UKCEH National Capability ODA: Options for Net Zero Plus and Climate Change Adaptation Project centred on advancing the capabilities of selected LMIC countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Senegal, South Sudan, Ghana, Nigeria) to deliver climate change mitigation and adaptation approaches. This includes 1) delivering capabilities that support the development and delivery of plans to reduce emissions and increase carbon sinks of natural and managed ecosystems while considering possible cascading effects and trade-offs that impact on the wellbeing and livelihoods of the population in beneficiary countries. 2) Supporting beneficiary countries in their National Adaptation Planning in response to climate change through enhancing the predictability of changing freshwater resources and improving hydro-meteorological forecasting to inform early-warning systems for cascading hazards. Research and development activity contributing to the UK’s strategy to address key development challenges.