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remains crucial, it becomes more effective if there are efforts to stabilize the system or macro environment as well. There should not be an attempt to delink the individual households from the general system as this will derail the particular intervention processes. Moreover, this study makes a case for a commitment from stakeholders across the scale to demonstrate political commitment in their attempts to identify and target vulnerable people and spaces for the purpose of climate adaptation and mitigation. Without this, resources get to those who do not need it most and the disparity and vulnerability exacerbate for poor and vulnerable people (see also O’Brien et al., 2004 p.5). To address such constraint, the study argues for an equity philosophy and calls on policymakers and funders to demonstrate distributional justice and intra-generational justice, and inter-sectoral justice. Conscious efforts should be made to promote the well-being of socially disadvantaged areas and people by increasing their access to decision-making processes which will make their voices heard and concerns addressed. Finally, the study contends that the implementation of climate actions (mitigation and adaptation interventions) requires sound technical skills deploying optimal implementation models lest well- intended policies and interventions may fail to achieve their objectives. This even calls for continuous monitoring and evaluation to access the extent to which the implementation process is going according to plan. This ‘’follow-up’’ and quality assurance should be done at multiple scales to police the climate finance from the top to the local level implementation phase. We conclude that finances flowing from the rich economies to poor and vulnerable regions are only a starting point for effective climate actions, the efficacy of the process depends on the commitment to identify the real vulnerable people and areas; commitment to expend the requisite resources appropriately; the technical capacity to effectively enforce interventions followed by quality assurance measures through sound evaluation and corrective measures. Statements and Declaration Funding The authors did not receive support from any organization for the submitted work. Competing Interests The authors have no relevant financial or non- financial interests to disclose. The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare that are relevant to the content of this article. 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