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 UNDP-supported project will restore ecosystems, support climate-smart agriculture and strengthen livelihoods for 28 vulnerable communities.
With GEF LDCF and UNDP support, Liberia, Malawi & Rwanda are scaling up nature-based solutions to boost resilience to climate change.
New GEF-LDCF-funded project aims to boost rural climate resilience through nature-based solutions and sustainable livelihoods.
Climate risks threaten rural livelihoods in Ethiopia. Timely, localized weather information is helping communities plan, adapt and build resilience.
With support from the GEF-LDCF, Guinea-Bissau is strengthening the adaptive capacity and climate resilience of vulnerable coastal communities to climate risks.
With GEF-LDCF support, Rwanda is boosting rural resilience by relocating communities, restoring land, and creating green jobs.
Climate change is putting pressure on health systems. Here’s how five countries in Asia are strengthening their resilience.
Climate change is threatening farmers’ livelihoods in South Sudan. Healthier cows and climate-smart farming are helping them adapt and recover.
Bhutan’s farmers face worsening water shortages. The ACREWAS project is boosting resilience with smart irrigation, storage and watershed restoration.
