Decentralizing climate funds to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable communities

About this project

Locally driven adaptation is an approach whereby local communities have the power to decide where, when and by what means they wish to adapt to climate change. However, access to financing for climate change adaptation remains a major challenge for local authorities in the Sahel. In Senegal, the development of a mechanism for decentralizing climate funds is one way of putting this approach into practice. The implementation of this promising mechanism is, however, limited by the current weak capacity of local governments to integrate climate change adaptation into their governance and planning processes. This project aims to build the capacity of local administrations in the Kaffrine region and Senegal's national administration to implement decentralized climate funds and locally led adaptation to improve the resilience of the communities’ resilience to climate change, and in particular of the most vulnerable groups such as women and young people. Project activities will focus on building the capacity of individuals and institutions to learn and manage knowledge about climate change adaptation. Implementation mechanisms that adopt the locally led adaptation approach will also be operationalized as part of the decentralization of climate funds. The principles of locally driven adaptation will ultimately be integrated into relevant policies and practices at local and national levels. At the end of the project, decentralized planning and financing mechanisms will be put in place…

Published by

International Development Research Centre · Other public sector

Countries

Senegal

Sectors

Public sector policy and administrative management

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Also contributes

Published by International Development Research Centre to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 1 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-301-2-110175-001.

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