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Early warning system helps farmers survive floods and droughts in Puntland

“It could have been worse”: How Samoa is building resilience to floods in its capital

Raising adaptation action through aligning NAPs and NDCs in African LDCs

Uzbekistan advances its climate change adaptation planning

Greenhouse brings income and hope to a struggling family in the small village of Kuz Metakhil, Afghanistan

Mainstreaming fisheries and aquaculture in climate change adaptation - New guidelines for adaptation

The fisheries and aquaculture sector has one of the lowest carbon footprints among all food production systems, while supporting livelihoods of millio...

Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project empowering women and girls

New Readiness Programme launched in Madagascar to support adaptation planning

The way forward for agriculture sector development and adaptation planning in Viet Nam in light of COVID-19 impacts

Ha Noi, 11 December 2020 – Despite Viet Nam’s success in both agriculture sector adaptation planning and stopping the spread of the COVID-19 ...

Rethinking climate change adaptation in Sri Lanka

Five reasons to be optimistic about climate action

Automatic Weather Stations handed over to Maldives Meteorological Services, ensuring better water security for communities

Government of Nepal and UNDP launch new project to boost climate-resilient livelihoods

UNDP helps Vietnam’s coastal communities adapt to climate change

Vida sobre la tierra, vida bajo el agua: Seguimiento de la adaptación ante el cambio climático en las zonas marino-costeras de Guatemala – para el beneficio de las personas y del planeta

Climate Risk Insurance Initiative for the Pacific officially launched

Ethiopia’s nature-based solutions for climate adaptation

Guatemala presents strategy to incorporate gender considerations in climate change

Africa: Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans: What have we achieved and learned during program implementation?

November 2020 - With the FAO-UNDP joint programme on Integrating Agriculture into National Adaptation Plans (NAP-Ag) phasing out in 2020, the momentum...

Forests and agroforestry taking its place for climate adaptation - New FAO-FTA supplementary guidelines on NAPs

26 November 2020 - The potential of forests and trees to mitigate global warming has long been the main focus of climate change discussions...

The matrix of two worlds working for better community resilience

What happened when we connected two sets of communities – those working on climate adaptation plans at the national level – government, academia a...

Report by ICIMOD and UNDP identifies potentially dangerous glacial lakes in river basins of Nepal, the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, and India

UNDP and the Green Climate Fund support Moldova for a better adaptation planning to climate change

Adaptation Futures 2020: building resilience through long-term strategies

The Adaptation Futures 2020 conference in Delhi has been postponed due to the alarming rise in COVID-19 cases worldwide. However, in preparation for t...

Life on land, life below water: Monitoring climate adaptation in Guatemala’s marine coastal zones – for the benefit of people and planet

Sierra Leone prepares a National Adaptation Plan to achieve resilience across all sectors

US$10 million to foster innovation of adaptation practices in vulnerable countries now available to diverse group of potential recipients

Ecuador’s GCF-financed National Adaptation Plan reaches local governments with three key activities in first year

Ecuador’s National Adaptation Plan has made major headway since the Green Climate Fund (GCF) approved the proposal and the programme began with impl...

Zimbabwe launches new climate change adaptation project to reach 2.3 million vulnerable people

Green Climate Fund invests $23.1 million towards building the climate resilience of Mongolian herder communities

Footing the bill: Innovative financing for climate action in Indonesia and the pioneering of Green Sukuk

UNDP delivers emergency support to storm- and flood-affected people in the Central Region of Viet Nam

Climate information and early warning project closes with strong results in Cambodia

New gender learning report plays important role in current and future UNDP projects

Coinciding crises: how COVID-19 and climate change are putting pressure on health systems worldwide – and how we can prepare for the future

Closing workshop: Strengthening Climate Information and Early Warning Systems project in Cambodia

How Uruguay is advancing its National Adaptation Plan across cities through adaptive solutions and education

Climate change is one of the main challenge cities will have to face in the coming future. Mitigation and adaptation are the two main approaches to co...

Federal Republic of Somalia launches GCF-financed climate change adaptation planning support programme

UNDP-supported programme accelerates ambition of Nationally Determined Contributions to the Paris Agreement and advances action on Sustainable Develop...

Strong Governance, Reduced Risks

Reducing climate change effects and risks in Bosnia and Herzegovina by identifying opportunities and turning knowledge into action...

Walk a mile in her shoes: Building rural women’s climate-resilience in the wake of COVID-19

Africa lines up partners and leads the region in accelerating climate adaptation

Building forward better

Scaling up Climate Change Adaptation in Africa

Papua New Guinea launches Climate Action Roadmap to achieve SDG 13 by 2030

UNDP, Timor-Leste launch GCF-backed project to protect rural communities against climate change

UNDP supports project to increase climate-resilience across six vulnerable municipalities....

African LDCs discuss measuring, monitoring and evaluating their progress on adaptation in their NAP

Government of Sudan, Green Climate Fund, UNDP sign grant to support 3.7m people with climate-resilient water and food security

With GCF financing, and support from UNDP, the Sudanese Government is working to build resilient economies and livelihoods...

Lack of historical disaster data a thing of the past for Cambodia

Climate change impacts on Indigenous peoples of the DRC

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has an exceptional abundance of natural resources, and yet it remains one of the poorest countries in the w...

Climate threads: Climate-resilient enterprises adapting in the 'New Normal' in Sri Lanka

At the 2nd Annual Finance for Adaptation Technologies & Solutions Roundtable (FASTR) held during London Climate Action Week 2020, investors and other stakeholders agree that climate adaptation and resilience is a real opportunity

Private sector engagement and investment in climate adaptation continue to move into the mainstream, and leading public and private stakeholders outli...

Rethinking the food we eat

Food gives us joy. Food gives us life. Food sustains and gives jobs to billions of people. But with our world in chaos, it is time we embrace a new vi...

Building back greener in Africa

54 African leaders highlight the opportunity for a triple dividend: reduced risk, increased resilience and strengthened recovery...

Rising above adversity: Community-led climate adaptation along Bangladesh's coastal belt

Increasing the importance of agriculture in Guatemala’s NDC update

Acentuando la importancia de la agricultura en la actualización de la NDC de Guatemala

Drought, rising temperatures, and extreme weather pose risks to Lesotho

With the support of the UNDP and funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the Government of Lesotho is building innovative incentive progra...

Tuvalu wields state-of-the-art new data in the fight against climate change

How can we possibly respond to its impacts of climate change, if we don’t know what is happening? Surprisingly, until now, detailed and accurate mea...

Transforming food and agriculture

Climate change, plagues of locusts, the multiplying effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have come together to push more people into hunger and poverty.&n...

Global Environment Facility approves US$8.9 million in funding for new coastal resilience project in Liberia

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) approved today US$8.9 million in new grant funding from the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) for a coastal ...

Global Environment Facility approves US$4.5 million grant for five-year climate-resilient water project in Haiti

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) approved today US$4.5 million in new funding for a climate resilience project that will provide 90,000 Haitians ...

For planet, for people: UNDP-supported ecosystem-based adaptation project in Lao PDR moves forward with the backing of the Global Environment Facility

From mangrove to mountain: Building coastal resilience in Timor-Leste

Russia and UNDP announce US$30m top-up in joint fund

This latest funding allocation will go towards specific targets of socio-economic support, climate change adaptation, gender and youth empowerment....

Powerful women face the climate crisis head on in Colombia

With support from the Reducing risk and vulnerability to climate change in the region of La Depresión Momposina in Colombia project, Jennys...

COVID-19 and the nature-health-nexus

An interview with the LDC Chair explains how COVID-19 is impacting our Least Developed Countries....

Webinar recordings: Strengthening monitoring and evaluation for adaptation in the agriculture sectors

This webinar provided an overview of key steps for the development of a national monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems for tracking adaptation i...

Amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic, Sweden Continues to Contribute to Cambodia’s Resilient and Sustainable Development

As Cambodia, like other countries around the world, is working to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and keeps its ambitious development obj...

On Earth Day, harnessing the power of nature to heal herself

On Earth Day, we look at how nations across the globe are harnessing the power of Mother Earth to heal herself and to protect her people from intercon...

Dovetailing disasters: how COVID-19 is compounding risk for Cambodian communities

In managing crises such as COVID-19, it’s critical for countries to consider the impact of measures on all sectors...

From communities to healthcare workers - Sri Lanka's COVID-19 Response

The novel COVID-19 pandemic has affected the world over in an unprecedented manner which this generation has never seen. With numbers rising everyday,...

Building a new vision for climate services in Africa

With finance from the Global Environment Facility, UNDP’s CIRDA Programme supported 11 African nations in improving the effectiveness and sustainabi...

Event: Webinar on monitoring and evaluation 23 April 2020

On Thursday, 23 April 2020, the FAO-UNDP “Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans” (NAP-Ag) Programmeis is organizing a webinar from ...

Calling Cambodians to put a check on COVID-19

Information is critical in a crisis – but not all information is equal....

Experiences from Uganda's National Adaptation Plans' Process

Why smart systems need local heroes

How mangroves, mud and music are helping to conserve Cambodia’s coastline

Understanding experiences of Cambodian women through the 'Women’s Resilience Index'

'Charter of Demands' voices priorities of Cambodian women

E-tutorial - Finding the money: Financing climate action

This e-tutorial introduces the concept of climate finance. This NAP-GSP e-tutorial introduces the concept of climate finan...

E-tutorial - Making the right choices: Appraisal of adaptation options

This NAP-GSP e-tutorial introduces the concept of prioritising adaptation options during adaptation planning and implementation....

Green Climate Fund approves US$30.2 million towards climate-resilient development in Viet Nam

UNDP-supported project to increase water security and enhance livelihoods for half a million smallholder farmers impacted by the climate crisis...

Green Climate Fund approves US$26.6 million grant on ‘Building Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Agricultural Livelihoods in Southern Zimbabwe’

UNDP-supported project will benefit 2.3 million people in a nation where the climate crisis has pushed over 7.7 million people into severe hunger...

Universities and locally led climate action in Nepal

Nepal is no stranger to the threats of nature. The impacts of the devastating earthquake in 2015 still ripple through the country today, as the 900,00...

Bhutan begins implementation of one of its largest climate change adaptation projects

UNDP-supported GCF-financed ‘Supporting Climate Resilience and Transformational Changes in the Agriculture Sector’ project will build resilience f...

Success stories from Bhutan’s process to formulate and implement the NAP

Farmers and government partners forge new pathways paved by the success of NAP-Ag in the Philippines

28 February 2020, Manila, Philippines – As the NAP-Ag programme came to a close in the Philippines in December 2019, government partners were brough...

Let's make sustainability a fashion statement

Michelle Yeoh, UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, turns global attention to the true cost of fashion. 'With the buzz of Fashion Week in the air, I am feeling n...

Luces brillantes: el papel principal de las ciudades en un futuro resistente al clima

Event: Webinar on mainstreaming gender equality in NDCs

On Tuesday18 February at 8:00 AM EST, the UNDP NDC Support Programme and FAO-UNDP “Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans” (NAP-Ag) ...

Bright lights: the leading role of cities in a climate-resilient future

As cities take center stage at the 10th World Urban Forum in Abu Dhabi, we must recognize the challenges they face but also seize the opportunities, i...

Using NAP-Ag knowledge products in adaptation project design

The NAP-Ag programme has developed a range of knowledge products that can be used at various steps during adaptation project design. This articles pro...

European Union ramps up support to Africa Adaptation Initiative with EUR 1 million grant

Climate change impacts threaten economic and development gains across Africa. To address the pressing needs of this crisis, the European Union has ann...

