How to scale out community-based adaptation to climate change

  Available online: http://cdkn.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/CDKN_Working_Paper_community_adaption [...]

This working paper explains how to increase the scale and impact of community-based adaptation (CBA). It argues that CBA is a viable way to build communities’ resilience to climate change, particularly those most vulnerable to its impacts. CBA puts them in the driving seat when it comes to designing and delivering adaptation options. However, until recently, analysis of the impacts beyond the immediate beneficiaries was not possible because not enough CBA projects had been implemented. As a result, most of the lessons about best practice have yet to be scaled out or included in wider development policies. Thus, the paper contributes initial reflections on where and how opportunities exist for scaling out CBA pilot projects.

Language(s): English

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