Funded by
French Development Agency, Fondation de France, Région Auvergne-Rhônes-Alpes and Monegasque Cooperation
In this context, it is crucial to review the steps already taken within the French aid sector. Such an analysis should provide a clearer picture of the progress made, as well as highlighting the differences between organisations according to their size, mandate or structure. The analysis will also identify good practices, gaps and needs at operational and organisational levels to inform areas for collective work.
Beyond the diagnosis, the main challenge is to identify key issues for considering the future of the sector.
Based on interviews with French organisations and an analysis of their strategic documents, this report offers a comprehensive view of this ongoing change. It explores how non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are integrating climate adaptation into their policies, practices and partnerships. It highlights emerging innovations, persistent obstacles, and ethical, political, and operational tensions across the sector.
Beyond the technical challenges, the study shows that it is the positioning of the aid sector itself that is being called into question: how can we act fairly, consistently and effectively in a world that is 2°C warmer? How can humanitarian neutrality, political responsibility and climate justice be reconciled? Furthermore, how can the relationships between power and solidarity be rethought to empower local actors as the real drivers of change?
Three key questions for the future of the sector
- How can the roles and mandates of NGOs be redefined in a world that is 2°C warmer? This must involve explicitly recognising the limits of adaptation, including those of the sector itself, and drawing strategic conclusions from this.
- How can we shift our perspective from vertical and sectoral approaches to a territorial approach to climate responses, involving a real transfer of power, resources, and legitimacy to local actors?
- How can we reconcile operational neutrality with political responsibility in the face of climate injustices to make climate justice our true operational compass?
L’adaptation au changement climatique : vers une transformation structurelle du secteur
Perception de la prise de conscience du secteur de l’aide face à l’urgence climatique
Les transformations en cours
Le rôle et la place des ONG dans un monde à +2°
La localisation dans l’adaptation au changement climatique
Réflexion sur le positionnement du secteur de l’aide face au changement climatique
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