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Tool 11: Problem tree tool

Objective: Understand the nature of problems or opportunities, their causes or roots and their effects. The analysis forms a strong

Objective: Explore the connections between objectives and potential activities and between the activities themselves.

Objective: Develop action ideas based on earlier analysis using tools such as force-field analysis.

Objective: Encourage the development of objectives, which will provide a good basis for project development and later evaluation.

Objective: Translating the SMART objectives into strategic options.

Objective: The logical framework provides, in a short and clear form, the most important aims and measures of a strategy

Objective: Facilitate the process of project prioritisation.

Objective: Test the projects against relevant criteria.

Objective: Identify and prioritize local adaptation and mitigation actions at a city level (in a given case).

Objective: Discuss the key elements of organisational change necessary to guide the implementation of the CDS. Discuss the positive and