Research Driven
Community Grounded
Oxbow bridges high-level strategy with ground-level reality – delivering climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction solutions that actually have impact.
Climate and disaster risk work built for systems under pressure.
From generating evidence to designing policy to supporting implementation — climate and disaster risk work is most effective when those pieces are connected. That’s what Oxbow does, across levels of government, shifting priorities, and communities with very different needs and histories. Here’s how:
Risk Analysis & Insight
Multi-hazard risk assessments
Climate vulnerability and exposure analysis
Gender and equity assessments
Community-based participatory risk assessments
Qualitative research: key informant interviews, surveys, and focus groups
Policy & Programs for Uncertain Futures
DRR and climate adaptation strategies and action plans
Mainstreaming DRR/CCA across sectors
Program design and implementation support
Policy research and analysis
Post-disaster recovery planning
Learning & Evaluation for Transformation
After Action Reviews and post-disaster evaluations
Research on implementation barriers and institutional dynamics
Customizable training programs
Where policy meets practice.
Governments already know the risks are growing. What’s harder is building the political will, institutional capacity, and community trust to act — especially in the aftermath of disaster, when pressure is highest and windows for change are narrow.
Oxbow works with all levels of government — local to national — alongside NGOs and international organizations, to align with international frameworks while pushing for the deeper shifts those frameworks demand.
You might be here if…
You need a climate adaptation plan or risk assessment that connects rigorous analysis to what’s actually happening on the ground — and that meets program or grant requirements without losing sight of local reality.
Your community has experienced a disaster and you need an after-action process that bridges what happened on the ground with the policy and institutional changes needed to prevent it happening again.
Your organization is moving from response to prevention and needs analysis that is rigorous enough to shift institutional thinking and practical enough to drive real change.
Adaptation as an ongoing process
- not a one-off deliverable.
Too often, climate and DRR strategies are produced without being connected to the decisions that shape long-term outcomes. Oxbow integrates risk insight, policy and program design, and continuous learning — so organizations can adjust course as conditions change, and the people most at risk have a genuine role in shaping what comes next.
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If you’re facing a mandated requirement, a time-sensitive post-event review, or a strategy that needs to move from planning to action—Oxbow can help.