Introduction
Knowledge for Action is GCA’s collection of practical publications designed to help governments, Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), development partners, and practitioners integrate climate adaptation into policies, programmes, and investments.
Drawing on GCA’s experience on nearly 100 adaptation projects and technical engagements, the series transforms operational experience into actionable knowledge. It distils evidence, technical expertise, implementation lessons, and innovation into practical resources that help decision-makers understand what works, strengthen the adaptation rationale for investments, and apply proven approaches in new contexts.
Each publication is developed with a common objective: to move beyond documenting experience and provide knowledge that can directly inform decisions. Whether supporting project preparation, policy development, investment planning, or implementation, Knowledge for Action equips users with the evidence, guidance, and practical insights needed to accelerate resilient development at scale.
Together, these publications contribute to GCA’s role as a global adaptation knowledge broker by turning lessons from implementation into accessible, replicable knowledge that supports better adaptation outcomes and greater investment in resilience.
Explore Knowledge for Action
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Our publication series
Exemplars
Exemplars showcase outstanding examples of adaptation in practice. Through compelling case studies, they demonstrate how climate resilience has been successfully integrated into development investments, highlighting measurable results, innovative approaches, and models that can be replicated and scaled.
Learning from Practice
Learning from Practice publications translate implementation experience into practical lessons, highlighting successes, challenges, and innovations to strengthen future programmes and foster peer learning. Drawing on GCA’s programmes and experience, the series provides practitioners, analysts, and decision-makers with practical guidance, methodological insights, and actionable lessons to support more effective climate adaptation planning and implementation.
Technical Briefs
Technical Briefs provide concise, evidence-based analysis of specific adaptation challenges and solutions. They synthesize technical insights, highlight proven practices, and offer practical recommendations to support project teams and decision-makers throughout the project cycle.
Guidelines
Guidelines translate knowledge into practical methodologies and step-by-step recommendations, helping practitioners integrate adaptation into project design, implementation, and decision-making processes.
Compendium
Compendiums consolidate evidence, case studies, and practical guidance on a strategic adaptation theme, highlighting proven approaches, enabling conditions, and opportunities to replicate and scale successful solutions.
Showcasing proven models of adaptation.
Offering practical methodologies and step-by-step guidance.
Sharing practical lessons from implementation.
Consolidating evidence and approaches for scaling.
Providing evidence-based analysis and recommendations.