Asia’s Frank Thomalla is co-editor.

Analysis shows how climate finance to Pacific Islands varies across countries

Feature / In 2010–2014, a total of US$748 million in official development assistance focused on responding to climate change flowed to the 15 nations, mainly bilaterally.