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This research paper examines ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) interventions in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) coastal region, focusing on how these projects can provide livelihood opportunities and be scaled. The authors identify an incremental, community-led model—starting with periodic fishery closures to meet immediate food needs before expanding to broader conservation—as a highly effective approach for achieving sustainable outcomes.

This case study describes how a community-led savings initiative, the Samabay Samiti, established by World Vision in the village of Datinakhali, Bangladesh, helps residents break a cycle of debt caused by frequent climate-induced disasters. By providing microloans and livelihood diversification training, the program enables members—particularly women—to build assets and achieve financial self-resilience.

This case study describes how a group of young women called Mashujaa in the Singida region of Tanzania transitioned from climate-vulnerable crop cultivation to beekeeping to build economic resilience against erratic rainfall patterns.

This technical paper reviews the 'Community-Led Disaster Risk Reduction' project in the Mongu district of western Zambia, which focuses on increasing resilience to climatic shocks through capacity building for flood and drought management and the promotion of livelihood diversification.