key actors
gender and diversity aspects
the ecological context
Resources that are important to local livelihoods
Current and potential climate change impacts Community responses to climate impacts
Proposed adjustments to existing projects
Prioritized new activities to support climate adaptation
Desired adaptation outcomes and important influencing factors to be monitored
CRiSTAL is a project planning tool that helps users integrate climate adaptation into community-level development projects. CRiSTAL targets project planners and managers working at the local or community level and helps them: i) understand the livelihoods and climate context of a community or area of interest; ii) screen existing project activities to assess their impacts on livelihood resources that are important to climate adaptation, and revise these activities accordingly; iii) plan new project activities that support climate adaptation; and iv) support monitoring and evaluation. It relies on information collected from desk-based review and stakeholder consultations at the local level (community and other local experts) using participatory methods.