Credible analysis of climate change issues can influence budget priorities if designed to feed into national policy planning documents (Drakenberg et al., From an aid donors perspective, financing for climate change programmes that also contributes to poverty reduction and development objectives can help avoid fragmenting funding sources (OECD, 2009). Preparing LEDS could also be a first step towards indicating a sufficient level of capacity to effectively absorb and manage the financing, through an understanding of institutional responsibilities. Table 1 outlines the range of possible functions that a LEDS could fulfil for different stakeholders, both domestic and international.