The Adaptation Fund, Clean Development Mechanism and Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Fund: Some national and subnational experiences

This policy brief outlines the importance of democratic governance at local levels for the effective disbursement of climate change funding in developing countries. It references a September 2010 civil society meeting in Cape Town where experts discussed national and subnational experiences with the Adaptation Fund, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), and Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD).

• The effectiveness of global climate finance architecture, regardless of the amount of funding or number of institutions, depends on the implementation of democratic governance at the local level to ensure funds are managed and disbursed in a just and effective manner.
• The document identifies specific countries as case studies for three different climate funds: Senegal for the Adaptation Fund; Chile, Thailand, the Philippines, and South Africa for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM); and Brazil, Cameroon, Peru, and Tanzania for Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD).

APA

Whande, W., & Reddy, T. (n.d.). The Adaptation Fund, Clean Development Mechanism and Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Fund: Some national and subnational experiences. Institute for Security Studies. https://issafrica.org/research/policy-brief/the-adaptation-fund-clean-development-mechanism-and-reduced-emissions-from-deforestation-and-forest-degradation-fund-some-national-and-subnational-experiences

Chicago

Whande, Webster, and Trusha Reddy. The Adaptation Fund, Clean Development Mechanism and Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Fund: Some national and subnational experiences. Institute for Security Studies, n.d. https://issafrica.org/research/policy-brief/the-adaptation-fund-clean-development-mechanism-and-reduced-emissions-from-deforestation-and-forest-degradation-fund-some-national-and-subnational-experiences.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{whandendadaptation, author = {Whande, Webster and Reddy, Trusha}, title = {{The Adaptation Fund, Clean Development Mechanism and Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Fund: Some national and subnational experiences}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, url = {https://issafrica.org/research/policy-brief/the-adaptation-fund-clean-development-mechanism-and-reduced-emissions-from-deforestation-and-forest-degradation-fund-some-national-and-subnational-experiences}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }