The Comprehensive Action for Climate Change Initiative (CACCI) Factsheet

The climate crisis is the greatest challenge of our time, disproportionately impacting women, youth, Indigenous Peoples, and other marginalized groups. Governments must take decisive action to establish and implement ambitious, successful climate policies. Yet, there is no single set of actions that work for all countries. Each country needs solutions, plans, and targeted outcomes relevant to their context and circumstances.

CACCI is a global, USAID program designed to help countries develop and implement ambitious climate policies and practices to mitigate climate change and increase resilience. CACCI is implemented by Abt Global in collaboration with the International Institute for Sustainable Development and the affiliated NAP Global Network, Purdue Applied Research Institute, and the World Resources Institute, along with regional and local organizations. CACCI works with USAID Missions and partner governments to facilitate climate action that is driven by the needs and priorities of each country. 

CACCI contributes to USAID’s Climate Strategy by helping countries implement their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), while ensuring inclusion and local ownership of solutions and their benefits. These efforts support USAID’s target for aligning development and humanitarian assistance programs with NDCs, NAPs, and partner country climate policy priorities in at least 80 countries by 2030.