ClimateWorks Foundation

This powerful video from our partner, the Consortium for Agroecological Transformations (CAT), highlights the voices of farmers and practitioners working to scale #agroecology across India. Their experiences make clear that climate solutions in #FoodSystems must be farmer-led, locally rooted, and supported by the right enabling conditions. ⤵️

Reducing agriculture’s dependence on fossil fuel-based synthetic inputs isn’t only a climate imperative. It’s also a resilience strategy with clear economic benefits. Recent fertilizer supply disruptions linked to geopolitical tensions have exposed just how vulnerable global food systems are. For example, around 30% of global nitrogen fertilizer exports pass through the Strait of Hormuz, where recent instability has underscored the risks of concentrated supply chains. This is a critical moment to accelerate investment in solutions that manage nitrogen more efficiently, supporting regenerative and agroecological farming systems. ClimateWorks explores this often-overlooked climate challenge and the role of philanthropy in driving change: https://lnkd.in/g3QWmG4t For more on how geopolitical disruptions are exposing the risks of fertilizer dependence, see this analysis from Zero Carbon Analytics: https://lnkd.in/e2MJkfRU

Food insecurity is rising globally. At the same time, food systems drive roughly 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions, making food security both a climate risk and solution. Our latest report explores how the ways we talk about food security shape power, policy, and investment decisions. These existing narratives can either reinforce the status quo or be updated to unlock transformative climate action. Here's what we found: ➡️ #FoodSecurity and #ClimateChange are interconnected parts of one global crisis. ➡️ Philanthropy has a clear opportunity to shape food security narratives in ways that better sync political food security goals with #ClimateAction. ➡️ Effective coordination depends on broad and sometimes unconventional coalitions that bridge civil society, farmers’ movements, academia, and progressive private-sector partners. This research was led by RUAF CIC, Instituto Comida do Amanhã, Instituto Fome Zero, Instituto Regenera, the African Food Systems Transformation Collective (initiative of African Climate Foundation), and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), as well as independent consultants. Explore the key takeaways: https://lnkd.in/ggRPcU3C

Happy International Women's Day! We recently asked some of our ClimateWorkers to share a word or phrase that comes to mind when they reflect on #IWD2026. Here's what they said. ⤵️ 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂? 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀.

Adaptation and resilience are emerging as defining priorities in climate philanthropy. As severe climate shocks intensify year after year, investing in adaptation is now essential to safeguard communities, livelihoods, and hard-won development gains. The encouraging news: Philanthropy is responding. Since 2021, annual foundation funding for adaptation has more than doubled, with the number of funders growing by 55%. Our latest report maps the state of adaptation funding today, highlighting progress, gaps, and pathways to mobilize far greater investment. Momentum is growing, and so are the opportunities for impact. 📖 Explore the report: https://lnkd.in/gjZpGDpW

Food security and #ClimateChange are deeply connected, and the way we talk about food security shapes which climate solutions move forward. Our latest report examines how dominant food security narratives influence power, policy, and investment decisions — and how philanthropy can help shift these narratives to unlock faster, more equitable climate action. This report is based on research led by RUAF CIC, Instituto Comida do Amanhã, Instituto Fome Zero, Instituto Regenera, the African Food Systems Transformation Collective (initiative of African Climate Foundation), and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), as well as independent consultants. ➡️ Read more: https://lnkd.in/ggRPcU3C

How we speak about #FoodSystems shapes how we change them. Many widely accepted narratives about food and agriculture overlook the structural factors driving hunger, climate impacts, and access to nutritious food. Challenging these assumptions is essential to building a more resilient and sustainable global food system:  🟢 Hunger is due to a lack of access, not a lack of food production.  🟢 Diets are shaped by affordability and availability, not just preference. 🟢 Industrial foods are more affordable than organic and regenerative foods because government subsidies lower their price and hide real costs. 🟢 Food security depends on resilient supply chains, not efficiency alone.   Our blog takes a closer look at how false narratives drive #ClimateChange, reduce #biodiversity, limit access to nutritious food, and undermine the resilience and livelihoods of smallholder and family farmers. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gXTyTsET

From deadly heat waves and dirtier air to extreme storms, floods, and rising health risks, people everywhere are living with the reality of a rapidly warming planet – harms that the EPA’s Endangerment Finding was designed to address. The evidence of damage and costs of climate change has only strengthened since the finding was issued in 2009. Today’s repeal is a profound step backward that puts lives at risk and shifts the costs of harmful pollution from trillion-dollar industries onto American families, communities, and future generations. Read our full statement: https://lnkd.in/g87rSDdc

Philanthropy is mobilizing on adaptation, reaching $870 million in 2024. Still, every sector and region remains underfunded. Our latest adaptation funding landscape report finds that most foundation funding goes to agriculture, ecosystems, and health, while infrastructure and disaster risk management receive some of the lowest levels of support. Regionally, Africa attracts the largest share of funding, while Asia and Oceania combined receive less than 10%. There is a clear opportunity for philanthropy to do more to build resilience globally. Explore the data: https://lnkd.in/gjZpGDpW

We’re #Hiring a Senior Associate to join our Philanthropic Partnerships Department. The Senior Associate plays a critical role in advancing ClimateWorks' fundraising efforts, partnering closely with frontline fundraisers to support donor activities. 👉 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/g-BMqz3e For more details on ClimateWorks' mission, benefits, and culture, visit: https://lnkd.in/gTjzkh2J #CultureAtCWF #RemoteWork #Careers #JobOpportunity