GNHC and UNDP sign GCF financed project ‘Supporting Climate Resilience and Transformational Changes in the Agriculture Sector in Bhutan’

The Gross National Happiness Commission (GNHC) and UNDP signed a project for which USD 25.3 million was approved by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) at it...

COP25: Discussing opportunities for improved land use management to achieve climate action

5 December 2019, Madrid, Spain – NAP-Ag partner countries as well as members of the global team got together at the climate change conference (COP25...

Forward-thinking adaptation

Innovative adaptation projects offer hope for climate-vulnerable communities around the world – but need urgent political and financial investment b...

Winners of GEF Challenge Program for Adaptation Innovation announced

New UNDP–Sweden partnership to strengthen country action on environment and climate change

Sweden and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have entered a US$40 million partnership over four years to strengthen work on environment ...

Alliance for Hydromet Development launched

Twelve international organizations providing assistance to developing countries came together at the UN Climate Change Conference today to launch the ...

UNDP and FAO partner on agriculture and land-use planning to support developing countries in accelerating ambition of climate actions

€20 million programme funded by Germany will boost agriculture sectors’ role in addressing climate change impacts and reaching targets for low-car...

Development institutions present digital guide to help African countries fast-track SDGs, Paris Agreement and AU’s Agenda 2063 implementation

Three leading development partners have presented a digital application at the COP 25 climate conference in Madrid to help African countries grappling...

Adaptation Fund Launches New Grant Programme to Foster Innovation of Adaptation Practices in Vulnerable Countries

The new programme will foster innovation in adaptation in developing countries, and will target a broad range of potential finance recipients, includi...

Gambian ministries discuss agricultural priorities for climate change adaptation

7 November, 2019, Banjul, The Gambia - In November, representatives from Gambian ministries gathered for the National Workshop on Integrating Agr...

US$43 million project to boost climate resilience for India’s coastal communities gets underway

Led by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and supported by the...

Somalia and UNDP launch new US$10 million project for pastoralist communities to access scarce water resources and adapt to climate-related droughts and floods

Somalia and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today launch a new US$10 million climate adaptation project to help rural communities secu...

Comoros archipelago launches climate-resilient water supply project

This new eight-year project aims to ensure access to drinking water for more than 450,000 inhabitants, 50% of whom are women. The project will strengt...

A deep dive into Urban Resilience

COP 25

The conference will take place under the Presidency of the Government of Chile and will be held with logistical support from the Government of Spain. ...

National Adaptation Plan for medium and long term climate change adaptation investment

Peer-to-peer exchange held on climate change adaptation metrics in agriculture and food security with LAC countries

In October 2019, Guatemala, Uruguay and Colombia came together for a productive exchange at the regional level on their progress towards the deve...

Uruguay launches National Adaptation Plan for the agricultural sector

23 September 2019, Uruguay - To cope with the impacts of climate change faced by the agriculture sector, Uruguay developed a new plan for climate...

Kenya celebrates successful climate change adaptation framework at closing of NAP-Ag project

10 September 2019, Nairobi, Kenya – Thirty stakeholders from Government ministries and departments, research institutions, universities, civil socie...

Adapting Now for a Resilient Future

Our climate is changing. We are already living with 1°C of warming and every week brings droughts, heat waves, floods and storms. Lives and livelihoo...

Côte d´Ivoire reaches milestone in adaptation planning

Learning to lead: Women take action for community-based disaster risk reduction in Cambodia

A pitstop on the road to climate resilience in Liberia

In March 2018 we connected with the Executive Director of Liberia’s Environmental Protection Agency – Mr. Nathaniel Blama – to discuss how...

Realizing the vision of the Paris Agreement: How UNDP is helping countries access the finance they need to address climate change

How are climate change and sustainable development interlinked? What are Nationally Determined Contributions? And how is UNDP supporting countries acr...

UNDP speaks with Deputy Minister of Environment for reflection on Armenia's NAP

August 2019 - UNDP catches up with the Deputy Minister of Environment - Ms. Irina Ghaplanyan - to hear her thoughts on the progress being made on...

