Discover the finalist proposals for the call for projects on Community-Based Adaptation
Discover the finalist proposals for the call for projects on Community-Based Adaptation
A total of 618 initiatives were received—a record for iCS calls for proposals—demonstrating that climate adaptation is already a reality across many Brazilian territories
Responses to climate challenges are already being developed within local territories. Indigenous, quilombola, rural, urban, and coastal communities are crafting solutions rooted in their own realities to reduce vulnerabilities and strengthen resilience. The call for proposals titled “Territory- and Community-Based Climate Adaptation Solutions” aims to bring visibility to these initiatives; in this current phase, 17 proposals have been selected to advance in the selection process.
Projects from the states of Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, and Pernambuco—the states eligible to participate—were selected for the second stage. Among the 17 finalists, 5 are from rural communities, 4 are quilombola communities, 3 are from peripheral urban areas, and 5 are Indigenous communities.
“Even with a geographic focus—identifying states with particular vulnerability to climate change—we received 618 proposals, a significantly higher number than in our previous calls for projects. The high volume and quality of local solutions for addressing climate challenges motivate us to seek other ways to meet this demand. The 17 proposals selected in the first stage reflect the creativity, resilience, and capacity of communities to put forward concrete paths for adaptation. We are confident that this journey will yield highly relevant contributions to the climate agenda,” said Luiza de Mello e Souza, Director of Grants, Evaluation, and Knowledge at the Institute for Climate and Society (iCS).
Find out which organizations, projects and where each one operates:
| ACRONYM | PROPOSING ORGANIZATION | PROJECT TITLE | STATE |
| ACEVATI | Articulação Central de Apoio Velho Atikum | Nascentes do Bem Viver: Regenerando a Caatinga e Fortalecendo a Cultura Atikum | Pernambuco |
| ACITAP | Associação Comunitária Indígena Tapurumã Pataxó | Programa Pataxó Mitxẽ de Adaptação Climática de Base Comunitária e Resiliência Territorial | Bahia |
| ACRQC | Associação Comunitária Remanescente do Quilombo Cipoeiro | Cipoeiro vivo: resiliência climática na Caatinga | Ceará |
| ADASCON | Associação de Desenvolvimento e Assistência Social do Condado | Água que Planta: Resiliência Climática no Assentamento Patrimônio | Pernambuco |
| AMAJE | Associação das Mulheres em Ação de Jequiá da Praia-AL AMAJE | Jequiá Resiliente: adaptação comunitária e mitigação dos impactos de catástrofes naturais na RESEX Marinha Lagoa do Jequiá | Alagoas |
| ASPAF | Associação de Pequenos Produtores Rurais de Pau Ferro | Modelo Comunitário de Adaptação Climática para o Fundo de Pasto em Curaçá-BA | Bahia |
| ASSOCIAÇÃO ATIKUM TRINDADE | Associação Indígena Atikum Trindade | Território Atikum Resiliente Adaptação Climática e Proteção da Caatinga | Pernambuco |
| ASSOCIAÇÃO DE SERRAGEM | Associação do Povo Karão Jaguaribaras | Taowá da Resiliência: Manejo Ancestral e Proteção Hídrica da Aldeia Kalembre | Ceará |
| ASSOCIAÇÃO MANDACARU | Associação dos Pequenos Produtores Rurais e Trabalhadores da Região Mandacaru | Transformação de resíduos em proteína de inseto e biofertilizante | Minas Gerais |
| CASA SANTA ISABEL | Obra Social Missionários da Misericórdia | Vida, Sombra e Raízes — Adaptação Climática Comunitária no Sertão Pernambucano | Pernambuco |
| Centro Cidadania | Centro Cidadania – Ação e Educação Socioambiental | Territórios resilientes: Instituições trabalhando a adaptação climática | Paraíba |
| CODECEX | Comissão em Defesa dos Direitos das Comunidades Extrativistas | Plantando água: adaptação climática das Apanhadoras de Flores Sempre-vivas | Minas Gerais |
| Comunidade de Paramirim das Crioulas | Associação Remanescente dos quilombolas da comunidade sustentável de Paramirim das Crioulas | Água Viva Crioulas | Bahia |
| ELOS | Instituto Elos para Sustentabilidade | Pitimbu Resiliente: Adaptação Climática Baseada em Territórios e Comunidades | Paraíba |
| IAWA | Associação Indígena Iawa | Sementes do Jericoá: Adaptação e Resiliência Hídrica no Xingu | Pará |
| Instituto Peabiru | Instituto Peabiru | Resiliência Quilombola: SAFs e Meliponicultura no Baixo Acará | Pará |
| Ybirá | Instituto Ybirá | Floresta Viva Ubutryté – Reflorestamento Participativo e Saberes Karão | Ceará |
We sincerely thank other organizations for their interest and trust in our process. We are aware of the commitment, time and dedication involved in preparing the proposals. We also inform you that the submitted project will be kept in our proposal database and, if new opportunities arise that match your profile, we may contact you in the future.
Regarding the climate impact being faced by the organizations moving on to the second stage, the details are as follows:
- 1 project addresses forest fires;
- 3 initiatives concern floods, inundations, and flash floods;
- 1 project focuses on adapting to heatwaves;
- 12 proposals relate to prolonged droughts.
“Climate adaptation truly takes place when knowledge about risks is transformed into concrete solutions within local territories. The proposals received were of excellent quality, and those selected for the second stage demonstrate various paths toward this goal—with measures focused on water security, the resilience of production systems, ecosystem restoration, the protection of vulnerable areas, and the preparation of communities for extreme events. This call for proposals seeks to recognize and strengthen these initiatives, while valuing the leading role of communities in developing climate responses,” said Bruna Guimarães, a Climate Adaptation specialist at iCS.
As next steps, the selected organizations should:
– Submit complete proposals by October 4, 2026, including further details on deliverables, outcomes, indicators, risks, and other aspects.
– Each organization will receive access credentials for the management system via email.
The final selections will be announced on November 10, 2026. Questions should be directed to the email address edital@climaesociedade.org
