Hivos and local partners in Brazil and Zambia conducted mixed-methods research with 236 households to better understand how climate change is reshaping daily life, budgets, emotional wellbeing, and survival strategies.

New research reveals a systemic and invisible injustice: women and low-income families across the Global South are paying the real costs of the climate crisis; not governments, and not the corporations most responsible for emissions.

This publication gathers stories about many inspiring initiatives in the Brazilian Amazon supported by Hivos under the VCA program.

Through the VCA program, Hivos has supported 15 projects and 12 civil society organizations in Tunisia focusing on food sovereignty, water justice, climate planning, artivism, and environmental advocacy, ensuring that climate action is locally driven and community centered. In this publication, we look at VCA’s impact and achievements.

Through the VCA program, Hivos has supported 12 local organizations in Zambia addressing the water, food, energy, health, and gender impacts of climate change. In this publication, we look at the program’s impact and achievements.

The Voices for Just Climate Action (VCA) program in Kenya partnered with 10 local civil society organizations. In this publication, we look at VCA’s impact and achievements.

This publication, written by 23 women authors from the Global South, discusses decolonial and feminist responses to the climate crisis.

This guide was developed to provide information and tips on how to create institutional tools for what we call safeguarding.

We are proud to share this collection of inspiring stories about women climate defenders from around the world who we support. While women lead on climate solutions in their communities, they frequently lack representation at high-level climate discussions. We want to change that!

During the Amazon Summit last August in the Brazilian city of Belem, Hivos and our partners from the Voices for Just Climate Action (VCA) coalition met with Razan al Mubarak, one of the two current United Nations High Level Climate Champions. We discussed the role of the Amazon in maintaining a livable global climate and…

This paper outlines why money should flow to the local level by showcasing good examples of locally led climate solutions. It provides examples of several existing mechanisms that have been designed to increase participation, transparency and accountability as potential vehicles to channel much needed resources to these kinds of solutions.

This study maps out the multiple ways in which art can function as a medium to advocate for climate justice. It presents ten case studies and concludes with opportunities, challenges and recommendations to foster “artivism” for climate justice.

This discussion paper aims to enable greater discussion, solutions, and action on climate finance issues at the local level.

This white paper outlines the ambition, approach and Theory of Change of one of Hivos’ three impact areas: Climate Justice.