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Promoting Indigenous Knowledge to strengthen community led adaptation 

Smallholder farmers in the Umzingwane district from the southern part of Zimbabwe are taking up locally-led initiatives and indigenous knowledge to adapt to unpredictable climate patterns. This is the eleventh of the ‘Voices from the Frontline (Phase-II)’ stories by ICCCAD and GRP.

From debt cycle to self-resilience: A Story from the small village of Datinakhali

In Datinakhali, Bangladesh, a cooperative savings fund is helping local women diversify their livelihoods to adapt to climate change. This is the tenth of the ‘Voices from the Frontline (Phase-II)’ stories by ICCCAD and GRP.

Resilience Perspectives: A storytelling competition for young people

GRP, in collaboration with CDKN, is hosting a storytelling contest to bring young voices in resilience to the forefront.

Banishanta, Bangladesh: Local weathercasters combat climate change

In the south-western coastal region of Bangladesh, people of Banishanta village have formed a local weather club to make informed decisions in the face of a changing climate. This is the ninth of the ‘Voices from the Frontline (Phase-II)’ stories by ICCCAD and GRP.

Policymakers need to work more closely with researchers to fight the global food crisis

We are facing the worst food crisis in modern history – Sweden and the EU need to take action to shift how food is produced and consumed. That was the message from researchers to policymakers during a high-level meeting for the Swedish government at Stockholm Resilience Centre

What does failure mean to you? 

We are conducting a survey on failure to hear about your experiences and opinions. Survey deadline: 6 March 2023

Job opportunity: Administration Officer at the Global Resilience Partnership

GRP is hiring an Administration Officer who will work as part of the GRP Secretariat.

Months of persistent action: Kamarkhali’s fight to save their village from riverbank erosion

In the north-central region of Bangladesh, Shebika Shangma along with six others mobilised their local community to build an embankment to protect their village from riverbank erosion. This is the eighth of the ‘Voices from the Frontline (Phase-II)’ stories by ICCCAD and GRP.

#Art4Resilience: Announcing the Knowledge into Use award winners

In the lead-up to the COP27 Resilience Hub, the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) in collaboration with the Climate Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and the International Center for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), through The Resilience Knowledge Coalition, launched the “Knowledge into Use” awards.

USAID’s Resilience Policy is open for review

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is pleased to share their new draft of the USAID Resilience Policy for review and comments.