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Welcome Janeil J. to the Adapt40 Team! Janeil has extensive experience combining spatial and climate data to build resilience of small island developing States to climate change, most recently working for Antigua & Barbuda's Department of Environment. Janeil’s skillset includes climate data science and visualisation, GIS, climate vulnerability assessments, and climate adaptation.   Fun fact: Janeil learned to tie knots to have an apocalypse-proof skill. Her favourite knot is the alpine butterfly. 🦋 #climateresilience #climateadaptation #adapt40 #climatecommunity

Adapt40 is pleased to be supporting the delivery of UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme)’s RISE-UP urban, biodiversity and climate resilience programme, funded by AGENCIA ESPAÑOLA DE COOPERACION INTERNACIONAL PARA EL DESARROLLO - AECID. As part of this work Jessica Tinkler and Ben A. were recently in Jordan and Tunisia to deliver workshops focused on building climate resilience for urban poor communities around the world, through identifying multilayered vulnerabilities. In addition to Jordan and Tunisia, we are working on projects in Colombia, Bolivia and Ethiopia. Working alongside some brilliant UN-Habitat colleagues, including Lucia Gasser Hidalgo and Lee Michael Lambert, we've focused on supporting the validation of urban, climate and biodiversity vulnerability maps, identifying hotspots of vulnerability and initiating the identification of adaptation options for Sahab Municipality (Jordan) and Kerkennah Municipality (Tunisia). The team were also there to provide capacity development to the municipalities and key stakeholders, working with the UN-Habitat country teams. Thank you to Deema Abu Thiab, Ledia Nimri, Alia Asad, Aya Hammad and Hussien Muhsen from the Jordan office and to Mariem Rekik and Aida Robbana from the the Tunisia office. Looking ahead, we are excited to be presenting work on this programme at the World Urban Forum 12 Egypt in Cairo this November, to share learnings and insights and connect with others working on climate resilience. Please reach out if you are also attending!

Community-level hazard mapping is a key element of building community resilience! Adapt40 had our first of three training sessions with the amazing Corporación Nuestra Génesis team, who are doing remarkable work supporting communities in Cali, Colombia. Their initiatives, centre around environmental education, waste management, and empowering women and children as community leaders, to help foster resilience and sustainability.    Corporación Nuestra Génesis work closely with communities and meaningfully contribute to social and environmental development in vulnerable areas. This collaboration as part of our pro-bono commitment is aimed at helping to build capacity for Nuestra Génesis to feature more climate resilience in their programming.   The first session focused on identifying and defining climate risks while introducing methods for conducting participatory hazard mapping exercises. We explored practical ways to engage communities in mapping local vulnerabilities and assessing risks.   A big thank you to Lina Paola Pachon, ZULAY MORA RIVAS, Juan Martín and the rest of the Nuestra Genesis team for their participation, and to Sebastian Mortimer and Jessica Tinkler for leading the session. We’re excited for the next session, which will cover strategies to reduce vulnerability through regenerative, nature-based, and community-based solutions. #Resilience #Sustainability #ClimateAction #InclusiveDevelopment #SystemsThinking #ParticipatoryDesign #NatureBasedSolutions #HazardMapping

The two hottest days on record took place this week (Sunday 21 & Monday 22 July). Adapting to our changing climate is vital, and through green design initiatives such as green roofs and sustainable urban drainage solutions (SuDS), there are additional co-benefits unlocked for people and planet. Green design was the topic of the recent training program (pictured below) by Partnerships for Infrastructure for the Laos PDR's Ministry of Public Works and Transport. The Adapt40 Team have enjoyed working with a diverse team of passionate people on this project: Thunpicha Greigarn Becky-Jay Harrington Derin Henderson Alain PHE Alluvium Group and the Laos PDR's Ministry of Public Works and Transport. Get in touch at www.adapt40.com/contact-us if you would like to learn more about our work.

Community organisation and involvement are critical in building resilience to climate change. This article details the advantages of a collective approach and demonstrates the importance of organising communities based on specific needs and vulnerabilities, promoting inclusivity, and leveraging local knowledge.   Empowering communities to address complex challenges builds capacity and resilience. It is an important part of sustainable climate adaptation and is something that we at Adapt40 are committed to integrating into our projects.   #communityengagement #communityadaptation #communityresilience

Building resilient transport systems for a changing climate - congratulations to the Partnerships for Infrastructure (P4I) team on this achievement. Adapt40 are thrilled to be supporting the Laos-Australia Connectivity Partnership, where we have been working with the P4I team and the Government of Laos on mainstreaming disaster risk reduction and climate resilience into the development of transport infrastructure in the country. 🚎 🛤 🇱🇦 Becky-Jay Harrington Thunpicha Pinniam Ben A. Anastasia C. Alain PHE Derin Henderson Rachel Child

Interested in utilising regenerative practises to build resilience to climate change? We are delighted to be collaborating with Re-Alliance who are hosting their community of practice session this thursday, details here...https://lnkd.in/dxAM4cCq

We are celebrating Biological Diversity Day! Biodiversity is an incredibly important aspect of climate resilience... We are nature protecting itself. We prioritise working on projects which have a focus on biodiversity / Nature-based Solutions, and that's why we are delighted to be part of the UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme) Resilient Settlements for the Urban Poor programme, which works with communities to understand the interlinkages between climate, biodiversity and urbanisation and utilise that knowledge to build resilience. Get in touch if you have experience working on Nature-based Solutions / Biodiversity / Protected Area Management etc, we'd love to hear from you and see how we can work together.

Productive week in Podgorica! Jessica Tinkler and Ben A. from Adapt40 have been working on the new Monitoring & Evaluation Framework and Climate Change Risk and Vulnerability Guidelines for Montenegro's National Adaptation Plan. Always great working with teams that are passionate about building resilience to climate change.   We are delighted to be involved with the development of Montenegro's National Adaptation Plan in multiple capacities and, as always, it has been a pleasure working alongside the fantastic UNDP Montenegro team and expert consultants. #climateadaptation #climateresilience #climateaction #climateconsultancy #adapt40

We are very pleased to have recently completed a project with Catholic Relief Services which helps small-scale farmers identify and adapt to climate hazards. The resulting tool currently covers 31 countries in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia and South America, with this reach projected to be extended further going forward. The tool combines self-diagnosis with climate projections to analyse current and future climate exposures, vulnerabilities and adaptive capacities. It then guides users through a list of measures designed to tackle these climatic impacts, suggesting low-cost and nature-focused initiatives to integrate into communities and small-scale farms. #climateadaptation #climateresilience #climateaction #climateconsultancy #adapt40