The district-level climate atlas for India and the basic modules on climate change and climate action are tools created by the adaptation team to raise awareness and enhance the capacity of various stakeholders, including journalists, educators, students, line department officials, and civil society organisations (CSOs) in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and Karnataka. The training for CSOs introduced them to the climate science angle in social development work, giving them the confidence to write internationally competent proposals for climate funding. Further, by demystifying and providing climate tools for urban adaptation projects, the training equipped them to be on a par with external partners. CSOs have demonstrated significant progress towards integrating climate perspective into their social development project goals and methods, strengthening their project planning for climate extremes, and enhancing their visibility.
