Environment, Climate and Sustainability
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Focus Area

Environment, Climate and Sustainability

We partner with organisations and communities to restore ecosystems, improve livelihoods, and build climate resilience through locally led solutions.

Overview

How we work in this space

Our environmental practice connects policy, evidence, and implementation so climate strategies are practical at community and institutional level. We support organisations to navigate adaptation, sustainability planning, ecosystem restoration, and resilient livelihoods with work grounded in local realities.

Climate adaptation priorities translated into practical implementation plans.

Communities and institutions equipped to manage natural resources sustainably.

Evidence and governance systems aligned to long-term resilience goals.

Practice Areas

  • Circular economy
  • Environmental and climate assessments
  • Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
  • Climate adaptation and mitigation strategies
  • Sustainability and resilience programming
  • Policy support and institutional capacity development
  • Regenerative agriculture, agroforestry, landscape restoration, and FMNR
  • Community and institutional training
  • Stakeholder engagement

Related Services

Capabilities we combine around this theme

Our focus areas are delivered through integrated services, combining evidence, programme support, communications, and institutional strengthening as needed.

Research and Evidence Generation

Baseline studies, KAP assessments, formative research, and impact evaluations.

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Programme Design, Implementation, Management and Sustainability

End-to-end programme support from theory of change to sustainability and exit planning.

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Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL)

MEL system design, digital data tools, and learning routines for adaptive management.

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Selected Work

Projects connected to this focus area

These project examples show how thematic expertise translates into measurable delivery.

Amplifying Voices for Climate Justice in East Africa

East Africa

Amplifying Voices for Climate Justice in East Africa

We supported coalition building and policy advocacy resulting in three policy reforms.

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