Scoping review of the existing technical guidelines for designing, implementing, and tracking climate adaptation policies: Gaps, opportunities, and entry points

African countries continue to face persistent challenges in translating climate policy commitments into effective adaptation action despite growing engagement with the global climate commitments. This scoping review assesses the extent to which existing international and regional climate policy tech...

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Autores principales: Odhiambo, Isaack, Njuguna, Lucy, Mundia, Carolyne, Kimanzi, Meshack, Akoko, Tessie, Binge, Brenda, Kung'u, Fredrick, Denje, Telvin, Chilambe, Pedro, Wamukoya, George
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180194
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author Odhiambo, Isaack
Njuguna, Lucy
Mundia, Carolyne
Kimanzi, Meshack
Akoko, Tessie
Binge, Brenda
Kung'u, Fredrick
Denje, Telvin
Chilambe, Pedro
Wamukoya, George
author_browse Akoko, Tessie
Binge, Brenda
Chilambe, Pedro
Denje, Telvin
Kimanzi, Meshack
Kung'u, Fredrick
Mundia, Carolyne
Njuguna, Lucy
Odhiambo, Isaack
Wamukoya, George
author_facet Odhiambo, Isaack
Njuguna, Lucy
Mundia, Carolyne
Kimanzi, Meshack
Akoko, Tessie
Binge, Brenda
Kung'u, Fredrick
Denje, Telvin
Chilambe, Pedro
Wamukoya, George
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description African countries continue to face persistent challenges in translating climate policy commitments into effective adaptation action despite growing engagement with the global climate commitments. This scoping review assesses the extent to which existing international and regional climate policy technical guidelines relevant to the African context, support the design, implementation, and tracking of climate adaptation policies. Using a PRISMA-ScR- approach, the study reviewed the existing climate policy guidelines published between 2015 and 2025 and assessed them across four thematic areas: Policy Design, Implementation, Tracking (Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning), and Cross-cutting dimensions. Quantitative scoring was complemented by qualitative synthesis and validated through peer-to-peer learning with practitioners from 11 African countries. The results from the assessment presents a strong conceptual articulation in Policy Design and Cross-cutting principles, particularly in objective clarity and alignment with global frameworks. However, significant gaps persist in implementation readiness (financing, institutional coordination, technology transfer) and tracking systems (baseline setting, attribution, data integration), underscoring the need for operational, context-specific guidelines to bridge policy ambition and effective climate adaptation outcomes in Africa.
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spelling CGSpace1801942026-01-21T02:09:10Z Scoping review of the existing technical guidelines for designing, implementing, and tracking climate adaptation policies: Gaps, opportunities, and entry points Odhiambo, Isaack Njuguna, Lucy Mundia, Carolyne Kimanzi, Meshack Akoko, Tessie Binge, Brenda Kung'u, Fredrick Denje, Telvin Chilambe, Pedro Wamukoya, George climate change adaptation capacity development strategies policy coherence design tracking African countries continue to face persistent challenges in translating climate policy commitments into effective adaptation action despite growing engagement with the global climate commitments. This scoping review assesses the extent to which existing international and regional climate policy technical guidelines relevant to the African context, support the design, implementation, and tracking of climate adaptation policies. Using a PRISMA-ScR- approach, the study reviewed the existing climate policy guidelines published between 2015 and 2025 and assessed them across four thematic areas: Policy Design, Implementation, Tracking (Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning), and Cross-cutting dimensions. Quantitative scoring was complemented by qualitative synthesis and validated through peer-to-peer learning with practitioners from 11 African countries. The results from the assessment presents a strong conceptual articulation in Policy Design and Cross-cutting principles, particularly in objective clarity and alignment with global frameworks. However, significant gaps persist in implementation readiness (financing, institutional coordination, technology transfer) and tracking systems (baseline setting, attribution, data integration), underscoring the need for operational, context-specific guidelines to bridge policy ambition and effective climate adaptation outcomes in Africa. 2025-12 2026-01-20T09:35:49Z 2026-01-20T09:35:49Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180194 en Open Access application/pdf Odhiambo, I.; Njuguna, L.; Mundia, C.; Kimanzi, M.; Akoko, T.; Binge, B.; Kung'u, F.; Denje, T.; Chilambe, P.; Wamukoya, G. (2025) Scoping review of the existing technical guidelines for designing, implementing, and tracking climate adaptation policies: Gaps, opportunities, and entry points. 32 p.
spellingShingle climate change adaptation
capacity development
strategies
policy coherence
design
tracking
Odhiambo, Isaack
Njuguna, Lucy
Mundia, Carolyne
Kimanzi, Meshack
Akoko, Tessie
Binge, Brenda
Kung'u, Fredrick
Denje, Telvin
Chilambe, Pedro
Wamukoya, George
Scoping review of the existing technical guidelines for designing, implementing, and tracking climate adaptation policies: Gaps, opportunities, and entry points
title Scoping review of the existing technical guidelines for designing, implementing, and tracking climate adaptation policies: Gaps, opportunities, and entry points
title_full Scoping review of the existing technical guidelines for designing, implementing, and tracking climate adaptation policies: Gaps, opportunities, and entry points
title_fullStr Scoping review of the existing technical guidelines for designing, implementing, and tracking climate adaptation policies: Gaps, opportunities, and entry points
title_full_unstemmed Scoping review of the existing technical guidelines for designing, implementing, and tracking climate adaptation policies: Gaps, opportunities, and entry points
title_short Scoping review of the existing technical guidelines for designing, implementing, and tracking climate adaptation policies: Gaps, opportunities, and entry points
title_sort scoping review of the existing technical guidelines for designing implementing and tracking climate adaptation policies gaps opportunities and entry points
topic climate change adaptation
capacity development
strategies
policy coherence
design
tracking
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180194
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