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  • This site offers the most useful technical resources that can help you increase the quality and impact of your programming related to climate change mitigation and adaptation. If you feel that an important resource is missing, let us know please.

    Key Resources

    PIN (2025) Climate Resilience guidance (PDF, 18.13 MB)
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    When can it be useful?
    This guidance can be used as a key resource to better understand what the CR pillar is about. It also includes practical tools in annex to be used for assessments and program design. Our aim is also to make sure that all PIN staff could get the basic theoretical background on climate change, including those who are less familiar with the climate resilience topic, vocabulary and approaches.

    PIN (2025) Climate Resilience guidance - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Strategies, Toolkits & Manuals
    Useful during: Initial Orientation, Assessment and Project Design
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
    PIN (2025) GESI Climate Vulnerability and Resilience Assessment (PDF, 933.01 KB)
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    When can it be useful?
    The GESI CVRA toolkit helps assess climate vulnerabilities and resource access with a strong GESI perspective. It includes several assessment tools (KII, FGD and report templates) to conduct the assessment. It facilitates the development of inclusive, community-driven solutions that enhance climate resilience while addressing both immediate and long-term risks

    PIN (2025) GESI Climate Vulnerability and Resilience Assessment - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Toolkits & Manuals, Checklists, Templates
    Useful during: Initial Orientation, Assessment and Project Design
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
    PIN (2024) Nature-based Solutions examples at PIN (URL)
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    When can it be useful?
    The webpage synthetizes how PIN sees Nature-based Solutions and gives examples in different country programmes, providing links to additional resources

    PIN (2024) Nature-based Solutions examples at PIN - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Innovations, Communication Materials
    Useful during: Initial Orientation
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
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    Examples of PIN's Interventions

    PIN (2024) Nature-based Solutions examples at PIN (URL)
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    When can it be useful?
    The webpage synthetizes how PIN sees Nature-based Solutions and gives examples in different country programmes, providing links to additional resources

    PIN (2024) Nature-based Solutions examples at PIN - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Innovations, Communication Materials
    Useful during: Initial Orientation
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
    PIN (2024) LISEC Green Jobs (PDF, 915.38 KB)
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    When can it be useful?
    Example on a green jobs initiative in the leather sector in Ethiopia

    PIN (2024) LISEC Green Jobs - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa
    Resource type: Project Design Examples, Innovations, Communication Materials
    Useful during: Initial Orientation
    Useful for: Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
    PIN (2024) Enhancing Livelihood Opportunities through Ecosystem Protection project (PDF, 965.21 KB)
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    When can it be useful?
    Leaflet of the project "Enhancing Livelihood Opportunities through Ecosystem Protection" in Zambia

    PIN (2024) Enhancing Livelihood Opportunities through Ecosystem Protection project  - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa
    Resource type: Project Design Examples, Communication Materials
    Useful during: Initial Orientation
    Useful for: Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
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    Climate Change - General Resources

    PIN (2025) Climate Resilience guidance (PDF, 18.13 MB)
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    When can it be useful?
    This guidance can be used as a key resource to better understand what the CR pillar is about. It also includes practical tools in annex to be used for assessments and program design. Our aim is also to make sure that all PIN staff could get the basic theoretical background on climate change, including those who are less familiar with the climate resilience topic, vocabulary and approaches.

    PIN (2025) Climate Resilience guidance - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Strategies, Toolkits & Manuals
    Useful during: Initial Orientation, Assessment and Project Design
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
    World Bank (2025) A framework for delivering climate action in fragile contexts (PDF, 2.13 MB)
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    When can it be useful?
    This resource presents a framework for promoting Climate Action in contexts affected by conflict, fragility and violence. It includes two core elements: i) outlining several principles for FCV-sensitivity that can be applied in all settings, and ii) providing guidance on tailoring climate action to the unique challenges, needs, and capacities of different fragile and conflict-affected environments

    World Bank (2025)  A framework for delivering climate action in fragile contexts - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Strategies, Toolkits & Manuals
    Useful during: Initial Orientation, Assessment and Project Design, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
    Useful for: Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
    PIN (2024) Nature-based Solutions examples at PIN (URL)
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    When can it be useful?
    The webpage synthetizes how PIN sees Nature-based Solutions and gives examples in different country programmes, providing links to additional resources

