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The CLIMA Fund is a collaboration between four public foundations funding grassroots movements to cool the planet and build resilience around the globe. Working together, we give influential funders a simple and effective way to invest in grassroots climate change movements.
Not If, But How was designed for funders and donors in adjacent sectors ready to deepen their understanding of climate and where to start in funding effective solutions. We heard from climate justice leaders from around the world and peer funders to explore what it takes to align our funding practices with the scale and urgency of the moment. All of the recordings are on YouTube.
While destabilizing global water systems are threatening access to food while accelerating biodiversity loss and watershed degradation, grassroots climate justice movements are meeting these challenges head-on by restoring waterways in ways that reinforce landscape connectivity and long-term ecosystem integrity.
Movements led by disabled people are innovating mutual aid networks and care systems that strengthen climate resilience for entire communities. Investing in disability justice ensures that climate adaptation systems function for the entire community, not just the most mobile or resourced.
This report connects the dots between specific stories of change and global impact, demonstrating how grassroots movements are already forging transitions from extractive agriculture and energy production to agroecological systems and equitable energy generation.
Thematic brief showing demonstrating how grassroots movements build political will, enforce accountability, and drive policy ambition from the ground up, from the local to the global.
The CLIMA Fund convened a three-part conversation exploring the intersection of the climate crisis and rising authoritarianism, grounded in the wisdom and leadership of grassroots movements across the Global South.
