Country Grouping
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Sectors and Themes
Agriculture
Forestry and Other Land Use
Infrastructure and Industry
Oceans and Coasts
Transport
Cities
Scale
Project-Level
Resource Type
Guidance and Frameworks
Expertise Level
Generalist
Language
English
Inputs Needed
The user must have a comprehensive understanding of their development and climate context
Outputs Provided
Guidance on incorporating resilience into projects, including simple field methods
Developer or Source
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
This guidance manual assists planners and stakeholders better understand the effects of climate change on their projects and identify adaptation options to integrate into the design for more resilient projects. The manual focuses on rigorously-informed methods that are simple enough to meet needs in the field, outlining an vulnerability and adaptation approach to the project cycle along the four steps of problem diagnosis, project design, implementation and evaluation.