Catherine Pettengell, Interim Director at Climate Action Network UK (CAN- UK), told us that it did not make sense to close down efficient programming which was delivering the intended outcomes only to reopen it a few years later.59 She added that “there is significant wasted impact, wasted resources and wasted cost” in doing so and that: We will also lose the trust of the communities that are involved in these projects and leaving them vulnerable and facing impacts for the next few years unti...

Catherine Pettengell, Interim Director at Climate Action Network UK (CAN- UK), told us that it did not make sense to close down efficient programming which was delivering the intended outcomes only to reopen it a few years later.59 She added that “there is significant wasted impact, wasted resources and wasted cost” in doing so and that: We will also lose the trust of the communities that are involved in these projects and leaving them vulnerable and facing impacts for the next few years until that can be picked up again.60 UK’s response—capacity-building Type: conclusion | Number: 31 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: Government response: Agree The UK has a strong track record of promoting community-based or locally-led adaptation through previous programmes such as the Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters (BRACED, 2014–2019) which supported the establishment of County Climate Chan