The Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) is the only global fund dedicated to helping Least Developed Countries adapt to climate change. Managed by the Global Environment Facility, the LDCF supports locally led solutions across agriculture, water, health, infrastructure, and beyond – strengthening systems, scaling finance, and building resilience where it’s needed most. The LDCF has delivered more than $2.35 billion in grants to date – supporting the transition from incremental to transformational adaptation across 51 countries.
The vast Wardit watershed in Northern Bahr el Ghazal has long been regarded as a wasteland. Now, farmers are restoring it for rich harvests.
Through simple but powerful nature-based solutions -- from rooftop rainwater harvesting to irrigation ponds -- locals are finding ways to beat back drought.
Through simple but powerful nature-based solutions -- from rooftop rainwater harvesting to irrigation ponds -- locals are finding ways to beat back drought.
Alina Shrestha’s journey shows how water harvesting and tunnel farming are reviving Nepal’s drought-prone hills.
Showcasing two decades of country-led action, partnerships and innovation in adapting to climate change with support from the Least Developed Countries Fund
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a new initiative supported by the GEF-LDCF and UNDP will restore ecosystems to protect lives and livelihoods.
How five countries are using nature-based solutions to build climate resilience across urban, coastal, highland and rural landscapes.
