Southern African regional and national level climate change projections for Namibia suggest that significant climate change-related impacts are likely in the future. The government recognises that addressing adaptation at the local level i.e. through Community-based Adaptation (CBA) is a key to future sustainable development. In 2008 a Climate Change Adaptation Pilot Project was initiated by the Government of Namibia through its Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, with funding from the Global Environmental Facility/United Nations Development Programme. Key words: climate change adaptation, community-based adaptation, local level Adaptation plans, sustainable financing mechanisms, up-scaling of pilot adaptation measures.