Special Research Report

This Handbook focuses on the critical role of local governance in combatting climate change through mitigation andadaptation. It does so by introducing diverse specific strategies, approaches and policy tools to address climatechange to enhance one country’s capacity and readiness on national to local governance. The Handbook will assistlocal governments with mainstreaming relevant policy frameworks and strategies for climate change mitigation andadaptation and strengthen the capacity and readiness of local governments to promote climate change mitigation(with a particular emphasis on fostering the capabilities and skills to engage with diverse stakeholders in the legal,institutional and policy processes). This Handbook also aims to introduce global good and innovative practicespromoting local governance for climate change mitigation and adaptation and to assist local government andrelevant stakeholders with identifying areas for improvement and possible modes and mechanisms of governmentinterventions, in partnership, where possible, with the private sector (SDG 17).