Through collective wisdom,
for transformational impact
In the Asia Region, various risks associated with climate change and the protracted impact of disasters are immense. While local leadership and actions are recognized as the key to adapt to the changing climate impact in sustainable manners, the question is “how”.
Our aim is to serve as a catalyst for local communities and their partners to be equipped with capacities and resources to design, implement, and update their own innovative solutions to solve the unsolved. We also wish to provide space for different communities and partners to be connected, learn from each other, and collectively enhance such innovation ecosystems in the region.
OUR VISION
Transformational Impact
In 2030, numerous local communities in Asia drive innovations that they designed for themselves, and actively exchange their learnings with other local communities and stakeholders so that their challenges are overcome, and therefore the communities are protected and be able to bounce back quickly and effectively from disasters and conflicts.
OUR APPROACH
We always work with local/national partners who are well positioned to understand the local context, know how to work with local communities,and are well connected with key stakeholders such as the government, academia, and private sector in the country. We initially provide local/national partners a framework, tools and trainings for them to establish a program to support local communities and their innovation process. Once the program is self-sustained, our role shifts to providing space for the partner to exchange learnings with other partners.