Finding Effective, Contextual Solutions for Urban Resilience

Our Focus

The Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) is a global coalition of over 225 organisations working on adaptation action and research from over 60 countries. It is aimed at bridging the knowledge-practice divide that impedes progress on adaptation to climate change through several impactful initiatives. One key initiative is the co-creation of new and innovative adaptation programmes, with the idea that programmes should be developed with, and respond to the needs of, intended beneficiaries and local experts. The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) has coordinated one of these processes, bringing together over 125 organisations worldwide and producing a new approach to tackling climate risks faced by low-income residents of cities in the Global South. Produced from this is a decision support framework (i.e. SECURe framework) which focuses on the importance of context analysis. IIED has developed the framework with the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) component, which PRIA will be implementing in two informal settlements of Ajmer city, Rajasthan, India, to refine the framework for finding effective and contextual solutions for urban resilience.