The importance of scaling up locally led adaptation

This brief for National Societies argues that locally led adaptation should be the default approach to channelling climate finance and strengthening adaptation by directing flexible and targeted funding, information on climate risks, and technical support for local solutions.

Locally led adaptation is designed to support communities to become more resilient in the face of a changing climate. The enhanced vulnerability and capacity assessment is the key tool for translating the journey into locally led adaptation. It will require an additional climate lens, with an emphasis on avoiding maladaptation and a solid understanding of climate change projections and likely increase in future risks and uncertainties.