Community-based Adaptation: Lessons from the Development Marketplace 2009 on Adaptation to Climate Change

Rasmus Heltberg, Radhika Prabhu and Habiba Gitay
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Rasmus Heltberg: The World Bank
Radhika Prabhu: The World Bank
Habiba Gitay: The World Bank

No 2010.84, Working Papers from Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei

Abstract: The Development Marketplace 2009 focused on adaptation to climate change. This paper identifies lessons from the Marketplace and assesses their implications for adaptation support. Our findings are based on: statistical tabulation of all proposals; in-depth qualitative and quantitative analysis of the 346 semi-finalists; and interviews with finalists and assessors. Proposals were fuelled by deep concerns that ongoing climate change and its impacts undermine development and exacerbate poverty, migration and food insecurity. Proposals addressed both local poverty and climate change challenges, and offered a wide range of approaches to render local development more resilient to current climate variability. Therefore, support to community-based adaptation should: exploit its strong local grounding and synergies with development; help connect local initiatives to higher levels; and use complementary approaches to address policy issues.

Keywords: Community-based Adaptation; Development Marketplace; Adaptation; Climate Change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O1 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-06
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