Dr May East

We've introduced two new products to the Mission Portal to support regions and local authorities with their #climateadaptation planning. First up is our #funding and #financing database https://lnkd.in/eNwWAtdF Funding #climateadaptation measures is often seen as a key issue for regions and local authorities. Our new database provides information on how to seek and attract funding, details European and national funding sources for adaptation, and funding opportunities from the #MissionClimateAdaptation. #EUMissions #HorizonEU #MIP4Adapt

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💰 Securing #funding and #financing for #climateadaptation measures is often a critical challenge for regions and local authorities. 💶 The Mission Implementation Platform for Adaptation to Climate Change (MIP4Adapt) new database offers guidance on how to find and secure funding, outlines European and national funding sources for adaptation, and highlights opportunities from the #MissionClimateAdaptation initiative. We are proud to share that REGILIENCE highly contributed to the development of these new tools 🤗 Explore them here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eNwWAtdF Institute for European Energy and Climate Policy Foundation (IEECP) l F6S Innovation l North West Croatia Regional Energy and Climate Agency (REGEA) I adelphi I Fresh Thoughts Consulting GmbH l Resilient Cities Network l Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa l ICLEI Europe l CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency I ARSINOE_EU l Climate Impetus l TransformAr I Pathways2Resilience | REACHOUT

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How can we actually DO it? This new three-part video series created by the Legacy Project as part of Bioregional Earth, takes a candid, pragmatic, in-depth look at the theory and practice of funding regenerative work in bioregions. It starts with a look at the big picture, and then zooms into two case studies – one in the GTB (Greater Tkaronto Bioregion, Canada) and the other in Barichara, Colombia. View all three videos to understand the interplay and the on-the-ground realities. https://lnkd.in/gdmvmtkf

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If you’re working in Impact Assessment, here’s the #codesign masterclass for you…

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❗𝐖𝐞'𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 Power to Change’s 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬, 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬. The Resilient Communities Fund provided £1.3m in emergency grants to community businesses, helping them become more resilient to climate change and the cost-of-living crisis. Grants could be spent on whatever the businesses found most useful, from core costs to innovative projects. 🔍 We found that 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬, particularly in marginalised and deprived communities. This ranges from economic and financial focussed impacts, such as the survival and safeguarding of businesses, jobs and services, to building financial headroom. But there is 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 too, such as the increased use of services by the community, improvements in energy efficiency, implementing more sustainable practices, and an increase in the capacity, capability and confidence to implement energy efficiency projects in the future. ⭐  There are lots of 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲. Like specifically supporting community businesses if you want to tackle multiple societal outcomes at the same time. And placing flexibility, understanding and trust at the heart of whatever you’re doing to develop a mature relationship between the businesses and funder. 🔗 I’ve written more about some lessons for funders in this blog: https://lnkd.in/e-RztUMS 🔗 You can read our full review here: https://lnkd.in/es3fkMuF #CommunityBusiness #CommunityPower #CommBiz #CostOfLivingCrisis #ClimateCrisis #ClimateResilience #Evaluation #Impact #EconDev

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Given it was #earthday earlier this week, this is a timely article about the pitfalls of digital #greenwashing (and ways to avoid it). Thanks bthechange CIC: https://lnkd.in/ggMg3DYD #sustainability #csr #corporateresponsibility #socialimpact

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An important but often neglected sustainable solution to climate change and environmental degradation? Produce less! We need to reduce production and find ways to (re)use or adapt what exists in our built environment and the world we have created. Less production means less energy use, reduced need for resource extraction and use, less emissions and less waste. Technology can be a game changer in making these shifts. #sustainablesolutions #sustainability #environment #myweforgood #impactnista

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There are multiple stories to be told about adaptation finance. The first is that, despite mounting climate impacts, investments in adaptation are much lower than needed. But at the same time, what we call “adaptation finance” is only a fraction of what is needed to make countries, communities, and people more resilient. In this blog post, we claim that reducing vulnerability to climate impacts and building resilience requires three things: more rapid development, more resilient development, and targeted adaptation interventions. Climate finance numbers tend to only capture the latter, while countries need to achieve all three for good adaptation with the first two particularly important for the world’s poorest countries. How does the picture change when we take this broader perspective on adaptation and resilience? What priorities do emerge? One key idea is that, even with more adaptation finance, we will never be able to protect populations and economies if development investments are insufficient or if they continue to create new risks and vulnerabilities because they do not take future climate conditions into account. See more in the blog post, co-authored with Jia Li and Ferzina Banaji https://lnkd.in/gX9ngup4