    PIN (2024) Nature-based Solutions examples at PIN - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Innovations, Communication Materials
    Useful during: Initial Orientation
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
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    Assessing climate risk and vulnerability

    PIN (2025) GESI Climate Vulnerability and Resilience Assessment (PDF, 933.01 KB)
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    When can it be useful?
    The GESI CVRA toolkit helps assess climate vulnerabilities and resource access with a strong GESI perspective. It includes several assessment tools (KII, FGD and report templates) to conduct the assessment. It facilitates the development of inclusive, community-driven solutions that enhance climate resilience while addressing both immediate and long-term risks

    PIN (2025) GESI Climate Vulnerability and Resilience Assessment - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Toolkits & Manuals, Checklists, Templates
    Useful during: Initial Orientation, Assessment and Project Design
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
    PIN (2024) Strengthening Risk Reduction, Preparedness and Early Action in Nepal, Example of proposal (PDF, 226.97 KB)
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    When can it be useful?
    This resource is an example of an ECHO project aiming at strengthening at-risk communities' and local and provincial governments' leadership in disaster mitigation, preparedness, and early action. The project adopts a system strengthening approach aiming to build capacities of provincial and local governments to lead on developing a landslide disaster preparedness and early action framework.

    PIN (2024) Strengthening Risk Reduction, Preparedness and Early Action in Nepal, Example of proposal - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Project Design Examples
    Useful during: Assessment and Project Design, Implementation
    Useful for: Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
    PIN (2020) Climate Vulnerability and Needs Assessment in the Western Province of Zambia (PDF, 9.36 MB)
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    When can it be useful?
    This resource can help in understanding what are the climate vulnerabilities and how to increase climate resilience in the Western Province - Zambia, with a focus on climate-resilient agriculture and agri-businesses

    PIN (2020) Climate Vulnerability and Needs Assessment in the Western Province of Zambia - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa
    Resource type: Project Design Examples, Innovations
    Useful during: Initial Orientation, Assessment and Project Design
    Useful for: Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
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    Climate Change Adaptation

    PIN (2020) Climate Vulnerability and Needs Assessment in the Western Province of Zambia (PDF, 9.36 MB)
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    When can it be useful?
    This resource can help in understanding what are the climate vulnerabilities and how to increase climate resilience in the Western Province - Zambia, with a focus on climate-resilient agriculture and agri-businesses

    PIN (2020) Climate Vulnerability and Needs Assessment in the Western Province of Zambia - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa
    Resource type: Project Design Examples, Innovations
    Useful during: Initial Orientation, Assessment and Project Design
    Useful for: Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
    PIN (2021) Lessons Learned on EWS Sensor Units (PDF, 1.42 MB)
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    When can it be useful?
    This resource provides lessons learned from the application of the Tepmachcha sensor units in Cambodia. These are used for automatic detection of rising water levels as a part of a flood early warning system.

    PIN (2021) Lessons Learned on EWS Sensor Units - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Innovations, Evaluation & Research Reports
    Useful during: Assessment and Project Design, Implementation
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers
    PIN (2022) Climate Report - Iraq (PDF, 288.87 KB)
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    When can it be useful?
    Main findings of the Climate reports for five location in the Northern Iraq, highlighting climate trends and crops' performance

    PIN (2022) Climate Report - Iraq - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Middle East
    Resource type: Evaluation & Research Reports, Communication Materials
    Useful during: Initial Orientation, Assessment and Project Design
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
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    Climate Change Mitigation

    PIN (2024) Nature-based Solutions examples at PIN (URL)
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    When can it be useful?
    The webpage synthetizes how PIN sees Nature-based Solutions and gives examples in different country programmes, providing links to additional resources

    PIN (2024) Nature-based Solutions examples at PIN - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Innovations, Communication Materials
    Useful during: Initial Orientation
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
    PIN (2024) Flagship Climate smart Energy solutions (PDF, 1.68 MB)
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    When can it be useful?
    This resource present our experience in Energy solutions globally and key principles

    PIN (2024) Flagship Climate smart Energy solutions - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Strategies
    Useful during: Initial Orientation
    Useful for: Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
    PIN (2024) Water utilities´ greenhouse gas emissions case study from Ethiopia (PDF, 247.79 KB)
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    When can it be useful?
    This case study provides information about GHG emissiona in Ethiopia´s water delivery services. It is useful for Energy and climate adaptation and mitigation discussion.

