Huairou Commission 25d ago

At the Asian Development Bank's Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP) Forum 2026, Ika Rachmani - grassroots woman leader and member of Yakkum Emergency Unit Indonesia and the Huairou Commission - delivers the opening keynote in Bahasa, calling for women to be recognised as leaders and equal partners in climate change adaptation, not programme beneficiaries. Drawing on over a decade of community experience across Huairou's Asian members, Ika speaks to the realities facing frontline women: climate risks that deepen poverty and inequality, local knowledge that goes unrecognised, and the need for adaptation approaches that are genuinely community-led - from design to implementation. Video Credit: Asian Development Bank