The Climate Compatible Growth (CCG) research programme develops national partnerships so that the needs of partner countries can be embedded into CCG research. CCG currently has six national partnership countries: Ghana, India, Kenya, Lao PDR, Viet Nam and Zambia. By promoting shared interests and having an appropriate in-country presence, effective collaborations based on country requirements are established to deliver impacts that fit the country’s needs. CCG expertise and processes are embedded within each partner country to create a community of practice (the Partner Country CCG Network), where researchers, influencers and decision-makers work together to co-create and implement research which harnesses CCG-derived evidence, tools and frameworks. This leads towards each Country CCG Network being considered a trusted broker of interdisciplinary, policy-facing research which policy makers can draw upon when developing financeable plans for climate compatible infrastructure projects.