New paper: Operationalising a Small Grant Access Modality for the Loss & Damage Fund. Part of the OSF-supported programme, it identifies access gaps and outlines practical options to get funds to affected communities. Read more: southsouthnorth.org/...

🌊 New CLEAN research shows #BlueEconomy in SIDS must center gender equality, disability inclusion & risk-informed approaches—or risk deepening inequality. Read more: www.clean-helpdesk.o...#BlueEconomy #ClimateResilience #GEDSI

New paper: Assessing the Doubling of Adaptation Finance in Africa. Part of the OSF-supported programme, it reviews Africa’s adaptation finance landscape, progress, and what’s needed to close the gap. Read: southsouthnorth.org/...

New paper out! 🌍 Lessons from SDG implementation show how centring women’s leadership can make Africa’s just transition more inclusive, equitable, and effective. Read more: https: southsouthnorth.org/...

📣 Call for proposals: Join the LLA Evidence Symposium, Bangkok, 3–4 June 2026. Help shape evidence for locally led adaptation. Apply by 25 March. 👉

New paper: Innovative financing for Loss & Damage in Africa. Part of the OSF-supported work on closing the climate finance gap. Read here: southsouthnorth.org/financing-lo...

At the Finance from the Frontlines workshop (Jan 2026, VCA + GA‑LLA), one truth stood out: locally led adaptation isn’t a capacity gap, it’s a power gap. Deep listening sparked clearer commitments to shift systems so frontline leadership can truly lead.

Through the Adaptation Research Alliance Micro-Grants (ARA) from SSN, 30 community-led projects across Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean received funding to implement locally led adaptation initiatives. Watch the full series: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

On 3 Feb 2025, SouthSouthNorth hosted a Green Accountability Platform webinar with partners from five countries, sharing lessons on local climate finance accountability and launching new civil society resources: southsouthnorth.org/lessons-from...

SSN has launched the IKI Small Grants Programme. The programme supports work in sustainable management of woody invasive species, fynbos restoration, biomass beneficiation, and wildfire risk reduction in the Hessequa region of South Africa. More info here: southsouthnorth.org/portfolio_pa...

Newsletter: Climate change is disrupting education. CLEAN Helpdesk shows how climate-smart planning builds resilience, backing the UK Government’s 2030 ambition. Read more: mailchi.mp/c3388980cd4e... In collaboration with @socialdevelopment.bsky.social @odi.global Paul Watkiss Associates

South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) promises a national green jobs boost. However, evidence from Mpumalanga shows that job numbers do not automatically translate into local, durable poverty reduction in coal-host communities. Read more here: southsouthnorth.org/mpumalangas-...

SSN is launching a new IKI Small Grants Programme supporting invasive alien plant clearing and fynbos restoration in Hessequa, Western Cape , South Africa. Funding innovative, locally led solutions. Learn more: southsouthnorth.org/small-grants...

The Green Accountability Platform invites you to a webinar, “Enhancing transparency, inclusion and accountability in climate finance: lessons from the Green Accountability Platform”. Register here: southsouthnorth.org/webinar-enha... #climate #GreenAccountability #ClimateFinance #CIVICAlliance

Ahead of CDKN's Kenya webinar co-hosted with the Adaptation Consortium (ADA) on 27 January at 15.30 (EAT), we invite you to read our policy brief, undertaken by ADA & partners with CDKN’s support 👉https://bit.ly/3YNuskV Register for the webinar here: bit.ly/43TGE6x @southsouthnorth.org

Smart Hospitals in action A new blog from the SSN-led CLEAN Helpdesk shows how climate-resilient hospital retrofits helped facilities in the Caribbean stay operational through major hurricanes. Read more about how “building back better” saves lives. 🔗 www.clean-helpdesk.org/knowledge-hu...

Can recent global climate commitments translate into tangible progress for Africa's just transition ambitions? Read OJTA's latest Thoughtpiece to learn more: southsouthnorth.org/thought-piec...