Benin scales up preparations for climate change, advancing its National Adaptation Plan

Guinea and UNDP launch new adaptation project to prepare for climate change impacts

UNDP Cambodia and DanChurchAid extend drought preparedness efforts to Kampong Chhnang, Pursat and Battambang

Phnom Penh, 14 August 2019 – Having successfully set up drought info hubs in Kampot and Takeo earlier this year, UNDP Cambodia has ex...

Uganda develops NAP for the agricultural sector

18 June 2019, Entebbe, Uganda - With the launch of Uganda’s National Adaptation Plan for the Agriculture Sector in November 2018, the Ministry ...

Back to school: As the climate shifts, Cambodian farmers take up new training

Workshop to wrap up NAP-Ag support in Viet Nam held in Hanoi

4 June 2019, Hanoi, Viet Nam. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) hosted the closing workshop of the Integrating Agriculture...

Dial 1294: UNDP and People in Need expand early warning phone service in Cambodia

In Bangladesh, $33m to be invested in women and girls for climate adaptation and resilience

UNDP supported countries to receive $84.9m for climate action from the Green Climate Fund

The Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) 23rd Board Meeting today announced more than US$84.9 million towards United Nations Development Progra...

Green Climate Fund approves $25.3 million for climate-resilient agriculture in Bhutan

Green Climate Fund pours $18.6 million towards water resilience in the Marshall Islands

Green Climate Fund approves $22.4 million for climate-resilient infrastructure in Timor-Leste

Raising women up: UNDP and Action Aid Cambodia partner to empower women in climate action and disaster management

With the goal of realising safer, more climate-resilient, more equitable communities, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Cambodia has entered into...

Reducing risk, reaping resilience: Furnishing Cambodia’s farmers with the knowledge to adapt to climate change

Bhutan pursues climate resilience with National Adaptation Plan

Climate-ready: Monsoon Forums focus on elevating seasonal forecasting and preparedness in Cambodia

Strengthening collaboration among ASEAN members for climate adaptation

28-30 May 2019, Chiang Rai, Thailand – The Government of Thailand hosted the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Workshop on "Strengtheni...

Advancing on monitoring and evaluation for climate change adaptation in the Philippines

A four-day workshop was held on 23-26 April in Quezon City by the NAP-Ag programme, to address the needs for an integrated M&E framework and syste...

Exploring indicators to monitor and evaluate adaptation in Thailand’s agricultural sectors

Thailand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MoAC) hosted a workshop in Bangkok to enhance the technical capacity to monitor and evaluate (M...

The Caribbean region explores innovative approaches to climate adaptation, supported by the GEF, UN Environment and UNDP

Representatives of governments from the Caribbean region are attending a regional workshop on innovation and implementation of National Adaptation Pla...

Cambodia strives for ownership of their GCF-NAP process

Cambodia aims to lead the way in adaptation planning, through direct access to climate financing....

Adaptation planning in Tuvalu: Developing national ownership and building resilience

Tuvalu is a tiny least developed country (LDC) atoll of 26 kilometres square, with a total population of 11,000 living just two meters above sea level...

Philippines improving climate forecasting for farmers and fisherfolk

NAP Expo 2019: Raising adaptation ambitions by advancing NAPs

Over 300 adaptation planning delegates attended the 6th global NAP Expo. The five-day NAP Expo higlighted country progress on NAP development and prov...

Linking the global resilience agenda and national policies key to disaster risk reduction in Cambodia

The Cook Islands prepares for climate change

$10 million for vulnerable Bangladeshi small islands

The Adaptation Fund has approved a $10 million for Bangladesh aiming to enhance the resilience of vulnerable communities of small islands and riv...

Highlights from the Inception Workshop of Armenia's NAP project

February 13, 2019 - A UNDP-GCF project inception workshop took place in Ani hotel in Yerevan to present the main objectives and planned activities, as...

