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CLACC |
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
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Further Information...
° 2007 Monitoring Report [PDF, 291 KB]
° 2008 Monitoring Report [PDF, 408 KB] ° 2009 Monitoring Report
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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 organisations based in civil society who are working with the most vulnerable groups.
HELIO's role
HELIO performs an annual evaluation of CLACC each year for a three-year period (2007-2010). For each one of CLACC's member countries, there is 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 contribute to an annual evaluation of the CLACC program by HELIO. Knowledge gained through this work will also help HELIO to develop and improve a methodology for adaptation monitoring.
More information...
To read more about CLACC programme and its activities in the regions, click here.
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