Climate Risk Assessment
This examines how climate hazards may affect people, infrastructure, ecosystems, and livelihoods by considering the interaction between climate hazards, exposure, and vulnerability.
Focus Area
Climate change adaptation and resilience.
Our work is centered on climate change adaptation and resilience. We strengthen the ability of communities, organizations, and systems to understand, anticipate, and respond to climate-related risks and impacts. Our approach extends beyond responding to climate impacts as they occur. We support proactive approaches that improve understanding of climate risks, inform decision-making, build adaptive capacity, and enable locally relevant solutions that can evolve as climate conditions and needs change.
Our Services
Research, technical and community-focused services.
Lens for Impact provides research, technical, and community-focused services that support climate change adaptation and resilience. Our services combine evidence, technology, and locally grounded approaches to help organizations and communities understand climate challenges, make informed decisions, and develop practical responses.
Research and Analytics
Generating evidence and insights that support climate adaptation and informed decision-making.
We generate and apply evidence to understand climate risks, vulnerabilities, impacts, and adaptation needs, translating research and data into insights that inform action.
Climate Adaptation Assessment
Adaptation assessments evaluate existing or proposed actions that reduce climate risks and strengthen resilience.
Climate Information and Digital Innovation
Developing digital tools and climate information systems that connect insight with timely action.
We combine geospatial technologies, digital innovation, and analytical approaches to generate actionable insights and strengthen climate-informed decision-making.
GIS & Remote Sensing
We harness Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, and geospatial technologies to transform spatial data into actionable insights. By integrating satellite imagery, drone data, field observations, and environmental datasets, we help organizations and institutions understand changing landscapes, monitor natural resources, assess climate impacts, and make informed planning and investment decisions.
Climate Modelling
We develop climate models and predictive analyses to assess future climate conditions, evaluate potential impacts, and support evidence-based planning. By combining climate science, modelling techniques, and sector-specific expertise, we provide localized projections that support preparedness for future climate risks and inform effective adaptation decisions.
Early Warning & Decision Support
We design and develop systems that detect emerging risks, generate timely alerts, and support evidence-informed decisions. Our solutions connect risk information with predefined thresholds, response options, and decision processes to strengthen preparedness and enable early action.
Community-Based Climate Action
Working with communities to build locally grounded and lasting climate resilience.
We support locally driven approaches to climate adaptation that strengthen community capacity, promote local ownership, and draw on knowledge and practices rooted in local contexts.
Capacity Development
We strengthen the knowledge, skills, and capabilities of communities and local organizations to understand climate risks, identify adaptation options, and take informed action. Our support includes training, technical assistance, knowledge exchange, and other capacity-strengthening approaches tailored to local needs.
Participatory Climate Planning
We facilitate participatory processes that bring together local knowledge, lived experiences, and technical evidence to inform climate assessments, adaptation planning, and decision-making. We support the documentation, preservation, and integration of indigenous knowledge and practices into climate adaptation efforts.
Ecosystem Restoration
We work directly with communities to strengthen resilience through ecosystem restoration, nature-based approaches, and other locally driven actions. We support communities in identifying and implementing practical interventions that respond to local priorities.
Let's work together
Turn shared climate challenges into meaningful action.
Have an idea, research opportunity, community challenge or potential partnership? We would be glad to start a conversation.