📚 Lessons learnt from CDKN’s knowledge brokering experience 📚 Review the challenges and read about the pathways, case studies & #knowledgebrokering approaches used, key takeaways & main lessons learnt 👉 bit.ly/3LIN2Yo @southsouthnorth.org @netherlandsmfa.bsky.social @lisamcnamara.bsky.social

CDKN's fellow, Khiddir Iddris, from Ghana's Early-Career Research Fellowship programme, explores Ghana's urgent e-waste crisis & presents a compelling case for a sustainable, circular economy Read the #blog 👉 bit.ly/3NBEG5j @southsouthnorth.org @netherlandsmfa.bsky.social @lisamcnamara.bsky.social

📢 SAVE THE DATE 📢 CDKN #webinar “Kenya’s Climate Resilience journey: Lessons, Insights & Opportunities for Change from a Climate Investments Functionality & Governance Study" This event will share lessons learned from locally led climate investments in water across Kenya. @southsouthnorth.org

💧 Water funds are emerging as powerful mechanisms for #climateadaptation in the Andes. A new CDKN #workingpaper assesses ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in 8 #waterfunds across Columbia, Ecuador & Peru. 📄 Read more: bit.ly/3M9DOo4 #EbA #LatinAmerica #FFLA @southsouthnorth.org

UNFCCC's new GAP offers renewed momentum for embedding gender equality into climate policy & action, elevating women's opportunities & wellbeing, say CDKN's @mairidupar.bsky.social & Patricia Bamanyaki. Read the full post-COP blog 👉 bit.ly/3XqEbNk @southsouthnorth.org @lisamcnamara.bsky.social

Our @cdkn.org programme accelerates equitable, financed & ecosystem-system based action on climate change that is locally-led & supports the voice & climate leadership of marginalised groups. Learn about our work, here: buff.ly/znEa03x #CDKN #SSNStrategy2030 #SustainableDevelopment

How does SSN seek to influence the transformation of financial architectures, systems & flow? Our key entry points include research & policy analysis, policy development & harmonisation, finance for community-led adaptation & resilience action, & more. Explore what drives us: buff.ly/znEa03x

Our GA-LLA Programme is a five-year, €15 million initiative that supports the implementation of a long-term strategy for locally-led adaptation, spanning Southern, Eastern & Western Africa, as well as South & Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, & the Pacific. Learn more: buff.ly/znEa03x

Building #resilient social & ecological systems requires transforming the means of implementation: how finance flows, especially to reach those who need it on the frontlines of the climate crisis & leveraging our collective & diverse capabilities, innovation & knowledge. Learn more: buff.ly/znEa03x

Through our #VoicesforJustClimateAction programme, SSN works with 5 partners across 7 countries in the Global South to vest the power, resources & decision-making around #climateaction in the hands of those who are most affected & best placed to develop & implement it. Learn more: buff.ly/znEa03x

The CDKN LLA Workshop started yesterday in Machakos, Kenya! Day 1 included a visit to a locally led project on food & water security, with the County Government of Machakos & the FLLoCA programme Follow us as we rethink how climate adaptation can truly be driven from the ground up 🌱

Yesterday at #COP30, CDKN & partners launched a new initiative to bring equity to the centre of adaptation efforts, linking Section C and Targets 8 & 11 of the KMGBF with EbA. A full publication is due for release in 2026 but a selection of case studies are readily available 👉 bit.ly/4oMTCvn

What do you think would be a strong outcome for the GGA at #COP30 in Brazil? 🌎 🇧🇷 A new article, written by @mairidupar.bsky.social, senior technical advisor at CDKN, based at @odi.global UK, explores what a strong outcome would look like. 📖 Read here for more: bit.ly/4hTWOlY @southsouthnorth.org

How can climate finance truly serve those leading action on the ground? At #COP30, our partners IDRC and @southsouthnorth.org will be convening global & local voices from Africa & Latin America to explore this question. @worldresources.bsky.social #CDKNGhana

How does SSN seek to strengthen capabilities and unlock #innovation, learning and diverse knowledge systems? Our key entry points are: - Inclusive and effective #multilateralism - Whole-of-society approaches Explore our full strategy here: buff.ly/znEa03x #Resilience #SSNStrategy2030

Responding to the interlinked climate, inequality & biodiversity crises requires a fundamental shift in our governance systems at all scales. Find out how we aim to achieve inclusive multi-level governance, reflecting the interests & contributions of those in the global South, here: buff.ly/znEa03x

#JobVacancy: SSN is seeking a Finance Administrator to support the Finance team with key tasks. Apply before midnight (SAST) on 30 November 2025. More info & apply: southsouthnorth.org/vacancy-fina... #vacancy #jobseekerSA #jobseekersSA #greenjobs

