This document provides a mapping of relevant sources of finance for adaptation, with a view to support the least developed countries (LDCs) in their efforts to develop and implement national adaptation plans (NAPs) and broader adaptation efforts.
This mapping focuses on readily available sources of financial support for adaptation and is arranged according to typical needs for support relating to adaptation. This is in contrast to other knowledge products on climate finance that tend to focus on what is available from particular sources or funds.
The information is arranged according to main needs around:
- Concrete adaptation actions;
- Enabling activities, such as capacity-building, training or outreach;
- Support to maintain the process to formulate and implement NAPs or other adaptation plans.
The landscape of funding for adaptation includes:
- International and multilateral funding mechanisms that provide grants and other forms of financing to support countries implement projects and programmes to address climate change impacts;
- Bilateral funding, in the form of grants, loans, or other forms of financing;
- Innovative financing mechanisms such as green bonds (to be pursued in follow up publications).
The primary target group for this information are the LDCs. The list of funding opportunities is not exhaustive. This product will be updated regularly, including to cover additional areas of support such as through regional to global programme, information on multilateral development banks and the World Bank and innovative financing.
This mapping and future updates will be made available via NAP Central.