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Document Cluster 2 · Building the Climate Case Learning path · Step 6 Dec 15, 2025

Learning order 6: Developing a Strong Climate Rationale Level

This training resource provides a practical, step-by-step introduction to developing a strong climate rationale for climate-smart and fundable project proposals. It explains key components such as problem tree analysis, objective tree development, identification of climate impacts, integration of scientific evidence, socio-economic assessments, alignment with national policies, and justification of adaptation or mitigation actions.

The material also covers climate data sources, vulnerability analysis, value chain risk assessments, cost–benefit analysis of climate-smart practices, and a hands-on approach to building evidence-based climate interventions.

Climate rationale Government Multilateral/Donor Africa English
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Use these decision-support tools and notebooks to put this module into practice and gather evidence for your proposal.

Analysis notebook

View Projected Climate Impacts

Africa Agriculture Adaptation Atlas

Explore projected yield changes for major African crops under warming scenarios, linked to source studies.

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Analysis notebook

Discover Solutions

Africa Agriculture Adaptation Atlas

Compare evidence on how adaptation practices such as soil, water and improved varieties perform across crops.

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AI assistant

IPCC Summary Generator

AGNES

AI-powered summaries of IPCC assessment reports: key findings, impacts and action pathways for the climate rationale and emissions analysis.

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Data / knowledge portal

Climate Change Knowledge Portal

World Bank

Country climate data, projections and risk profiles to evidence the climate rationale.

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