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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.
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In recent years, there has been a growing call for funders to recognise the shortfalls of philanthropy, and address the ways in which philanthropic institutions perpetuate harmful economic, colonial, political and cultural systems of domination.
In a year-long collaborative effort, the Climate Justice Resilience Fund brought together diverse communities of climate and development practitioners whose work spanned research, policy, and practice, to define the complex relationship between loss and damage (L&D) and climate adaptation.
Since 2016, CJRF has supported communities and groups on the frontlines of the climate crisis to implement, share, advocate for, and scale their own climate justice solutions. During this time, we’ve learned that meaningful climate action requires significant shifts in economic systems, women’s empowerment, inter-generational equity, and long-standing racial and colonial injustices (among others).
In late 2023, CJRF’s Advisory Board approved an 18-month strategy to deploy up to US$4M in funding by experimenting with different participatory grantmaking methods. As a funder who has made grants via traditional philanthropic methods and structures in the past, CJRF is now investing in a period of exploration and learning via a series of participatory grantmaking pilots.
The past year has been one of tremendous growth and change for the Climate Justice Resilience Fund (CJRF). In our 2024 Annual Report, we reflect on the critical lessons we are learning in our journey transitioning to a fully participatory governance structure and how we are deepening our commitment to frontline communities.
We are excited to announce the release of the Effective Support for Communities Experiencing Climate Mobilities: Lessons from the CJRF Grant Portfolio (2017–2024) report, created in collaboration with the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS). This
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