The Plumbing of Adaptation Finance: Accountability, Transparency, and Accessibility at the Local Level

The paper analyzes adaptation finance flows in four developing countries, finding that while governments are the primary recipients, there is a lack of transparency regarding target geographies and project details. It highlights a gap between the formal inclusion of local government in coordination and the actual participation of local stakeholders, while noting that equity and gender considerations are primarily donor-driven.

• Between 2010 and 2011, adaptation commitments rose in Nepal, Uganda, and Zambia, but decreased in the Philippines. In all four studied nations, the government served as the main recipient of adaptation finance, though the distribution across sectors varied and was hard to align with national priorities.
• There is a significant lack of transparency concerning the specific recipients and geographic targets of adaptation finance, and more detail is needed regarding project activities.
• While national coordination structures in the four countries include representatives of local government, the mechanisms for local stakeholders to participate remain ill-defined, and there is insufficient data to measure the actual involvement of local communities.
• Equity and gender considerations in adaptation finance are largely driven by donors rather than being integrated into national strategies.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2013). The Plumbing of Adaptation Finance: Accountability, Transparency, and Accessibility at the Local Level. https://cdkn.org/resource/the-plumbing-of-adaptation-finance-accountability-transparency-and-accessibility-at-the-local-level

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. The Plumbing of Adaptation Finance: Accountability, Transparency, and Accessibility at the Local Level. 2013. https://cdkn.org/resource/the-plumbing-of-adaptation-finance-accountability-transparency-and-accessibility-at-the-local-level.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2013plumbing, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{The Plumbing of Adaptation Finance: Accountability, Transparency, and Accessibility at the Local Level}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2013}, month = nov, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/the-plumbing-of-adaptation-finance-accountability-transparency-and-accessibility-at-the-local-level}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }