LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE-III (LGCC3)

The LGCC3 project seeks $10 million in GCF grants to scale up the Local Climate Adaptive Living (LoCAL) model in 15 vulnerable Cambodian districts. The project focuses on strengthening the capacity of sub-national administrations to integrate climate science into planning and budgeting, utilizing a Performance-Based Climate Resilience Grant (PBCRG) mechanism to fund local adaptation investments in infrastructure, livelihoods, and ecosystem services.

• The project targets 15 of the most vulnerable districts in Cambodia, aiming to provide direct benefits to approximately 160,000 people and indirect benefits to 1,066,000 people, representing 6.5% of the country's total population.
• Cambodia is highly susceptible to climate risks, ranking as the 14th most climate risk prone country globally. Climate change is projected to reduce annual average GDP growth by 6.6% and absolute GDP by up to 9.8% by 2050.
• The project utilizes a Performance-Based Climate Resilience Grant (PBCRG) mechanism, where grants are awarded to sub-national administrations based on eligibility criteria and an Annual Performance Assessment (APA) to incentivize effective local adaptation.
• LGCC3 is structured into five components: strengthening awareness and response capacities, integrating adaptation into district planning and budgeting, large-scale deployment of PBCRGs, project management, and monitoring and evaluation.
• Eligible local investments under the project include services for strengthening climate resilience, climate-proofing of existing infrastructure, and the construction of new infrastructure that directly supports adaptation, such as domestic water supplies and rural roads.
• The project is categorized as Environmental and Social Safeguards (ESS) Category C, meaning activities are considered low risk with minimal adverse impacts on the environment or society.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2021). LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE-III (LGCC3). https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/25220-local-governments-and-climate-change-iii-lgcc3.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE-III (LGCC3). 2021. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/25220-local-governments-and-climate-change-iii-lgcc3.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2021local, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE-III (LGCC3)}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2021}, month = feb, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/25220-local-governments-and-climate-change-iii-lgcc3.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }