Klimawise Climate Academy
Field-based learning sites where people see adaptation working on the ground and learn how to apply it in their own context.
Learning adaptation where it happens
Good adaptation practice often stays where it started. The Climate Academy turns proven local practice into places where others can come, see it working, talk to the people who run it, and take it home. We are building the Academy with local partners, universities and programmes, and we welcome organisations that want to host a site or send learners.
Learning sites
Demonstration sites on farms, in schools, watersheds and communities, run with the local people whose practice they show.
Learning journeys
Structured visits and exchanges that link sites, learners and experts across districts, countries and regions.
Practice that travels
Every site documents what works, for whom and at what cost, so the practice can be adapted and replicated elsewhere.
One site, many learners
From one-day visits to seasonal schools
Field visits
One-day visits to a learning site, hosted by local facilitators.
Learning journeys
Multi-day routes across several sites, with peer exchange and action planning.
Seasonal schools and courses
Residential courses that follow a full season or cycle of a practice.
Exchange programmes
National and international exchanges between academia, experts, practitioners and communities.
Youth climate camps
Hands-on camps where young people learn, test and lead adaptation action.
Hybrid learning
Online modules and virtual site tours that prepare learners before a visit and support them after it.
Four steps to a learning site
Identify proven practice
Find adaptation practices with clear evidence of results, such as water harvesting, climate-resilient farming or ecosystem restoration.
Co-select with the community
Agree the site with the host community and local partners, based on consent, ownership, safe access and fair sharing of benefits.
Prepare the site
Set up demonstration areas, simple learning materials, accessibility measures and safeguarding arrangements.
Train local facilitators
Prepare community members and local experts to host visits and teach the practice in their own words.
Before, during and after
- Before: we agree learning objectives with the sending organisation and prepare learners with a short briefing.
- On site: context and climate risks, a hands-on demonstration led by local hosts, and open discussion with the people who run the practice.
- Peer exchange: learners compare the practice with their own context and what it would take to adapt it.
- Action planning: each learner or team leaves with a practical plan to apply what they learned.
- After: follow-up coaching, and a check some months later on whether the practice was taken up.
A model that pays its way
The Academy is designed to stand on its own over time, with a fair share of income going to the communities that host the sites.
Programme partnerships
Learning components built into climate and development programmes funded by donors and governments.
Courses and university links
Fees for courses and learning journeys, and joint programmes with universities and research institutes.
Community-based climate tourism
Learning-focused visits that bring income to host communities, run on their terms and with a light footprint.
Safe, fair and evidence-based
- Do no harm, with child safeguarding and PSEA at every site.
- Informed consent and fair payment for host communities and facilitators.
- Sites and materials accessible to people with disabilities.
- A light environmental footprint for every visit.
- MEAL built in: we track whether learners actually apply what they learned.
Host a site, send learners or co-design a programme
Tell us about your programme, community or institution, and we will explore how the Climate Academy can work with you.