Proposals on climate change adaptation

The Frontlines Forum seeks community-based experiences with climate change: impacts, opportunities and adaptation strategies. It provides a platform for sharing observations, concerns and innovations.

Topics

• Projects could explore any topic relating to climate change and local communities. For example:
• Local observations and understandings of climate change impacts on communities, livelihoods or local environments;
• Ways that your community is adapting to or dealing with climate change; and
• Strategies and practices developed by local communities to cope with changes in the environment.

Who can apply?

Interested groups or individuals, for example, local and indigenous organisations, research centres, researchers, graduate students with interdisciplinary training, community members (youth groups, women, elders), etc.

We invite proposals from anywhere in the world, as long as they are for local-scale projects involving peoples and places vulnerable to climate change.

What are we funding?

Community-level projects focusing on local experiences with climate change and its impacts. These could involve field research, interviews with community members, workshops, photo projects, film projects, etc.

Funding

Between US$3000 and USD$5000 per project. Further funding may subsequently be provided for projects with interesting outcomes.

Deadline for submission

Proposals should reach UNESCO on or before July 15, 2009.

Application procedure

• Download the project proposal form.
• Complete the proposal form and submit by email to peoples@climatefrontlines.org using the subject heading: "Frontlines field project proposal".
• Submissions can be made in English, French or Spanish.
• Projects will be reviewed after the submission deadline. Applicants will be informed of the outcome from 1 September 2009 onwards.

For further information, please write to peoples@climatefrontlines.org