Climate-resilient infrastructure: Embedding climate resilience in DFID programme design

This work was carried out under the Infrastructure and Cities for Economic Development (ICED) facility.

ICED supported DFID country offices, central teams and ODA-spending Other Government Departments to deliver DFID’s Economic Development Strategy by scaling up programming and investment in infrastructure and cities. It operated between February 2016 and July 2019.

DFID’s Economic Development Strategy (2017) recognises climate change as ‘the biggest global threat to sustained economic development’. Climate-resilient infrastructure can accommodate the shocks and stresses posed by extreme weather events and climate change, while supporting economies and communities (particularly the poor and vulnerable) to survive, adapt and thrive in the face of these challenges.

DFID can play a transformative role in supporting government and private investors to invest in climate resilient infrastructure. This note sets out key considerations for integrating climate resilience in DFID infrastructure programmes, including suggested steps at each stage of the programme cycle.

Published

22/01/18

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