Building climate resilience by national and subnational structures in Ghana: sources of financing and collaborative efforts.

Most socioeconomic and livelihood systems in Ghana are heavily dependent on agriculture and natural resources that are highly sensitive to climate change and variability. There is therefore a critical need to build resilience against the impacts of climate change, especially for the most vulnerable communities. Although access to finance is critical for resilience building,
there is a gap in knowledge regarding where and how to access climate funds. Also, strengthening the capacity of district-level governance for development planning stakeholders to develop and jointly implement inclusive climate resilient interventions is a challenge. The existing gap requires awareness creation on climate financing sources for decision-makers at the national, regional and district levels to better understand and access funding. To develop joint bankable climate resilience project proposals for climate financing, applicants must have the right information and form effective collaborations across sectors, districts and thematic climate change problems. This brief presents insights from a learning event on building capacity for developing bankable projects and accessing funds for creating resilient pathways for vulnerable households.