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2nd August 2023
Opportunity: GCA Local Adaptation Champions Awards The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) seeks to reward inspiring, innovative and scalable locally-led efforts to address climate change and build effective climate resilience among the most vulnerable communities, sections of society and individuals. Submit your application before 31 August 2023.
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27th July 2023
CDKN at Daring Cities 2023 Daring Cities, hosted by ICLEI and the Federal City of Bonn, is a global forum on climate change for urban leaders taking on the climate emergency. CDKN will be co-hosting a session during the Virtual Forum. Find out more and register below.
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26th July 2023
Opportunity: Water Changemaker Awards 2023 The Water Changemaker Awards 2023 seeks to scale up innovative climate finance and technologies for a water secure world. The awards will identify and promote the most promising and innovative water and climate resilient solutions. Submit your application before 31 August 2023.
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10th July 2023
Opportunity: Catalytic funding by the Global Ecosystem-based Adaptation Fund The Global Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) Fund supports catalytic, innovative and inclusive projects that aim to create an enabling environment for implementing EbA to enhance the resilience of vulnerable communities and ecosystems to climate change impacts. The Global EbA Fund has announced the thematic track for its 6th cohort.
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7th July 2023
Solar Radiation Modification: Why young people must have a say Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) technology is rapidly advancing and seriously being considered as a method to artificially cool the planet. However, it raises significant ethical, environmental, political and social issues and will have far reaching consequences for the world if it is deployed. Since it will impact the lives of future generations, it's imperative that young people have a say in whether it's developed and how it may impact the most climate-affected countries and communities.
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26th June 2023
Climate crisis swings rural school children into action in Zambia Knowledge-into-Use award recipient, Enoch Mwangilwa, highlights the impactful story of children from the Chongololo and Chipembele Conservation Clubs in Itezhi-tezhi, a rural district in Zambia. These young individuals are making an impact by utilising art and peer-to-peer climate and environmental education to inspire their communities to adopt sustainable practices.
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21st June 2023
Small grant opportunity for community-minded young Africans concerned about climate injustice CDKN, the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) and the Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL) have launched a small grant call inviting young people in Africa to implement an activity or process that facilitates climate justice in their communities, landscapes or seascapes.
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2nd June 2023
Lives of the Lakes: The significance of indigenous knowledge in fostering community resilience in India Knowledge-Into-Use Award recipient, Rhea Shah, takes us on a photo journey with a community in Gujarat, India, which relies on indigenous and ecological knowledge for their livelihoods. As the area urbanises, this knowledge is being lost, so Aranya Design Studio is working with students to document these traditional practices to strengthen resilience.
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2nd June 2023
Shades of resilience in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh Catalytic Grants winner Afsana Afrin Esha details the adverse effects of climate change on communities in the Sundarbans, a mangrove forest located in southwestern Bangladesh. Afsana highlights the importance of holistic solutions that fully engage the local community.
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29th May 2023
The role of traditional pottery in beating rural heat stress in Maharashtra, India Prajkta Harishchandra Gaikwad from the Yashwantrao Chavan School of Social Work describes how communities in the Satara district of Maharashtra are using traditional earthen pots to keep drinking water cool during heat waves. Prajkta shares how important it is to preserve these local resilience practices to effectively combat climate change.
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18th May 2023
Opportunity: Are you a champion of Locally Led Adaptation? Help us tell your story to the world! The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and CDKN are pleased to announce a call for stories on community-driven and locally-led adaptation. These stories will be collaboratively developed and featured in a publication to be launched at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in November 2023.
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17th May 2023
CDKN at CBA17 The 17th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA17), hosted by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), will take place from 22-25 May in Bangkok, Thailand. CDKN will be co-hosting two sessions and hosting a marketplace stall. Find out more and register below.