Report launch: Devolved finance and governance of climate change adaptation

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Only a small percentage of adaptation financing reaches the local level. Stakeholders from local organizations to donors have increasingly recognized the need to devolve finance to lower levels, to better reach the households and communities affected by climate change. Yet devolving adaptation finance, in diverse country contexts across the globe, is intrinsically a challenge of governance. It raises questions of institutional set-up, local input, and accountability, among many others.

A new DIIS report examines issues of devolved adaptation governance in depth. It maps central actors in the push for devolved finance, highlights key governance considerations for devolution, assesses existing devolution models, and considers devolution from a donor perspective. At this webinar we delve into these governance discussions. We present highlights from the report and hear national and international perspectives from experts working with devolved adaptation finance.

Speakers
Judith Mulwa, PhD Researcher, Kenyatta University
Sam Greene, Senior Researcher, IIED - International Institute for Environment and Development
Lily Salloum Lindegaard, Researcher, DIIS - Danish Institute for International Studies
Esbern Friis-Hansen, Senior Researcher, DIIS - Danish Institute for International Studies

Programme
14.00-14.05     Introduction, Esbern Friis-Hansen
14.05-14.15     Highlights from the DIIS Report, Lily Salloum Lindegaard
14.15-14.25     Governing Devolved Adaptation Finance: Perspectives from Kenya, Judith Mulwa
14.25-14.35     International Governance and Locally-Led Adaptation, Sam Greene
14.35-15.00     Panel Discussion, moderated by Esbern Friis-Hansen

The video was recorded on 9 May 2022, 14.00-15.00