People and Governance

The LDC Initiative for Effective Adaptation and Resilience (LIFE-AR)’s governance is carefully structured to ensure:

• The initiative continues to be LDC-led (Least Developed Countries)
• It provides effective oversight and support to participating countries
• It engages development partners, and
• Influences the international climate finance architecture, so it can better support the LDCs in the medium- to long-term.

LIFE-AR Governance Framework

Since the inception of LIFE-AR in 2019, the initiative has been governed by a Board chaired by the LDC Group Chair. They are joined by three LIFE-AR country representatives and three development partner representatives, plus anInternational Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Board member to represent the Interim Secretariat.

The Board is supported and informed by a technical working group, as well as audit and risk, institutional development and financing working groups. They all report to the Board ahead of Board meetings.

An Interim Secretariat, housed in IIED, supports the LIFE-AR Board. It is responsible for Board meeting preparation and facilitation of working group meetings, ensuring that delivery, operations and finance, and risks are monitored, and any issues are addressed.

National LIFE-AR platforms

Nationally, LIFE-AR countries develop their own governance arrangements for the management and implementation of LIFE-AR. This is to ensure this aligns with existing provisions for the governance of climate action.

The national platforms are sometimes composed of task force and/ or steering committees embedded into the national decision making process on climate change.

LIFE-AR is currently hosted by the International Institute For Environment and Development.