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How can third sector organisations make an impact on climate assemblies? A new guide has set out how third sector organisations and charities can support, advocate for and engage with climate assemblies. A new climate assembly was announced by the Scottish Government in April, and while it’s unclear what progress is being made on this following changes in government since, it would build on Scotland’s first climate assembly four years ago. The new playbook, published by the KNOCA, sets out how civil society organisations can have an impact on how assemblies are planned and run. https://lnkd.in/g9Sn3_fa

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Climate change events are increasing in intensity and ferocity with ongoing ecological destruction and species extinction. However, with more than three weeks gone in the UK General Election campaign this unprecedented threat, and the growing necessity to act, has barely been mentioned. Let’s get serious: national, city regional and local government needs to up the anti. https://lnkd.in/eEazS4Ma

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Really interesting study on the trade offs of ecosystem services under differing grassland management regimes… #naturecrisis #ecology #ecosystemservices https://lnkd.in/eAqhVhmx

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"We may hesitate at the concept of ‘intervention’ in inner life – yet human wellbeing is indisputably served by the fuller realisation of innate inner capacities; particularly in a world where material ‘progress’ is pursued at all costs, while inner wealth has been sorely neglected. More alarmingly, our inner lives are routinely manipulated by commercial and political interests, which shape public opinion and consumer behaviour in ways that contribute directly to our polycrisis. It’s now essential that we integrate understanding and cultivation of the inner – individual and collective – into systems approaches. Wisdom traditions and scientific research alike show that we are capable of understanding, nurturing, and transforming our inner landscapes in ways that support the flourishing of all life." So profound and impactful Jamie Bristow. I believe this work should urgently integrate educators in primary and secondary institutions, from the relevant line ministries to school leadership and teachers. 🙏

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408 climate experts have signed an open letter asking UK political party leaders to pledge ambitious action on climate change. The letter outlines five specific actions required in a programme of climate action. These include a strategy for meeting the UK’s Carbon Budgets and net zero targets, action to help the UK adapt and become more resilient to climate impacts, international leadership on climate change and support for mitigation and adaptation in developing countries. https://lnkd.in/ezjNbTut

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The World Bank's flagship report, "Funding a Water-Secure Future: An Assessment of Public Spending," breaks ground by quantifying, for the first time, government expenditure in the water sector and estimating the financing gaps crucial to meeting global water needs. Highlighting the vital role of water in sustaining life and fostering prosperity, the report is set against the backdrop of rising water insecurity, with billions lacking access to safe water and sanitation, compounded by climate change. The World Bank 2030 Water Resources Group IFC - International Finance Corporation

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UN agencies and COP presidencies mobilise for climate action and finance in fragile contexts ahead of COP29 #Click 2 Read: https://lnkd.in/gJmaS_SJ #ClimateAction #ClimateFinance #COP28 #COP29 #FoodSecurity #ClimateChange #Livelihoods #AgrifoodSystems #Biodiversity #ClimateResilientAgriculture #Agriculture United Nations World Food Programme FAO International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 

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The links between climate change and other global challenges have never been stronger. 🌍🌱 The UK Government’s 2023 Integrated Review Refresh reinforced that tackling climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental damage remains the UK’s first thematic priority. Monitoring, evaluation and learning (#MEL) has a key role to play in ensuring sustainable, effective progress toward this. Discover how we are supporting more effective programming for the UK Department of the Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs (Defra)’s international development portfolio: 👉 https://bit.ly/4aE2L25 🤝 We are working in partnership with Oxford Policy Management to co-lead a consortium including International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), the Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy (CITP), Howell Marine Consulting and Resource Futures. #Evaluation #MonitoringandEvaluation #ClimateChange #GlobalDev #Defra #ClimateAction #Biodiversity

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Today, we published a Land Focus paper highlighting opportunities for work to improve access to land for small-scale ownership, management, and use. Opportunities in this area also featured in the programme at our recent conference in our small-scale panel discussion that included practical examples of small-scale land use. This latest Land Focus paper looks at: ⭐ Collaborative approaches to land management and use ⭐ Public sector leadership in supporting small-scale opportunities ⭐ Learning from crofting and supporting crofting’s development ⭐ Public policy and finance needed to support these opportunities You can access the paper, as well as a blog from Land Governance Adviser, Miranda Geelhoed, on the links below 👇 Blog: https://lnkd.in/edtVtdKm Paper: https://lnkd.in/eNRJ2p9W

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