UNDP-supported project hands over 53 hydrological and meteorological stations to Cambodia, revolutionising climate and disaster preparedness

Mongolia achieves a milestone in National Adaptation Planning

The Government of Mongolia launches the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process to strengthen climate-resilient development, with support from the GCF ...

Coming to grips with water: How Bhutan is overcoming water challenges magnified by the onset of climate change

Despite all odds: climate resilient women in Sri Lanka

E-tutorial - Keeping the taps running in a changing climate

This e-tutorial introduces the concept of mainstreaming climate change adaptation into water resources. The effects of climate change are observed thr...

Bringing impact evaluation skills to Uganda’s district agricultural officers

24 October 2018, Kampala, Uganda – In order to increase resilience in the agriculture sectors, it is important to understand the impact of diff...

Laying the foundations for climate-sensitive budgeting and expenditure tracking in The Gambia

20 -21 February 2019 – A two day workshop takes place in Banjul, The Gambia, to establish a methodology for climate-sensitive budgeting and expendit...

UNDP Cambodia announces partnership with global climate experts of RIMES, advancing forecasting for the future

In a leap forward for grassroots and government preparedness for climate change in Cambodia, UNDP has forged a new partnership with the intergovernmen...

Lao PDR hosts major global funds in push for a climate-resilient, sustainable future

Reducing poverty, improving food security for farmers in Zambia

Landmark UNDP-backed initiative launched to strengthen climate-resilient food security and reduce poverty for 3 million smallholder farmers in Zambia&...

DRC launches National Adaptation Plan project to boost resilience, supported by GCF, UNDP

The Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development in the DRC, and the UN Development Programme, have launched a new Green Climate Fund (GCF)...

Cambodia, looking to the horizon, prepares for drought

Phnom Penh, 30 January 2019 – In an effort to reduce the impact of drought on two of Cambodia’s most at-risk provinces, Kampot and Takeo,&nbs...

Webinar Recordings - Addressing agricultural resilience in long term climate planning instruments

Recordings and Presentations - The landscape of climate planning instruments available to countries under the UNFCCC process includes National Adaptat...

Viet Nam, UNDP announce plan to build thousands of climate-resilient houses, regenerate mangrove forests in 2019

Ha Noi, 17 January 2019 – With support from the Green Climate Fund, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other pa...

UNDP Project Portal

This portal aims to facilitate increased transparency of UNDP-supported efforts to assist governments in accessing Green Climate Fund (GCF) fina...

Understanding cost-benefit analysis for adaptation options in Uganda

One of the key objectives of the joint FAO-UNDP Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans Programme (NAP-Ag) is to build technical capacity...

Bangladesh and UNDP to make transformational changes for women vulnerable to climate change

The Government of Bangladesh and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed an agreement at the Economic Relations Division (ER...

Experiences from Egypt in the process to formulate and implement the NAP

NAP-GSP met Saber Osman, Climate Change Adaptation Director at the Egyptian Environment Affairs Agency (EEAA) and discussed Egypt’s NAP progress as ...

COP24 side event: Finding common ground: Linking cities NAPs and the NDCs

A COP24 side event was convened by UNDP and UN-Habitat entitled Finding Common Ground: Linking Cities, NAPs and the NDCs....

UNDP: ‘Climate change is pushing Africa to a tipping point, threatening economic and development gains’

UNDP launches report at Poland climate talks calling on nations and world leaders to accelerate and mainstream climate actions across Africa to meet P...

Leaving no-one behind: Including a billion people to adapt to climate change

UNDP and partners under the UN Climate Resilience Initiative A2R are developing a multi-country project focused on the needs of persons with disabilit...

COP24 side event: Scaling up adaptation - promoting synergies between NDCs & NAPs

A side event entitled ‘Scaling up adaptation – promoting synergies between NDCs and NAPs’ was convened at the NDC Pavilion by the GEF funded joi...

