Innovative approaches to accessing and scaling all sources of adaptation finance in SIDS and LDCs: a compendium of promising case studies

Adaptation finance for least developed countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) continues to fall far short of needs. Public finance is stagnating or declining, while emerging private flows remain difficult to access and rarely reach the communities most exposed to climate impacts. Countries are calling for a system that is faster, fairer and more responsive to national and local priorities, and funders and the global community must respond. This compendium supports that call by showcasing innovative, scalable and country-led case studies from LDCs and SIDS.

Developed by the Climate and Development Ministerial (C&DM) secretariat with support from SouthSouthNorth, the compendium highlights four illustrative cases drawn from across LDCs and SIDS that demonstrate practical approaches advancing, in particular, C&DM Goal 2 (easing access) and Goal 3 (scaling finance). 

Together, these cases show what workable, country-led solutions look like in practice, while also revealing persistent bottlenecks that point to the need for system-level reform and provide a basis for peer learning among countries and fund providers.