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1 October 2022 -- The Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator (AFCIA) administered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has this week opened its second call for proposals for small grant funding.   The main objective of the grants - $60,000 and US$125,000 - are to enhance local climate action and accelerate the delivery of targets outlined in the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals, through the implementation and diffusion of innovative locally-led adaptation practices, tools, and technologies. 

The Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project's  Social and Environmental Screening Procedure (SESP), based on UNDP template.

Throughout the years, the various United Nations agencies, funds, and programmes have played an important role in promoting and developing a culture of preparedness and prevention. The UN has underlined the value of prevention strategies on multiple occasions, not only by encouragement, but also through a number of projects, conferences, and platforms.

Produced by UNDP, the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and the Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA), this document comprises a series of sectoral checklists, developed to help climate change professionals and decision-makers identify water-related issues to address within climate plans and policies. In particular, it aims to assist in the process of enhancing the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement.

Under the Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project funded by the Green Climate Fund, Nanumaga island was selected for coastal protection infrastructure due to the severity of the damage incurred following the passage of Tropical Cyclone (TC) Pam in 2015. The funding application proposed that TCAP resources finance locally appropriate coastal protection measures along the high value zone (450m) in Nanumaga.

Under the Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project funded by the Green Climate Fund, Nanumea island was selected for coastal protection infrastructure due to the severity of the damage incurred following the passage of Tropical Cyclone (TC) Pam in 2015. The funding application to the Green Climate Fund proposed that TCAP resources finance locally appropriate coastal protection measures along the high value zone (1330m) in Nanumea. 

Under the Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project funded by the Green Climate Fund, Funafuti island was selected for coastal protection infrastructure based on its concentration of economic, social, political and institutional assets.

The conservation, rehabilitation and climate-informed management of biodiversity and ecosystems increases resilience to climate change and provides low-cost and long-term solutions to protect lives, livelihoods and infrastructure, and advance progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals. Human, economic and social development relies on the health of natural systems. Ecosystems can significantly reduce the impact of floods, catastrophic storms and serious droughts, and can offset vast amounts of the world’s CO2 emissions.

Climate change has a large negative impact on a wide range of livelihoods, particularly rural livelihoods that are heavily reliant on agricultural activities and more vulnerable to climate-induced risks and shocks. Investing in adaptation interventions to widen livelihood options and develop more resilient livelihoods is crucial to ensure vulnerable communities are able to cope with the impacts of climate change and the increasing frequency of extreme weather events.

Interim Evaluation of the GCF-funded Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project for the period December 2020 to March 2021.

Ce PNA in focus country briefing sur le processus de formulation et de mise en œuvre des Plans Nationaux d'Adaptation en République Centrafricaine (RCA) considère d'abord le contexte du pays et les risques liés au changement climatique. Le briefing met en évidence un certain nombre de politiques et de stratégies pertinentes afin de préparer la planification de l'adaptation élaborée par la CAR. Le PAG-PNA a soutenu le pays dans la préparation de son premier plan national d'adaptation à la CCNUCC en février 2022.

This NAP in focus country briefing is about Cambodia’s process to formulate and implement the National Adaptation Plan. The brief provides an overview of the country context, climate change risks, and highlights a number of relevant policies and strategies in order to prepare for the adaptation planning in Cambodia. NAP process in Cambodia is overseen by the Department of Climate Change (DCC) of the Ministry of Environment (MOE), as well as the National Council for Sustainable Development (NCSD).

Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) has the potential to significantly enhance the resilience of society to climate change and could be a key part of national and global adaptation efforts. However, despite growing interest among policymakers, donors, scientists and practitioners, the current pace and scale of EbA implementation falls far short of its potential. The aim of this report by UNEP is to highlight the opportunities for scaling up the use of EbA to help put the world on a more climate-resilient and nature-positive pathway.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is implementing the CAP, in partnership with the Climate Bonds Initiative, with initial seed-funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The CAP is a flagship initiative of the Sustainable Energy Hub to support the structuring and deployment of innovative business models and financial mechanisms to accelerate energy access and the clean energy transition.

As evidenced in UNDP’s Latin America and the Caribbean portfolio, nature-based solutions (NbS) offer the potential to enhance the resilience of market systems while also achieving environmental goals. NbS can strengthen local market system resilience to benefit the economy, vulnerable households, and the environment, and ensure that the region is better prepared for future shocks and stresses.

Incorporating climate-informed cost-benefit analysis into assessment of NbS in Latin America and the Caribbean, this report summarizes a scoping exercise that surveyed existing toolkits to support cost-benefit analysis of NbS and analyzed these toolkits to assess their appropriateness for meeting the needs of policymakers, as well as climate change, ecosystems, and biodiversity practitioners in the region.

From 2016-2021, the NAP-GSP provided accurate climate change adaptation support to 59 developing countries, of which 28 were LDCs . This Highlights Report provides an overview of the NAP-GSP’s expanded foundational support to enhance adaptation planning and transition to implementing National Adaptation Plans in LDCs. The report aims to cover the technical capacity development provided through regional and country-level trainings.

This NAP in focus country briefing on the process to formulate and implement National Adaptation Plans in Central African Republic (CAR) considers firstly the country context and the climate change risks. The briefing highlights a number of relevant policies and strategies in order to prepare for adaptation planning developed by CAR. The NAP-GSP supported the country in preparing its initial National Adaptation Plan to the UNFCCC in February 2022.