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The African Climate Foundation and Dalberg developed the NDC Investment Planner (NIP) to help African governments translate Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) from broad policy frameworks into bankable project pipelines. The NIP provides a structured, three-stage process—Identify, Evaluate, and Select and Act—to align climate ambition with investment logic and economic transformation goals.

This policy brief by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network outlines a framework for integrating climate resilience into water security investments. It advocates for Robust Decision Making (RDM) to manage the high level of uncertainty regarding climate impacts on specific regions and sectors, prioritizing 'no/low regret' investments that provide benefits regardless of the climate scenario that materializes.