Climate Justice Resilience Fund | We build voice and power in the communities hit first by climate change.

Building a Climate Just World

We fund community-led climate justice work that is rooted in lived experience, responsive to local contexts, and accountable to women, youth, and Indigenous Peoples. Our grants address climate impacts and create alternative ways of living that shift the unjust social, political, and economic systems that have generated the climate crisis.

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Indigenous groups met to talk about climate-forced displacement in October (Photo: Brian Adams Photography)

Shared Stories of Loss, Culture, and Resilience Across Regions

by CJRF | September 10, 2026 | Lessons Learned, Stories | 0 Comments

CJRF’s grantmaking on Non-Economic Loss and Damage (NELD) has taken an intentional accompaniment approach and is actively sharing what this has looked like in practice. One element of the accompaniment approach partners have truly appreciated has been a series of...

Shifting the Currents of Climate Funding

by CJRF | September 1, 2026 | Lessons Learned | 0 Comments

CJRF has a new strategic framework and theory of change that will help us work in partnership with communities who are leading the way to a more just and resilient future.

Lessons from our PGM Pilots

by CJRF | August 7, 2026 | Lessons Learned | 0 Comments

Six Pilots, One Learning JourneyParticipatory grantmaking is a growing ethos in philanthropy, where funders cede power over funding decisions to the people affected by those decisions. It includes a wide range of practices, such as co-creation of strategy and...

“When I think of Lake Uru Uru, I can still see it stretching across the high plains of Oruro, reflecting the mountains in its crystal-clear waters, and I can hear hundreds of flamingos flying around. For our community, Uru Uru has been our first home for generations, where our roots lie.”

Dayana Blanco

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We’re Recruiting: Governing Board Members

by CJRF Admin | March 30, 2026 | News | 0 Comments

We’re hiring: Director of Finance and Operations

by CJRF Admin | March 25, 2026 | News | 0 Comments

This is a new role created as part of CJRF’s recent growth. The Director of Finance and Operations will lead the organization’s core operations, including financial planning, budgeting, contracting, and internal systems, supporting a growing international team.

CJRF Featured in the Global Center on Adaptation’s 2025 Stories of Resilience

by CJRF Admin | November 27, 2025 | Lessons Learned, News | 0 Comments

The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) launched its flagship publication Stories of Resilience: Lessons from Local Adaptation Practice at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, calling for a step-change in global efforts to finance and scale locally led adaptation.