Supporting the implementation of phases I and II in selected countries, at the various stages of the process (i.e. assessments and planning; financing and budgeting; implementation of adaptation measures; performance assessments and reporting);

Supporting the design of phase II in selected countries taking into account experience and lessons learned in the countries and by LoCAL more broadly, including the development or update of the annual performance assessment manual;

Scoping candidate countries, assessing the conditions to successfully launch and implement a LoCAL project in the countries and design of the tailor-made LoCAL mechanism, including the development of the annual performance assessment manual as well as support Quality Assurance efforts.