Press Release: Immediate action is needed to step up climate adaptation in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Why planning for adaptation is important to Europe and Central Asia

In Europe and Central Asia climate change threatens to unravel the development advancements attained throughout the last quarter of the century. Count...

Our planet’s agricultural moonshot

UNDP-FAO - Transforming how we farm and how we think about agriculture, food systems and climate change is key to keeping temperature rises below 2 de...

Government and United Nations in Uganda launch new strategic framework to tackle climate change in the agriculture sector

Women are key to the resilience of our people and our planet

Creative gender-responsive climate and environment actions key to achieving Paris Agreement Goals ...

COP24

UNDP will host a number of side events on Climate Change Adaptation at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP24). Events will focus on ever...

To protect billion-dollar tourism industry, Mauritius and Seychelles to restore their coral reefs with new US$10 million grant from Adaptation Fund

The Governments of Mauritius and Seychelles, two small island developing states off the coast of Africa, have accessed a new US$10 million grant from ...

UNDP and People in Need continue collaboration to realise a weather-ready climate-smart Cambodia

Phnom Penh, November 26 2018 – Under an ongoing collaboration between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and NGO&n...

Nepal and UN Environment launch GCF-NAP project

Government of Nepal and UN Environment launches National Adaptation Plan (NAP) to build institutional capacity to deal with adverse impacts of climate...

UNDP and Save the Children join hands to advance school safety and disaster preparedness in Cambodia

Phnom Penh, 22 November 2018 - In a bid to increase school safety in Cambodia’s most vulnerable communities, UNDP and Save the Children have joined ...

Monitoring and evaluating climate change adaptation in the Colombia’s agricultural sector

Colombia’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR in Spanish) hosted a seminar in Bogotá, Colombia, October 3 and 4 to address t...

Delivering toward Paris by empowering nations

Direct Access Entities in Colombia, Fiji, Kenya and the Philippines accredited to the Green Climate Fund with support from innovative joint agency GCF...

Kenya launches 10-year Climate Smart Agriculture Implementation Framework

The Government of Kenya in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Development Pro...

Scaling up climate action: Fresh compact between UNDP and private sector partners to accelerate data and information solutions

November 5 2018, Bangkok – In a bid to scale up climate action with the private sector, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has ini...

Building better climate actions

In a unique partnership, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is connecting experts on coastal and river management from Deltares, a Dutch ...

Wicked solutions for wicked problems

Climate data and information, open-source solutions, human-inspired design and connected systems-wide approach will be key to tackling the wicked prob...

Connecting adaptation planning with resilience and the Sustainable Development Goals in Latin America

The economic impacts of climate change on developing countries continues to grow each year. Much of these economic losses could be mitigated by incorp...

Uruguay’s cities make headway towards sustainability through adaptation planning

The National Adaptation Plan for Cities and Local Governments project (NAP-Cities) presented on progress and anticipated challenges for the next few m...

Green Climate Fund approves US$43 million for UNDP-supported project to boost climate resilience for millions living in India’s coastal communities

India takes bold steps to achieve Paris Goals with new project that will build climate-resilient livelihoods for 1.7 million people, offset 3.5 millio...

New climate resilient water project will ensure reliable water supplies for 450,000 people in Comoros

‘Children will have water to drink, farmers can grow successful crops and feed their families, and we can adapt our economy and our society to the c...

APAN Forum 2018: Experts Gather to Foster Learning to ‘Enable Resilience for All’

Over 1,000 delegates are meeting in Manila to discuss adapting to the worst impacts of climate change. Recent global warming assessment pred...

Launch of two adaptation projects to advance Niger NAP

Two new climate change adaptation projects are being launched, which will be instrumental in advancing Niger’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) proces...

Transforming agriculture in Africa is key to a more peaceful world

Celebrity chefs the Roca Brothers: ‘In order to get there, the people of Africa are transforming the way they view farming, the way they view the en...

Reframing development goals to catalyze climate finance

To expand the impact of GCF-funding and empower locally driven climate actions, a pioneering collaboration between the Government of Germany, th...

