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A successful kick-off workshop for the ERA project (Enhancing Risk Assessments for Improved Country Risk Financing Strategies) was held in Bangkok, Thailand on May 15-16, 2023. The Department of Agriculture (DOA) and GIZ’s “Agri-Climate Risk Financing” project collaborated to host the event. The workshop introduced the ERA project and the ECA framework, and participants worked together to determine the scope of the risk assessment.

The new methodological guide to learn about common approaches on conducting socio-economic & ecosystem services analyses for agroecology projects is now online. To allow for better evidence-based decision making, this publication provides a methodological guidance for project implementers and researchers.

Soil protection and rehabilitation (SPR) technologies provide several advantages, including benefits for mitigation and adaptation. Two new publications on SPR provide a guide for systematically assessing its adaptation relevance. Additionally, an Excel tool is published to implement the approach.

Here you can find a compendium of existing tools/methods/guides for climate change adaptation and mitigation in agri-food systems and an interactive product landscape that complements the compendium and gives a visual overview of and easy access to the tools as well as additional relevant documents.

On March 1st and 2nd 2023  the 10th Sankalp Africa Summit took place in Nairobi, Kenya. “The Secret to adaptation investment” was a session curated by GIZ and DFC at the Sankalp Africa Summit. The panel session brought together stakeholders including investors, adaptation & resilience businesses, and intermediary institutions to discuss the experience in promoting the adaptation ecosystem in different capacities.

On February 7th and 8th 2023 a workshop on adaptation and disaster risk financing took place in Lusaka as part of the AGRICA risk financing component. The climate risk analyses for adaptation planning in sub-Saharan Africa (AGRICA) project aims at providing scientific evidence on climate risks in the agricultural and water sector and suggesting suitable adaptation measures.

The GIZ-implemented and IKI-funded Global Project on Mainstreaming Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) is coming to a close by the end of February 2023. Functioning as a knowledge hub on the topic of EbA, the project has facilitated various spaces for peer-to-peer exchange and learning such as the international EbA Community of Practice Workshops, the EbA Knowledge Days or many webinars, which are now available online.

This video provides an overview of the work and the people behind the Global Project Mainstreaming Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) and its international EbA Community of Practice. With the project drawing to a close in February 2023, the movie contains important information on key achievements of the Global Project, the functioning of the international EbA Community of Practice as well as where to find information on EbA in the future.

In November 2022, the BMU-IKI funded and GIZ-implemented Global Project Mainstreaming EbA welcomed a group of 60 Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) practitioners to the 7th international

We are looking for companies in Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda or Pakistan with climate adaptation and resilience solutions. Apply now for investment readiness support and capacity-building!

At the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity held in Montreal in December 2022, the new Global Biodiversity

A new Spanish publication on integrating Ecosystem-based Adaptation into water management and planning in Bolivia and Mexico is now available online. Under the title “Planificación

In early 2022 the Global Project on Mainstreaming EbA together with FAKT Consult launched a process to assess and contribute to bridging the gap between theory and practice of justice-based EbA.

The online launch event will be happening on October 26th 3pm-3:30pm CEST, 2022 as part of a series of online sessions hosted by the International EbA Community of Practice.

Enroll for a new E-learning course on Ecosystem-based Adaptation.

Climate Collective Foundation (CCF) and the Aspen Network for Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) recently published a Climate Metrics Guide to provide SGBs, impact investors, and ESOs with a consolidated list of available tools and frameworks for climate impact measurement.

Our popular study Toward Gender-Responsive Ecosystem-Based Adaptation – Why it’s needed and how to get there has now also been translated into Spanish. You can

Check the ANDE’s blog contribution from our colleague Laura Würtenberger concerning Business and Investment Opportunities in Climate Change Adaptation. At the ANDE West Africa Regional Conference in