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In Phase 1, FIs categorize projects as high, medium, or low risk; high and medium risk projects then require comprehensive risk assessments to incorporate resilience into project design.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-001186#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Institutional governance requirements include a high-level commitment to Paris alignment from senior management or the board, the establishment of a climate finance target, and the employment of at least one climate expert or team to assess projects.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wri-001186#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Transparency requirements involve annual reporting on portfolio sectoral breakdowns and disaggregate data on subprojects financed with DFI funds. 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An illustrative example from the FRACTAL project in Windhoek, Namibia, demonstrates how these elements are applied to different stakeholder groups, including city officials and climate service providers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001697#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Tandem framework utilizes a co-design approach to create climate services that are tailored to specific contexts, aiming to support disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation through seven iterative steps.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001697#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Outcome mapping is proposed as a foundation for MEL within Tandem because it focuses on behavioral changes among 'boundary partners'—the individuals and organizations the program interacts with directly—rather than immediate development impacts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001697#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Intentional MEL design requires the formulation of 'outcome challenges' for each stakeholder group, which describe the expected change in behavior, and 'progress markers' that track evolution from simple progress to transformative outcomes.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001697#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The 'sphere of influence' concept helps project designers ensure realism by distinguishing between the 'sphere of control' (direct boundary partners), the 'sphere of influence' (broader reachable networks), and the 'sphere of interest' (the wider group of climate-vulnerable beneficiaries).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001697#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Two recommended tools for gathering qualitative information on outcomes are the 'most significant change' technique, which uses story-based dialogue to identify valued outcomes, and 'outcome harvesting', which verifies outcomes from reports and interviews.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001697#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A robust MEL framework supports adaptive management by allowing climate services to remain flexible and recalibrate based on iterative learning and unanticipated outcomes, which is essential given the uncertainty of climate change.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001697#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The FRACTAL project in Windhoek, Namibia, applied these principles by setting specific markers for different partners; for example, for the City of Windhoek Department of Water, Infrastructure and Technical Services, progress ranged from including capacity development in the CCSAP to the actual implementation of capacity strengthening actions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-001697#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Climate information service","climate change adaptation","disaster risk reduction","capacity building"],"geography_discussed":["Windhoek","Namibia","Lusaka","Zambia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["framework development","methodological guidance"]},{"id":"cdkn-000411","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cdkn-000411","title":"Advancing gender equality and climate action","publisher":{"name":"Climate and Development Knowledge Network","organization":"climate-and-development-knowledge-network"},"document_type":"guide","language":"en","date_published":"2021","source_url":"https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/CDKN-Advancing-Gender-Equality-and-Climate-Action-WEB-2-November-2021.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document argues that gender-blind climate interventions risk deepening inequalities and undermining resilience. 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