UK and ASEAN launch CLARE-ASEAN to boost inclusive urban climate resilience
The programme will run through 2026, focusing on co-developing solutions with marginalised communities and supporting ASEAN climate policy efforts.
The UK and ASEAN launched the Supporting Socially Inclusive Climate Adaptation & Resilience in ASEAN (CLARE-ASEAN) initiative on 4 June 2025 in Jakarta. The programme uses new evidence and innovation to promote socially-inclusive urban resilience to climate change in the Southeast Asia region.
The CLARE-ASEAN is a regional programme under the UK鈥檚 flagship Climate Adaptation and Resilience (CLARE) research framework, funded about 90% by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and co-funded by Canada鈥檚 International Development Research Centre (IDRC). The initiative will run through 2026 and aims to generate evidence-based, inclusive solutions to climate challenges in Southeast Asian cities.
The UK Ambassador to ASEAN, Sarah Tiffin, said:
Climate resilience is a pivotal investment for Southeast Asia鈥檚 future. The UK鈥檚 support through CLARE-ASEAN aims to help ASEAN Member States tackle climate risks at scale鈥攂y strengthening partnerships among researchers, policymakers, and local communities.
CLARE-ASEAN will focus on co-developing climate solutions with marginalised communities, producing tailored research and policy briefs to support ASEAN decision-making, and contributing to the forthcoming IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities.
The programme is closely aligned with the ASEAN Working Group on Climate Change (AWGCC) Action Plan and responds to the ASEAN State of Climate Change Report, which identifies urban areas鈥攈ome to more than half of the region鈥檚 population鈥攁s a critical sector for adaptation efforts.