ST 003 Degree of integration of climate and disaster resilience (mainstreaming)

ST 003 Degree of integration of climate and disaster resilience in the project

Climate change is a multiplier of existing risks and can add to the current vulnerabilities of communities and individuals. As a result of climate change, climate- and weather-related hazards like droughts, floods, heatwaves, and storms are expected to become more more intense and/or more frequent.

Climate related disasters can wipe out hard-won investment gains and throw people back into poverty. In this context, Helvetas aims to mainstream climate and disaster resilience as part of its strategy for 2025-2028.

How to use this marker	The CDR marker consists of two components: a set of guiding questions and a 5-point mainstreaming scale, differentiating the levels of integration as negative, blind, sensitive, responsive, or transformative. The guiding questions help you see where your project currently stands and where it needs to improve. They are organized in a table with three columns, showing the three levels of integration. It is highly recommended to use these questions at the start of the project, as well as during annual planning processes and mid-term reviews. Diagnosis questions (yes/no) to identify the necessary integration level at early planning stage. Project design questions (open-ended) to guide planning of integration of climate and disaster resilience. Project evaluation questions (open-ended) for reviews and assessments at the end of your project implementation. As all Helvetas projects must aim at reaching at least the level of sensitive, there are not guiding questions for the levels of negative and blind. Projects reaching responsive or transformative level should also discuss the questions from the lower levels. Here are the guiding Questions
How to report	As part of the annual reporting, the reflections based on the guiding questions should be summarized in the narrative part, and finally lead to a self-assessment of the project's level of integration on the 5-point mainstreaming scale: Negative: the project exacerbates GHG emissions and/or increases exposure and/or vulnerability Blind: the project does not consider climate change and disaster risks in project design and management Sensitive: the project raises awareness and protects or strengthens capacities that help buffer against climate and disaster risks Responsive: the project integrates climate information and disaster risk assessments and includes activities that increase CDR Transformative: the project is based on a deliberate strategy including actions to influence rules and policies relevant for CDR The result needs to be reported within the annual reporting template. In addition, the CDR marker can also be used to reflect on the overall integration of climate and disaster resilience at the country program level. Applying the marker can be useful at all stages of the project cycle (especially in the design phase). It is recommended to apply the marker annually and include it in mid-term project reviews and planning processes. Here is the marker and the levels of integration
Annual Reporting Mandatory	Yes

How to use this marker

The CDR marker consists of two components: a set of guiding questions and a 5-point mainstreaming scale, differentiating the levels of integration as negative, blind, sensitive, responsive, or transformative.

The guiding questions help you see where your project currently stands and where it needs to improve. They are organized in a table with three columns, showing the three levels of integration. It is highly recommended to use these questions at the start of the project, as well as during annual planning processes and mid-term reviews.

Diagnosis questions (yes/no) to identify the necessary integration level at early planning stage.
Project design questions (open-ended) to guide planning of integration of climate and disaster resilience.
Project evaluation questions (open-ended) for reviews and assessments at the end of your project implementation.

As all Helvetas projects must aim at reaching at least the level of sensitive, there are not guiding questions for the levels of negative and blind. Projects reaching responsive or transformative level should also discuss the questions from the lower levels.

Here are the guiding Questions

How to report

As part of the annual reporting, the reflections based on the guiding questions should be summarized in the narrative part, and finally lead to a self-assessment of the project's level of integration on the 5-point mainstreaming scale:

Negative: the project exacerbates GHG emissions and/or increases exposure and/or vulnerability
Blind: the project does not consider climate change and disaster risks in project design and management
Sensitive: the project raises awareness and protects or strengthens capacities that help buffer against climate and disaster risks
Responsive: the project integrates climate information and disaster risk assessments and includes activities that increase CDR
Transformative: the project is based on a deliberate strategy including actions to influence rules and policies relevant for CDR

The result needs to be reported within the annual reporting template.

In addition, the CDR marker can also be used to reflect on the overall integration of climate and disaster resilience at the country program level.

Applying the marker can be useful at all stages of the project cycle (especially in the design phase). It is recommended to apply the marker annually and include it in mid-term project reviews and planning processes.

Here is the marker and the levels of integration

Annual Reporting Mandatory

Yes

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ST 003 Degree of integration of climate and disaster resilience (mainstreaming)

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Here are the guiding Questions

Here is the marker and the levels of integration