    PIN (2024) Water utilities´ greenhouse gas emissions case study from Ethiopia - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa
    Resource type: Innovations, Evaluation & Research Reports, Communication Materials
    Useful during: Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
    Useful for: Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
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    Climate Finance

    PIN (2020) Table of most relevant climate funds with their key characteristics (XLSX, 17.38 KB)
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    When can it be useful?
    This table may inspire you when you are looking for funding for your climate-related project idea

    XLSX
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Evaluation & Research Reports
    Useful during: Initial Orientation, Assessment and Project Design, Monitoring and Evaluation
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers, HR Officers
    ACT Alliance (2018) A Resource Guide to Climate Finance (PDF, 2.34 MB)
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    When can it be useful?
    This resource can help you identify existing sources of funds for climate change programmes and projects

    ACT Alliance (2018) A Resource Guide to Climate Finance - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Strategies, Toolkits & Manuals
    Useful during: Initial Orientation, Assessment and Project Design
    Useful for: Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
    Donor Tracker (2020) Climate finance and the role of ODA (URL)
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    When can it be useful?
    This resource provides an analysis of international climate finance in low and mid-income countries and the role that Official Development Assistance (ODA)

    Donor Tracker (2020) Climate finance and the role of ODA - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Evaluation & Research Reports
    Useful during: Initial Orientation
    Useful for: Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
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    Monitoring and Evaluation

    GCF (2018) Mitigation and adaptation performance measurement frameworks (PDF, 577.69 KB)
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    When can it be useful?
    This resource can help in designing climate change indicators. It includes both climate change mitigation and adaptation performance measurement frameworks (PMFs), associated with proposed indicators, by the Green Climate Fund.

    GCF (2018) Mitigation and adaptation performance measurement frameworks - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Toolkits & Manuals, Project Design Examples
    Useful during: Assessment and Project Design, Monitoring and Evaluation
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
    GIZ (2014) Repository of Adaptation Indicators (PDF, 1.54 MB)
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    When can it be useful?
    The resource can help you in designing climate change adaptation indicators. This resource comes from a study made by adaptation and development M&E Experts on M&E systems at regional, national and sub-national levels.

    GIZ (2014) Repository of Adaptation Indicators - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Project Design Examples, Evaluation & Research Reports
    Useful during: Assessment and Project Design, Monitoring and Evaluation
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
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    Climate change and cross-cutting issues

    UN Agencies (2020) Gender, Climate and Security (PDF, 4.21 MB)
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    When can it be useful?
    This resource provides the rationale and examples to understand the Gender-Climate-Security triple nexus at different levels

    UN Agencies (2020) Gender, Climate and Security - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe & Caucasus
    Resource type: Toolkits & Manuals, Communication Materials
    Useful during: Initial Orientation, Assessment and Project Design, Implementation
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
    PIN (2023) A Gender and inclusive Climate-Migration Study in Salah al-Din Governorate – Iraq (PDF, 9.77 MB)
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    When can it be useful?
    A study on how climate change can affect Baaja (Shirqat District), Mokhol (Baiji District), al-Muaibidi (Tikrit District)., Salah-al Din Governorate - Iraq, by adopting a gender and social inclusion lens and a focus on climate-induced migration, and what the solutions could be.

    PIN (2023) A Gender and inclusive Climate-Migration Study in Salah al-Din Governorate – Iraq - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Middle East
    Resource type: Project Design Examples, Evaluation & Research Reports
    Useful during: Assessment and Project Design
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
    PIN (2023), A Gender and Inclusive Climate-Migration Study in Hatra - Ninewa Governorate- Iraq (PDF, 2.96 MB)
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    When can it be useful?
    A study on how climate change can affect Hatra District, Ninewa Governorate - Iraq, by adopting a gender and social inclusion lens and a focus on climate-induced migration, and how the solutions could be

    PIN (2023), A Gender and Inclusive Climate-Migration Study in Hatra - Ninewa Governorate- Iraq - overview
    Language: English
    Region: Middle East
    Resource type: Project Design Examples, Evaluation & Research Reports
    Useful during: Assessment and Project Design
    Useful for: Field Officers, Project / Programme Managers / Heads of Programmes, M&E Managers / Officers, Country Directors / (Support) Desk Officers
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