The good climate finance guide for investing in locally led adaptation

The purpose of this guide is to showcase different ways that Locally Led Adaptation (LLA) has been financed and implemented in different contexts in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific. While there is wide buy-in to the LLA Principles as a framework for guiding the design of adaptation investments, the LLA movement has been collating and analysing examples of the principles in action, to inspire and encourage others to improve their own practice and to join the LLA movement.

This guide demonstrates that there is no one-size-fits all approach to operationalising LLA. Rather, it illustrates the many ways to operationalise LLA and the many delivery mechanisms available for use in different contexts. LLA is much more than an advocacy agenda focused on realising a distant goal. The analysis provides evidence of a variety of mechanisms to channel finance and devolve agency for adaptation actions to communities on the frontline of climate risk. These are viable models that are ready for further investment now and can be translated to operate in a variety of contexts. By putting money into these types of initiative, funders can have an immediate impact, supporting LLA and building resilience to climate impacts at the local level.