IDS - Mainstreaming climate change adaptation in developing countries
AIMED AT: National governments and donors PURPOSE: The report intends to promote discussion on opportunities for further action research and on strategies for increasing awareness and information related to climate adaptation in development sectors. GEOGRAPHICAL AREA: Pacific islands, Caribbean countries TECHNICAL AREA: Mainstreaming climate adaptation BASIC STRUCTURE: Developing countries, despite having contributed least to greenhouse gas emissions, are likely to be the most affected by climate change because they lack the institutional, economic and financial capacity to cope with the multiple impacts. Within developing countries, not all groups are affected equally. There are now a wide range of frameworks or instruments available to assess climate change impacts and options for adaptation. These include specific tools for assessment in specific sectors or regional context, as well as broader policy instruments that consider mainstreaming of adaptation responses such as Guidelines for the Preparation of National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPA), prepared through the UNFCCC process and the Adaptation Policy Framework (APF). In developed countries, progress has been limited on mainstreaming climate adaptation. Programs to reduce climate risk have been identified and there is a consensus that actions need to be taken to reduce these risks. But, most developing countries are still in the very early stages of identifying appropriate responses to climate change risks, limiting practical experience of mainstreaming climate change adaptation into national development planning. The documents provides recommendations to countries to improve mainstreaming of climate change into development projects.
IDS - Mainstreaming climate change adaptation in developing countries.pdf
