Climate change is creating new risks for communities, ecosystems, infrastructure and economies. Understanding those risks is the first step towards building resilience.
Adaptation
C4 helps governments, development partners, donors and project owners understand climate risks, develop practical adaptation responses and turn priorities into projects that can be financed and delivered.
Climate change is already affecting communities, ecosystems, infrastructure and economies. The challenge is understanding where vulnerability lies, deciding what action is appropriate and turning those priorities into projects that can be financed and delivered.
What are you trying to achieve?
Whether you are responding to an identified climate risk, developing an adaptation programme or preparing a project for investment, the starting point is understanding what needs to change and what will enable that change.
Understand risk
Establish where climate hazards could affect people, ecosystems, infrastructure or economic activity, and understand who and what is most vulnerable.
Identify the right response
Assess adaptation options and determine which interventions are appropriate for the climate risk, context and people affected.
Develop a fundable project
Turn priorities into practical projects with clear objectives, implementation arrangements, costs and a pathway to finance.
Where C4 Can Support You
C4 brings climate adaptation expertise across sectors where climate risks affect communities, ecosystems, infrastructure and economic activity.
We are experts in transitioning to new crop varietals, introducing innovative agritech, and promoting circular local agri-economies that reduce vulnerability to global fluctuations in input supply. Our strategies help communities and ecosystems cope with the growing impacts of climate change, from droughts and floods to rising seas and shifting rainfall patterns.
We restore degraded forests, woodlands, savannas, mangroves, wetlands and deserts to protect biodiversity and enable ecosystem recovery. Our work balances conservation with the need to sustain local livelihoods
We design and implement strategies for transition to clean, renewable energy including biomass, solar and wind, generating local power for local industry , and supporting more diverse livelihoods within more sustainable local economies.
From heat-proofing cities through greening projects to natural coastal buffers to reduce seasonal flooding, our work helps infrastructure partners, city and rural governments plan cope with current change and plan for the future.
Our hydrology team helps partners extend water resources through technologies such as desalination and solar groundwater cleansing, while putting in place water governance arrangements to balance the needs of industry, farmers, and consumers.
We design and develop data-driven systems for predictive analysis of risks ranging from typhoons in the South Pacific to droughts in Africa. Our work helps stakeholders design pre-emptive management strategies, mitigating risk before it materialises and coping with population displacement when it happens.
How we work with you
From understanding climate risk to delivering and improving adaptation action, each stage answers a different question about what is needed to move the project forward. C4 can support you where you need technical, strategic or implementation expertise.
Translate the evidence into defined adaptation needs and priorities for further planning.
Translate selected priorities into a structured basis for project development and investment.
Identify appropriate financing pathways and develop the evidence needed to support funding applications and investment decisions.
Support coordination between government, communities, technical specialists, implementation partners and other relevant stakeholders.
Capture evidence and lessons to inform adjustments and future adaptation planning.
Use lessons and evidence from implementation to inform future adaptation priorities and investment.
The lifecycle is iterative. Evidence and changing conditions can lead projects back to earlier stages for reassessment, redesign or reprioritisation.
Experience you can build on
C4 brings nearly two decades of experience delivering climate mitigation and adaptation work across more than 100 countries. Our portfolio spans climate adaptation, climate finance and implementation.
Clients & Partners
Is your adaptation project ready?
A strong adaptation project starts with a clear climate rationale, a well-defined response and a credible path to implementation.
Use these 7 questions to assess whether your project has the foundations needed to move forward.
Climate Rationale
Is there evidence that current or future climate change creates a material risk which requires adaptation?
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Vulnerability
Is it clear who, what and where is vulnerable, and why?
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Adaptation Response
Do the proposed interventions directly address the identified climate risks and underlying vulnerabilities?
3
Evidence & Feasibility
Is there evidence that the proposed interventions are technically, environmentally and socially feasible in the intended context?
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Stakeholders & Institutions
Are the affected stakeholders identified, and are appropriate institutions available to support and sustain implementation?
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Finance & Delivery
Is there a credible route to finance, implement and maintain the interventions beyond initial project funding?
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Results & Learning
Can changes in vulnerability, adaptive capacity and resilience be measured and used to improve the intervention over time?
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Ready to move from climate risk to resilience?
Whether you are developing and adaptation project, planning programme, or looking for technical support, C4 can help you identify the next step.