For countries to gain direct access to international climate change adaptation funds, like the Adaptation Fund, they not only need to be able to pass stringent accreditation requirements, but they also need the skills to prepare sound project proposals that meet the requirements of the...
One of the ways USAID Adapt Asia-Pacific supports the region is by designing and implementing standalone capacity building programs targeted specifically at government officials. Responding to regional capacity building needs, including a lack of urban-related climate change trainings available, in 2014 USAID Adapt Asia-Pacific developed the Urban...
The fourth publication in the USAID Adapt Asia-Pacific Adaptation Finance Knowledge Series presents the methodology used in the Pacific Cost-Benefit Analysis Initiative (P-CBA) training workshops, accompanied by examples from the trainings of how the methodology has been employed. It is shared as a tool to...
As governments find ways to minimize the increasing threat of climate change, and given limited financing available for climate change adaptation, they need to be able to prioritize adaptation projects and decide which of them should be funded first. This document is the third publication...
This paper, which is based on the experience of the USAID Adapt Asia-Pacific Project, presents one such practical definition to the term “country systems”. The Project functions primarily as a climate change adaptation project preparation facility that focuses on the design of bankable projects for...
The USAID Adapt Asia-Pacific Quick Guide to Climate Change Adaptation Funds is an easy to follow collection of 10 multilateral and bilateral climate funds and initiatives currently available for financing adaptation activities in developing countries. Unlike other guides that provide lengthier descriptions, we have presented...