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This research proposes a 'mixed adaptation' category to replace the traditional dichotomy between autonomous and planned climate adaptation, based on an analysis of 1,682 peer-reviewed articles.

This report analyzes Green Climate Fund (GCF) readiness proposals as of August 31, 2024, examining how 102 countries have utilized funding (up to USD 3 million per country) for National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) to identify gaps and improve the transition from planning to implementation by 2030.

This policy brief by ICLEI South Asia examines the necessity of integrating local government actions into national planning to enhance urban resilience in Bangladesh. It highlights the gap between national policies and on-the-ground realities, recommending improved vertical integration, increased climate finance for municipalities, and technical capacity building for local officials to meet national and international climate commitments.

The NAP Global Network Progress Report 2019-2020 outlines activities from December 2019 to November 2020 focused on assisting developing countries to speed up climate adaptation planning and action, particularly in the context of converging risks from the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.

This research paper describes the co-production of Climate Risk Narratives (CRNs) for Windhoek, Namibia, as part of the FRACTAL project. These narratives translate complex climate projections into non-technical, plausible future scenarios to help city decision-makers integrate climate risks into urban planning and policy, specifically influencing the city's Integrated Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (ICCSAP).

This briefing transcript details the 'LA Safe' (Louisiana's Strategic Adaptations for Future Environments) initiative, a community-centered resilience effort designed to address land loss and sea-level rise in coastal Louisiana. The program emphasizes the integration of high-quality state data with grassroots leadership to develop long-term land-use and development strategies, moving beyond immediate disaster response toward proactive adaptation.

This policy brief outlines best practices for enhancing the resilience of urban water supply and sanitation systems against climate shocks, emphasizing a combination of infrastructure robustness, redundancy, and decentralized options.

This policy brief outlines economic and financial strategies for cities to enhance their resilience to climate change, emphasizing the reduction of financial risks and the use of specialized accounting and valuation methods to prioritize adaptation investments.

This briefing summarizes a standardized review of adaptation actions across 15 African and Asian countries conducted by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) for the Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA).

This briefing note by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) outlines trends in climate change adaptation planning based on a standardized review of 15 African and Asian countries conducted for the Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA). The review examines vulnerability profiles, national priorities, policy responses, and the nature of adaptation programming, highlighting a strong focus on agriculture but significant gaps in subnational planning and monitoring systems.

This report provides an overview of climate risks, vulnerable sectors, and adaptation initiatives in Nepal at national, sub-national, and local levels, highlighting the country's leadership in country-driven adaptation planning.

The paper introduces Scenario Diversity Analysis (SDA), a systematic methodology designed to create sets of scenarios that are mathematically maximally diverse to avoid the common pitfalls of conservatism and imbalance in decision-making and policy analysis.

This reference manual, published by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) in 2016, provides a detailed framework for countries to plan the implementation of their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. It is structured into five core modules: governance, mitigation, adaptation, finance, and measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV). The guide offers a step-by-step approach to identifying institutional gaps, designing policies, mobilizing funding, and establishing tracking systems, supplemented by international case studies to illustrate best practices in climate action planning.

This policy brief from the GIVRAPD project examines climate change vulnerability in Seychelles, focusing on the intersection of integrated coastal planning and micro-finance. It details coastal vulnerability assessments on Mahe and La Digue, the role of participatory planning in overcoming adaptation barriers, and the potential for micro-insurance to support resource-dependent communities facing increasing weather-related disasters.

This methodology report from the Stockholm Environment Institute introduces the Transnational Climate Impacts (TCI) Index, a framework designed to quantify country-level exposure to climate impacts that occur in one location as a consequence of climate events elsewhere. The report details the selection of nine indicators across four risk pathways—biophysical, finance, people, and trade—plus a global context indicator, to identify how international interconnections and dependencies create climate-related risks for nations regardless of their internal vulnerability.

This guide, published by the Stockholm Environment Institute in June 2013, provides a step-by-step methodology for using the weADAPT platform and the Climate Information Portal (CIP) to access and apply climate data for adaptation planning and policy-making. It emphasizes that adaptation is a socio-institutional learning process rather than a purely technical exercise. The document includes a detailed case study in the Philippi suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, to demonstrate how historical data and future projections (using RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 scenarios) can inform land-use decisions, specifically regarding the tension between maintaining vegetable production and developing low-cost housing.