Adaptation Research Alliance

The Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) is a coalition of institutions across the adaptation research and action communities that brings together both traditional ‘research funders’, such as science councils, and ‘action funders’, such as development donors, multilateral financial institutions, philanthropic organisations and the private sector – motivated by the shared goal of scaling investment in action-oriented research. The ARA views action research as an iterative process of interdisciplinary and co-produced scientific research that creates enhanced long-term understanding and mutually beneficial knowledge that is usable in practice. The mission of the ARA is therefore to accelerate and scale investments in action-oriented research in developing countries, that addresses the pressing knowledge needs for adaptation and resilience of the most vulnerable, builds capacity at all stages from research to action, strengthens research–implementation linkages, and promotes greater learning. The ARA consists of its members (the Plenary), a Coordination Unit, a Steering Board, and a Co-chair Group (which is part of the Steering Board).