BLOSSOM

Through BLOSSOM, Climate Alliance will help to address this gap by leading the creation of solid adaptation pathways. An adaptation pathway map describes a sequence of measures or investments in institutions and infrastructure over time to achieve a set of pre-specified objectives under uncertain changing conditions. The map allows cities to effectively adapt their strategies in case of adaptation tipping points, account for insecurities in planning and act accordingly.

This is a crucial step in assuring that cities will be able to find funding for the entire range of project maturities, stages, sizes, and risk. With a focus on early-stage capacity building and financing, Blossom aims to ensure better availability of seed funding, loans on favourable terms, investment grants, subsidies and the development of de-risking mechanisms for cities.