Our theory of change
When communities control climate finance, communities build resilience.
If climate-vulnerable communities gain access to finance, leadership opportunities, technical capacity and decision-making authority, they will create more sustainable and effective climate solutions than externally managed interventions.
The pathway
From finance to lasting resilience
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Problem
Climate finance stalls before it reaches the frontline. Communities are treated as beneficiaries rather than decision-makers, and resilience collapses when projects end.
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Inputs
Climate finance, technical capacity, community governance structures, climate data and GIS systems, partnerships with governments and funders.
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Activities
Establish and capitalise Community Climate Finance Hubs, train community leadership, appraise and finance local projects, monitor results transparently.
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Outputs
Operational hubs, financed community projects, restored ecosystems, clean energy connections, trained women and youth leaders, published evidence.
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Outcomes
Communities access and govern climate finance, adaptive capacity rises, livelihoods diversify, emissions fall and ecosystems recover.
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Long-Term Impact
Permanent, community-owned climate infrastructure delivering adaptation, mitigation, biodiversity conservation and resilience outcomes at scale.
The shift we drive
Five movements of change
- ExclusionAccess
- DependencyOwnership
- VulnerabilityCapability
- ProjectsSystems
- Local actionSystemic transformation
This contributes directly to adaptation, mitigation, biodiversity conservation and resilience outcomes envisioned under the Paris Agreement and COP decisions.
The last mile should be first in line.
Fund a Community Climate Finance Hub, partner with communities, or contribute expertise to locally led adaptation.