At SSN, our focus and concern extend beyond combating climate change. We are dedicated to reframing and redefining the paradigm of climate resilience to ensure it is more #equitable, #transformative, and anchored in #justice and human and ecological well-being. Learn more here: buff.ly/znEa03x

We envision a just and resilient world where people & ecosystems can thrive. In support of this vision, our mission is to accelerate transformative climate-resilient development in the Global South. Learn more about our work, here: buff.ly/znEa03x #ClimateJustice #SSN #Resilience #SSNStrategy2030

How do we seek to strengthen capabilities and unlock innovation, learning and diverse knowledge systems? Our key entry points include knowledge & innovation brokering, demonstrating & scaling innovation, inclusive & evidence-based decision-making, & more. Learn more here: buff.ly/znEa03x

SSN's Climate Adaptation & Resilience (#CLARE) programme is supporting 19 research projects across #Africa & #Asia to achieve research for impact by building skills in a range of #knowledgebrokering approaches, connecting peers & synthesising cross-programme learning. Learn more: buff.ly/znEa03x

How can #philanthropy break out of the adaptation vs mitigation approach that creates static solutions? Exploring the concept of the #ResilienceContinuum, this article gives practical examples and constructive advice. 📖 bit.ly/42Rkt0n @southsouthnorth.org @impatienceearth.bsky.social

🍃 UPDATE: The SBSTTA 27 - KEY ASKS BRIEF has been finalised! This brief, collaboratively prepared by members of the Human Rights & Biodiversity Working Group, offers key recommendations for parties on how to center human rights in the CBD 🔗 Read the full brief: bit.ly/3KRenqG @southsouthnorth.org

SSN's strategy is to advance #inclusive, context-relevant & participatory co-creation processes that enable local actors to drive transformative change in climate-resilient #development. Find out how we work with #innovation, learning & leveraging diverse knowledge systems, here: buff.ly/znEa03x

#JobVacancy: SSN seeks a Grant Manager for Locally Led Adaptation to join the @cdkn.org programme. Apply before midnight (SAST) on 23 November 2025. More info & apply: lnkd.in/dUrNfdFT #vacancy #jobseekerSA #jobseekersSA #greenjobs

By taking #ClimateActionNow, together we can build resilience, and create a just, thriving future for all. #ClimateAction #InternationalDayOfClimateAction

SSN's Strategy 2025–2030 is grounded in our theory of change that defines 4 interrelated impact areas - our thematic priorities for the next 5 years. By focusing our efforts where they matter most, we can contribute meaningfully towards a just and resilient world. Access it here: buff.ly/znEa03x

Our #AFF programme helps drive #sustainabledevelopment in #Africa through operationalising Article 2.1(c) of the #ParisAgreement and transforming financial flows to foster #climateresilience across the continent. Learn more about our work, here: buff.ly/znEa03x #SSNStrategy2030

SSN advocates for the transformation & harmonisation of global, regional & national #climate, #biodiversity & #development financial architectures to accelerate appropriate & inclusive finance for #adaptation & #resilience action. Find out how, here: buff.ly/znEa03x

The #GreenAccountabilityPlatform, implemented by SSN, World Resources Institute, Huairou Commission & the World Bank, was launched to strengthen civil society actors' capacity to participate in & influence climate policy through social accountability for climate action. Learn more: buff.ly/znEa03x

Through our programmes, #SSN seeks to engage & influence processes at the multilateral, national & local level to enhance the scale & #accessibility of finance. Find out more about our multifaceted approach to #transformativefinance: buff.ly/znEa03x #ClimateFinance #SSNStrategy2030

Our #CLEANHelpdesk programme is a technical assistance facility supporting UK government officials with climate, environment and nature-related queries. It is a flexible, demand-led, call-down facility for technical advice, led and implemented by #SSN and partners. Learn more here: buff.ly/znEa03x

Are you interested in becoming an #ExpertReviewer for the IPCC? ✅ Join the #onlinetraining for Expert Reviewers to help shape the IPCC Cities Report! 📅 8 October 2025 🕒 12:00–14:00 SAST 📍 Zoom 🔗 bit.ly/4mMIcps @southsouthnorth.org @ipcc.bsky.social @lisamcnamara.bsky.social #CLAREProgramme