Climate Action
Addressing the Impact of Climate Change at the Community Level
With climate change comes increasing incidences of weather-related shocks and disasters. In vulnerable communities, the immediate and long-term effects of ever more powerful storms and recurring droughts can be devastating. Working with local communities, we are building resilience to climate-related shocks by collaboratively identifying and developing strategies to address vulnerabilities in each local context. Learn more about our work building resilience in the face of climate change here.
A society with equitable opportunity for active participation in the process of sustainable development through transforming ideas into actions
To build a society that promotes equitable opportunity for active participation in the process of sustainable development
Networking, Honesty, Care and Respect for human rights, Shared Vision, Performance and Team work, Equality and justice, Transparency and Accountability
- Shifting power to communities:Â We believe that sustainable change is possible when communities are at the centre of their own development and in charge of finding solutions. This is achieved by recognizing and harnessing both financial and non-financial resources in their midst, leveraging resources from other actors, and holding duty-bearers accountable for sustainable community development. We see communities as the drivers of change, not passive recipients.
- Flourishing communities: We believe that communities will attain an improved quality of life through recognizing and investing their resources. We believe that communities thrive where there is social justice and systems that support their prosperity.
- Resilient communities: We believe that communities have the ability to mitigate, adapt to and recover from shocks and stresses in a manner that reduces vulnerability. CEMREST works in partnership with communities to complement their efforts.
- Working together: We believe that to promote sustainable development, diverse and multiple actors need to collaborate to address the challenges faced by communities. These include individuals, civil society at the local, national, and global levels, governments （county and national), the private sector, and media, amongst others.
