In a pilot project in the wake of the 1993 Latur earthquake, over a thousand women took the lead as facilitators between the government and their communities for rehabilitation work. Nearly 30 years later, this model, of organizing women for a community effort, has proved itself through earthquakes, tsunamis, cyclones, droughts, and, most recently, a pandemic.

Victor Orindi, a University of Nairobi PhD student was awarded €15,000 on Friday, Nov 12, 2022 at the ongoing UN Climate Change Conference in Egypt, COP27. Victor is among four Individuals that were recognized for community-led initiatives for climate change adaptation.

मधेस प्रदेशका विभिन्न जिल्ला कार्यरत सामुदायिक विकास तथा पैरवी मञ्चले १५ हजार युरो राशिको पुरस्कार प्राप्त गरेको छ ।

सम्मेलन दौरान मधेश प्रदेशको एक गैरसरकारी संस्थाले स्थानीय तहमा जलवायु अनुकूलनका क्षेत्रमा उल्लेख्य काम गरेको भन्दै जलवायु अनुकूलनसम्बन्धी अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय अवार्ड पाएको छ । सामुदायिक विकास तथा पैरवी मञ्चलाई १५ हजार युरो बराबरको अवार्ड दिइएको हो ।

Bangladesh and four other countries have been awarded the Local Adaptation Champions Awards at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt. “Our winners show that community-centric and locally led solutions to the climate crisis exist, but they require support and recognition to be scaled up and to achieve the most impact,” said Professor Patrick Verkooijen, Chief Executive Officer of the Global Center on Adaptation, explaining what the award signifies. 

Bangladesh and four other countries have been awarded the Local Adaptation Champions Awards at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt.

Bangladesh has been awarded the Local Adaptation Champions Awards at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt along with three other countries.

THE DAILY STAR- Rangamati Hill District Council wins the GCA Local Adaptation Champions Awards 2022 under the Inclusive Leadership category for their locally-led solutions to combat droughts, landslides and flash floods.

The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) has recognized four community-led organizations for their pioneering work in leading climate change adaptation for vulnerable local communities.

नेपालको एक गैरसरकारी संस्था (एनजिओ) ले स्थानीय तहमा जलवायु अनुकूलनको क्षेत्रमा राम्रो काम गरेकोमा जलवायु अनुकूलनसम्बन्धी अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय पुरस्कार पाएको छ। इजिप्टमा जारी संयक्त राष्ट्रसंघीय जलवायु सम्मेलनका दौरानमा मधेस प्रदेशका विभिन्न जिल्लामा क्रियाशील सामुदायिक विकास तथा पैरवी मञ्चले १५ हजार युरो बराबरको पुरस्कार पाएको हो। नेदरल्यान्डमा मुख्यालय रहेको ग्लोबल सेन्टर अन एड्याप्टेसन नामक संस्थाले यसै वर्षदेखि दिन थालेको स्थानीय अनुकूलन च्याम्पिययन अवार्ड (लोकल एड्याप्टेसन च्याम्पियन अवार्ड) अन्तर्गतका विभिन्न चार विधामध्ये ‘लोकल इनोभोनेसन क्याटागोरी’मा नेपालको संस्थाले पुरस्कार पाएको हो।

The Community Development and Advocacy Forum Nepal (CDAFN) working in various districts of Madhes Province in Nepal has received Local Adaptation Champion Award. The Forum received the Award in the local innovation category under the Local Adaptation Champion Awards, organized by the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) based in the Netherlands. Four winners of the Local Adaptation Champions Awards were announced on Saturday at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt.

The Community Development and Advocacy Forum working in various districts of Madhes Province in Nepal received an award of 15,000 Euros. The Forum received the award in the local innovation category under the Local Adaptation Champion Award, granted by the Global Center on Adaptation based in the Netherlands.

मधेस प्रदेशका विभिन्न जिल्ला कार्यरत सामुदायिक विकास तथा पैरवी मञ्चले १५ हजार युरो राशिको पुरस्कार प्राप्त गरेको छ ।

“লোকাল অ্যাডাপটেশন চ্যাম্পিয়নস অ্যাওয়ার্ড” পেয়েছে রাঙ্গামাটি জেলা পরিষদ।

जिल्ला प्रशासन कार्यालय महोत्तरीमा २०६३ मा दर्ता भएर मधेस प्रदेशका विकास साझेदार संस्था एवं स्थानीय सरकारसँग समन्वय र सहकार्यमा स्थानीय स्तरमा हाम्रो संस्थाले गरेको जलवायु कार्यहरूको अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय स्तरको प्रशसा भएको छ।

Swayam Shikshan Prayog is one of four winners of the Local Adaptation Champions Awards, organized by the Global Center on Adaptation that is being announced at the COP27 climate summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP), was established in response to a deadly earthquake that shook Latur and Osmanabad in 1993 and killed 10,000 people and demolished 52 villages. The group trained women to become farmers and entrepreneurs, enabling them to become financially independent and rise above the adversity and loss they'd encountered.

GCA's Local Adaptation Champions Awards recognized four organizations for their pioneering work in leading climate change adaptation for vulnerable local communities.

The four winners of the GCA Local Adaptation Champions Awards 2022, were announced on 12th November 2022 at the COP27 through a side event at the Resilience Hub. The awards recognize locally led efforts to adapt to the negative impacts of climate change across four categories: financial governance, inclusive leadership, capacity and knowledge, and local innovation.

GCA PRESS RELEASE - The United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLGA) and the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) signed an agreement during an event at COP27 to work jointly on strengthening locally led adaptation (LLA) in informal settlements in several African cities.

The third virtual Gobeshona Global Conference, scheduled to take place from 10-16 March 2023, will focus on 'Monitoring Locally Led Adaptation'.

The first meeting of the National Platform on Locally-Led Adaptation in Bangladesh took place on 28 September 2022 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and discussed key messages for COP 27.