Vikāra Institute

Specialised in strengthening market and financial systems, addressing climate-affected and food insecure contexts, and building resilience in fragile & challenging environments.

Vikāra Institute offers comprehensive technical assistance and support to navigate complex development challenges across various sectors, such as climate change adaptation, market systems, agriculture, financial services, employment, and housing. With over 20 years of experience catalyzing systems change in more than 50+ countries around the world, Vikāra’s services range from supporting programs in developing contexts to developing analytic frameworks and conducting assessments, and from facilitating collaboration and learning processes to empowering organizations to manage adaptively and effectively address opportunities and challenges in dynamic market systems.

Vikara Institute Regional office is based in Cape Town South Africa.

Latest news and articles

Launch of the Climate Resilience Awards for Business- open until 18th October

WBCSD and GRP have launched the Climate Resilience Awards for Business to spotlight companies that advance climate resilience through innovative approaches, collaboration, and measurable impact across operations, supply chains, and communities.

Resilience for nature: Maasai community-led conservation in Kenya

A resilience roadtrip that offered a first-hand look at how traditional knowledge and local stewardship are not only preserving ecosystems but also revitalising rural economies and identities.

TECH4Resilience Challenge: Harnessing AI to tackle climate and humanitarian crises

TECH aims to convert seed-level AI innovations that address climate-related emergencies and humanitarian challenges into scalable, sustainable solutions that strengthen preparedness and response.

Where innovation meets inclusion: Meet the finalists of the RISE Urban Innovation Challenge

15 initiatives advancing inclusive, climate-resilient urban futures through innovation, collaboration, and community-led solutions.

Testing the Resilience Science Must-Knows with inclusive climate finance experts

Reflections from the Resilience Science Must-Knows workshop in Amsterdam.