APF Introduction: Scoping & Designing an Adaptation Project

Objective Guiding Questions
Ensuring that a policy, plan or project at any scale or scope is well-integrated into national policy planning and development processes. The purpose is to put in place an effective plan so that adaptation strategies, policies, and measures can be implemented effectively.
  1. What is the development objective or outcome sought? What is the scope for the policy, plan or project and what are the priority systems?

  2. What key policy processes are related to this objective?

  3. What groups are particularly at risk to climate change and how can they engage in the policy, plan or project design process as stakeholders?

  4. What information is available related to current and future climate change vulnerability and hazards, and what does this information suggest about policy, plan or project risks and responses (a preliminary overview)?

  5. What is the proposed approach and method for the policy, plan or project formulation (hazards-based, vulnerability-based, adaptive capacity, or policy-based)?

  6. What is the policy, plan or project outline and plan?

Actions

  • Clarify objectives and scope of the policy, plan or project

  • Establish a stakeholder process

  • Review available information on vulnerability and adaptation

  • Outline the policy, plan or project

See Technical Papers

1) Scoping & Designing an Adaptation Project
2) Engaging Stakeholders in the Adaptation Process

Navigate the 5 APF Stages

  1. Scoping & designing an adaptation policy, plan or project

  2. Assessing current vulnerability of development objectives to climate

  3. Assessing future climate change risks to the development objective

  4. Formulating an adaptation strategy

  5. Continuing the adaptation process through M&E