Pro-Poor Climate Adaptation: Norwegian development cooperation and climate change adaptation - an assessment of issues, strategies and potential entry points

Abstract

This report reviews linkages between Norwegian development cooperation and climate change, with a focus on adaptation. It discusses key concepts, ongoing efforts and their relevance to Norwegian policies and strategies. The main purpose of the study is to distinguish key interventions and focal areas for Norwegian development cooperation in the area of adaptation to climate change. We identify the following: key factors that affect vulnerability and adaptation; strategic entry points or areas through which these factors can be addressed (through development cooperation in general, and Norwegian development cooperation in particular); and operational entry points, including instruments, mechanisms and tools, through which such efforts to support adaptation to climate change can be integrated.