Mainstreaming climate change, by integrating the risks and opportunities it poses, can help ensure that our efforts today continue to advance development even in the face of climate change.

The donor community has elaborated myriad climate risk screening tools and mainstreaming guidelines in the past decade to meet this goal. The result of this effort is a wide array of methodologies with different approaches, geared to audiences covering different levels of activity and showcasing a variety of practical applications. This proliferation of available tools and guidelines calls for an assessment of their respective strengths and identification of any overarching gaps.

It is within this context that the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Energy & Environment Group called for a study to take stock of the climate risk screening tools, mainstreaming guidelines, and portfolio screening experience from the donor community.