Introduction to supporting public policy that delivers climate-resilient development

The effects of climate change are already widespread and costly, and are likely to increase in the future. Government and non-government policymakers and planners will play a key role in responding to the impacts of climate change. Policies, budgets and institutional frameworks can all either help or hinder efforts to deliver equitable and climate-resilient development. 

Because of the size, uncertainty and cross-cutting nature of climate change impacts, policymakers from both state and non-state organisations will need to take a flexible, holistic and integrated approach. 

IIED can help policymakers shape public policy responses that can deliver climate-resilient development for the most poor. Our work is research based and focuses on understanding what drives public policy responses to climate change. We aim to:

• Help policymakers better understand the political economy in which public policy responses for climate-resilient development are embedded. For example, we help governments make better-informed investments that integrate climate change resilience and poverty alleviation
• Develop knowledge systems that policymakers can use for climate-resilient planning
• Design flexible, inclusive and integrated institutional arrangements for constructing, delivering and evaluating climate-resilient development outcomes. 

Find out more

• Briefings on national climate finance from government experts in developing countries:
  • Zanzibar planning and financing systems for climate change initiatives, Sihaba Haji Vuai (2014), IIED Briefing Paper
  • Climate change financing in Nepal, Hari Prasad Sharma (2014), IIED Briefing Paper
  • Climate finance governance in Bangladesh: synergies in the financial landscape, Mousumi Pervin and Sheikh Moinul Islam Moin (2014), IIED Briefing Paper
  • Climate change financing in Kenya, Vincent Mutie Nzau (2014), IIED Briefing Paper
  • Climate change financing in the Gambia, Isatou F Camara (2014), IIED Briefing Paper
• Financing a transition to climate-resilient green economies, Nanki Kaur, John Rwirahira, Daniel Fikreyesus, Neha Rai and Susannah Fisher (2014), IIED Briefing Paper
   
• Climate resilience: from mainstreaming to ‘main-streamlining, Nanki Kaur and Mousumi Pervin (2013) IIED Reflect and Act
   
• Participatory Monitoring, Evaluation, Reflection & Learning (PMERL) for Community-based Adaptation: a manual for local practitioners – a toolkit produced by CARE International, with technical input by IIED
   
• Contributory outputs to the Nepal Climate Change Support Programme, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Government of Nepal:
  • National Framework on Local Adaptation Plans for Action (LAPA)
  • Local Adaptation Plan of Action (LAPA) Manual (Draft for Comment)
• Assessing the CBA community of practice, Sabine Gundel, Simon Anderson, Nanki Kaur and Corinne Schoch (2013) IIED Briefing Paper. Learning from IIED's conference series on community-based adaptation, this briefing looks at the 'what, who and how' of forming communities of practice, then looks ahead to an evaluation of whether, and how, why and when, such a community achieves better policies and practice to support local climate adaptation.