Tracking and Reporting Finance for Locally Led Adaptation to Climate Change

This working paper by the World Resources Institute outlines practical approaches and metrics for governments to track and report finance dedicated to locally led adaptation (LLA) to climate change, emphasizing the need to measure both the quantity of funds reaching the local level and the quality of local agency in decision-making.

• The paper proposes metrics for governments to monitor the volume of adaptation finance reaching local levels and the extent to which such finance supports local agency in decision-making. These metrics are derived from expert consultations, literature reviews, and the specific tracking and reporting methods used in Colombia, Germany, Jamaica, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, the Philippines, and Uganda.
• Governments are encouraged to adopt tracking and reporting options tailored to their specific climate finance objectives and national contexts. These options are categorized into three primary methods: budget tagging, expenditure review, and integration with existing policy or planning processes.
• Currently, there is no systematic tracking or reporting of the quantity or quality of finance for locally led adaptation. This gap is caused by resource limitations, a lack of data, and the inherent complexity of measuring and tracking such finance, which prevents most governments from assessing the impact of domestic or international funding on LLA.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Tracking and Reporting Finance for Locally Led Adaptation to Climate Change. https://www.wri.org/research/tracking-reporting-finance-locally-led-adaptation-climate-change

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Tracking and Reporting Finance for Locally Led Adaptation to Climate Change. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/tracking-reporting-finance-locally-led-adaptation-climate-change.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendtracking, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Tracking and Reporting Finance for Locally Led Adaptation to Climate Change}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/tracking-reporting-finance-locally-led-adaptation-climate-change}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }