​A training course on "Managing Project Preparation for Climate Change Adaptation", was conducted by Climate Change Asia (CCA) in collaboration with USAID ADAPT and UNDP from 16 to 20 January, 2017 at the UNDP office in Bangkok, Thailand. The training aimed to develop skills among project proponents that are essential for engaging in or supervising the preparation of a bankable climate change adaptation projects that effectively address the most important adaptation needs while attending to the goals and requirements of specific financiers. These skills include: (i) prioritizing adaptation needs according to environmental and socio-economic criteria; (ii) identifying financing sources and their requirements; and (iii) understanding and complying with fiduciary requirements of financiers (e.g. procurement, financial management, economic and financial analysis, financial and operational sustainability, risk assessment and risk management). The outcome of the training was to provide basic tools to help participants develop a "roadmap" for moving from project concept to project design document. Some of these concepts could later be developed into a full-fledged proposal to access suitable financing sources, including those from both domestic and international options. The target audience of the training were national level government officials that are currently, or would potentially be developing adaptation projects. About 30 people participated in the training including 16 government officials from seven Southeast Asian countries, such as, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.