Localising the Provincial Adaptation Plan

Lecture 03

Translating national priorities into provincial action

PublishedVideo lectureWritten by Suresh Kumaraswamy

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  1. Block 1 · video

    From 'strengthen resilience' to a named culvert

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    A national priority stated as 'strengthen drainage resilience in flood-prone areas' means nothing until it becomes a specific culvert, on a specific road, sized against a specific rainfall figure. This lecture walks the translation from priority to deliverable action for one province's roads department.

  2. Block 2 · text

    Specificity is what makes an action fundable

    A vague provincial action attracts no budget, because nobody can cost it. The same priority, translated into a named site with an estimated cost, is what a budget officer or a climate fund can actually act on.

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