An Overview of Impact Pathways

Summary

The CEDCA Overview of Impact Pathways (Figure 1) presents a visual summary of key impact pathways from across the 12 projects of the Clean Energy for Development: A Call to Action (CEDCA) initiative, funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). It is the result of an analysis of initial documentation from each of the projects within the initiative to identify areas of coherence across their proposed activities, and desired outcomes and impacts. It does not seek to provide an exhaustive account of every aspect of all the CEDCA projects, but to identify the different types of impact pathways across projects to represent the essence of CEDCA. The primary objective of this overview is to ensure that every project within the CEDCA initiative can identify itself, at least to some extent, within one or more of the impact pathways outlined, demonstrating a shared purpose and complementary processes among projects.

The overview is intended to be a tool, open to adaptation and updates based on input from individual projects, and collective reflections across the cohort. As the projects progress and evolve, their experiences and insights can be incorporated into future iterations of this overview, ensuring that it remains relevant and accurately reflects ongoing work. This adaptability will enable the overview to respond to emerging outcomes and learning of individual projects, acting as a resource for the CEDCA community.