Explore this page for analyses, guides, and podcasts that can provide valuable insights and inspiration for organisational development, project management, partnerships, climate, civil society, etcetera.
Tools
Case: Building resilience in communities vulnerable to climate change in Bolivia
This case report highlights the activities and results of a Climate Change adaptability intervention in the Chiquitano forest in Bolivia implemented by Fundación para la Conservación del Bosque Chiquitano together with their Danish partner, Aktion Amazonas.
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Case: Adaptation and disaster risk reduction in Borneo, Indonesia
This case report highlights the activities and results of a Climate Change adaptability intervention in Mawas, a remote area consisting of 309,000 hectares of peat swamp forest in Indonesian Borneo implemented by Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation together with their Danish partner, Save the Orangutan Denmark.
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Case: Resilience and livelihood in mountainous Tanzania
This case report highlights the activities and results of a Climate Change adaptability intervention in West-Usambara, Tanzania, implemented by Tanzania Forest Conservation Group, Albertine Rift Conservation Society together with their Danish partner, Danish Outdoor Council (Friluftsrådet).
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Photo: Elsa Gómez Rosario Obregón, AXIS
Glossary
This glossary explains concepts and words that you encounter when making use of CISU's services.
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Podcast: CISU Between the Ears
CISU Between the Ears is a platform that gathers podcasts from CISU's member organisations and also delves into specific themes.
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Photo: Michelle Hodgkinson, Designers without Borders SA
How to work with social movements and informal civil society
This tool paper seeks to point out how you can work closer with community-based groups and social movements that are informally organised through CISU grants.
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The Development Triangle
This paper focuses on CISU's model for sustainable development that balances capacity development, strategic services and advocacy. The model is included as a central element in CISU's Guidelines for the Civil Society Fund. This paper is in Danish - English will be ready later in 2024.
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Photo: Pernille Bærendtsen
Civic Space
12 different learning cases from organisations and projects with experiences on working in contexts of shrinking civic space.
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Photo: Pernille Bærendtsen
More climate in your projects?
Glossary with key concepts within work on climate, nature and environment. With a guide to clarify whether your project falls within the criteria for Climate Change Adaptation Modality or whether you should apply for the other forms of support under the Civil Society Fund.
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Climate Integration Tool
This climate tool is primarily intended for organisations that are not already working with climate change actions as their core area of operation.
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Project guide
This guide can be used as a reference point when preparing a new intervention. It contains practical tools that can be used for carrying out analysis, project design and kick-starting an intervention.
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Locally-led partnerships
This tool paper introduces five dimensions to consider when engaging in global partnerships and interventions that are to be characterized by equality and locally led development.
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Photo: Photo: Mikkel Hørlyck, IUG
CCAM Review Report 2024 (EN)
This report is a review of the relevancy of the Climate Change Adaptation Modality that CISU initiated in 2022. It is authored by external consultant, Esbern Friis-Hansen and provides recommendations to the future shaping of CISU focus on climate adaptation.
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Outcome Mapping
Outcome Mapping (OM) is a participatory method for planning, monitoring, and evaluating projects. It focuses om changes in behaviour with the people and institutions a project works with.
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Photo: Emmely Vigsø, UBU
Locally Led Adaptation
For civil society organizations working on climate change adaptation, and contains potential actions that You can work with in your partnership to address each of the eight principles of locally-led climate adaptation.
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Photo: Christof Krackhardt, APDA
Working in fragile contexts
The tool paper describes how to work in a fragile context. It highlights the importance of analysing the drivers behind the fragility
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Events
Explore a wide range of courses and webinars centered around global development - some are exclusively available to members of CISU
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CISU's World Map
CISU's World Map gives you an insight into the many worldwide projects supported by CISU's open pools, as well as the Danish organisations and their local partners who manage the projects. When you select a country on the map, you get an overview of the projects, but you also see which CISU member organisations are active in that country.
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Thematic Networks
Need inspiration for your work? Join one of our networking groups. We recognize the significant benefits our member organisations gain from networking with each other. Hence, we facilitate thematic networks where member organisations and grant holders can benefit from each other's experiences and expertise.
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