Reducing Vulnerability-Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change (Mozambique)

Research on mainstreaming climate adaptation into development assistance is being undertaken to identify the institutions needed for donors to be effective in their climate change assistance.  The study is applied in Mozambique where a supportive legislative environment and high awareness of climate risks among donors exist.  However, mainstreaming initiatives are hampered by limited institutional, technical and financial capacities in several government agencies. The work seeks to identify barriers to and opportunities for integrating adaptation to climate impacts into development initiatives.