The impacts of climate change are already being felt by developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change including Low Income Developing Countries (LIDCs), Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and African states1 (hereafter, the countries). Effective adaptation and climate-resilient development in these countries is predicated on proper access to financial, technological and human resources (IPCC, 2014a). Analysis by the United Nations Environment Programme shows that adaptation needs will likely be greater in least developed countries (LDCs) and SIDS and the failure to implement early adaptation in such countries will have a disproportionate impacts on their vulnerability in the period after 2020 (UNEP, 2014).
