Climate Action Competency Framework

This comprehensive toolkit and guide illustrate the depth and breadth of competencies required to manage and prepare for the impacts of climate change. Building on the original Climate Adaptation Competency Framework released in 2021, the framework is divided into six domains with their own unique competency areas; these domains include leadership, working together, capacity building, climate risk assessment, climate action leadership, and solution design. These competency areas and behaviours are essential for individuals, managers, and teams to possess and refine for leading, supporting, delivering, and implementing climate adaptation plans, strategies, policies, programs, and projects. The framework provides a practical, systematic tool that can help executives, sustainability practitioners, and human resource professionals to identify necessary skills and skill gaps; monitor and assess performances; and provide an evidence-based foundation for curriculum design for education and training designers.