Synopsis

A guide designed to help civil society organizations track climate change adaptation finance flows.

Key Findings

This guide is designed to help civil society organizations (CSOs) track climate change adaptation finance flows. It provides essential background information and describes a five-step process for tracking adaptation finance:

  • Step 1: Analyze the national climate change adaptation context

  • Step 2: Compile and analyze international adaptation finance flows

  • Step 3: Map funding flows

  • Step 4: Set tracking objectives and select funds for detailed national tracking

  • Step 5: Design tailored tools for local tracking

Additionally, the guide outlines how to use information on the flow of adaptation finance to design evidence-based advocacy strategies and influence the governance of adaptation finance.

Executive Summary

If your CSO wants to engage in a meaningful debate about adaptation, you need to gather evidence on the strengths and weaknesses of current adaptation finance structures. You can obtain this data by tracking adaptation finance and assessing the roles of various institutions in delivering adaptation finance to communities. You can then use the information in a number of ways:

  • Helping vulnerable communities realize their rights

  • Teaching communities and citizens about adaptation and adaptation finance

  • Pressing the government to improve its efforts to address climate change

  • Holding donors and governments accountable for their use of funds

  • Supporting government agencies, particularly those with oversight functions, to carry out their mandate