Climate Adaptation & Mitigation Policies and Strategies
Effective responses to climate change require both mitigation (reducing or preventing greenhouse gas emissions) and adaptation (building resilience to climate impacts). Policies and strategies at national, regional, and local levels provide the framework for coordinated action.
Many countries and jurisdictions lack up‑to‑date or comprehensive climate policies. Weak alignment between national goals and local implementation, insufficient financial and technical capacities, overlapping or conflicting mandates, and inadequate incorporation of adaptation in policy frameworks are common issues. There are also challenges in integrating mitigation with adaptation, due to differing priorities and time horizons.
Our Approach
Climate Change Hub contributes to policy development by working with governments, stakeholders, and experts to design evidence‑based Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), long‑term decarbonization roadmaps, adaptation action plans, and sectoral strategies (agriculture, water, energy, infrastructure). We conduct climate risk and vulnerability assessments, scenario modelling, cost‑benefit analyses, and help governments align climate strategies with sustainable development goals. We support mechanisms for implementation, monitoring, reporting, verification (MRV), and follow‑up to ensure strategies translate into real change.
Impact & Opportunities
Clear, robust policies enable mobilization of finance, regulatory certainty for private investments, streamlined institutional coordination, and more effective resilience building. Opportunities include mainstreaming climate into all development planning, integrating adaptation into infrastructure design, leveraging international climate finance, enhancing participatory planning (especially engaging those most affected), and ensuring that policies incorporate targets for equity, co‑benefits (e.g. health, job creation), and climate risk.