CLACC...
stands for: Capacity Strengthening of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) for
Adaptation to Climate Change. It is an
initiative of southern institutes that work on sustainable development.
Initiated in 2004 by International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and the RING partner institutions, CLACC receives
financial and technical support from a number of northern institutes, including the:
- Postdam Institue for Climate Change Impact Research
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Stockhom Environment Institute, Oxford
as well as from IIED itself.
What does CLACC do?
CLACC aims to strengthen the capacity of organisations working with civil
society in environment and development while integrating climate change issues
in the planning and implementation of projects.
CLACC supports LDCs to adapt to climate change. Because their degree of
vulnerability is high, the programmes in LDCs require long-term capacity
strengthening within government as well as civil society.
In its first phase (2004/2005) the CLACC project worked to strengthen the
capacity of four regional partners in South Asia (BCAS) East Africa (ACTS),
West Africa (ENDA) and Southern Africa (ZERO). CLACC focused on these regions
because they include the communities that will be disproportionately and
negatively affected by climate change.
CLACC now focuses on 12 vulnerable countries in the LDC group (nine in Africa
and three in South Asia ). It continues
to enhance the capacity of organizations based in civil society who are working
with the most vulnerable groups.
HELIO's role
HELIO will perform an annual evaluation of
CLACC over a three year period (2007-2010). For each one of CLACC's member countries, there will be a HELIO observer whose role it is to monitor
how that country's CLACC fellow is performing and how adaptation is being
considered within the country.
Reports from each HELIO observer will contribute to an annual evaluation of the
CLACC program by HELIO.
Knowledge gained through this work HELIO will also help us to develop and improve a methodology for adaptation monitoring.
More information...To read more about CLACC's activities in the regions, click here for their bi-monthly newsletter.
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