Climate risk-informed governance in Fiji

NAP-GSP connects with Mr. Manasa Ralwa Tagicakibau, former Divisional Commissioner for Western Fiji, to learn more about building risk-informed govern...

UNDP-supported National Adaptation Plan project benefits from US$2.5 million GCF grant

Lao PDR and UN Environment launch development of GEF project proposal to advance NAP process

UNDP-supported project in Bosnia and Herzegovina leverages US$17.3 million grant from Green Climate Fund to reach goals outlined in Paris Agreement and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

The Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina launched a new climate change project this week to offset over 2 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions and...

Linking technology and community early warning: UNDP and People in Need to extend disaster early warning for Koh Kong and Sihanoukville communities

In Cambodia’s Koh Kong and Sihanoukville Provinces, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and NGO People in Need are preparing to extend an ...

UNDP welcomes commitments of a coalition of non-state and state actors to reduce deforestation in Ecuador

At the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS), leaders from all sectors of society gathered to demonstrate how they are taking ambition to the next level...

Funding Requests to the Adaptation Fund Hit Record High of US$ 264 Million

A record high amount of funding of US$264 million was requested by implementing entities under the call for proposals to be considered at the 32nd mee...

Africa Adaptation Initiative: A Response to Africa Biggest Challenge

The first Africa Adaptation Initiative (AAI) Partners Roundtable Meeting will take place on Monday 24 September 2018, from 10.30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. i...

Statement by Pratibha Mehta at GCF Dialogue

Statement by Dr. Pratibha Mehta, UN Resident Coordinator in Tajikistan at the GCF Structured Dialogue with Eastern Europe and Central Asia...

Tonga launches new 10-year integrated climate change and disaster management plan

Tonga has launched its revised Joint National Action Plan on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management. Also referred to as ‘JNAP2’, the plan pl...

UN Secretary-General’s climate address

'I commit myself, and the entire United Nations, to this effort. We will support all leaders who rise to the challenge I have outlined today.' Antóni...

Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week galvanizes climate action

This year’s Latin American and Caribbean Climate Week (LACCW), hosted in Uruguay from August 20 to 23, pushed global ambitions to address climate ch...

Benin adopts national legislation on climate change

Liberia set to launch National Policy and Response Strategy on Climate Change

The event will be attended by high level policy makers and representatives from government entities, partners, representatives of the donor community,...

Government of Uruguay launches new project to boost resilience of cities and reach targets outlined in Paris Agreement

The “Integrating adaptation into cities, infrastructure and local planning in Uruguay Project” (NAP-Cities) was launched May 24, 2018 under the le...

Supporting low-carbon, climate-resilient development in the Arab States

Adriana Dinu: 'The Arab region is full of potential. Over the past decades, the region has increased electricity production from renewable resources s...

Climate risks threaten to derail development gains, cause spike in eco-migrants and undermine efforts to end poverty and hunger in the Arab Region

Climate risks threaten development gains in the Arab Region and will undermine efforts to end poverty and hunger by 2030, according to a new report la...

Sierra Leone launches US$10 million coastal resilience project with support from United Nations Development Programme

GEF-financed project will promote climate-resilient livelihoods for 116,000 people and restore 500 hectares of mangroves...

Liberia’s President Weah launches new coastal resilience project with support from UNDP

Delivering on Liberia’s goals to end poverty and ensure low-carbon climate-resilient development, new GEF-financed project will improve management o...

Pakistan launches $37 million UNDP-supported project to protect 30 million people from dangerous glacial lake outburst floods and other climate change impacts

The Government of Pakistan and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched a new US$37 million project that will benefit more than 30 mi...

Liberia ratifies Paris Agreement on climate change in ‘milestone achievement’ to foster low-carbon climate-resilient development

The National Legislature of Liberia ratified the Paris Agreement on climate change this June with support from the United Nations Development Programm...

Ciudades sostenibles: más integradas, adaptadas y resilientes al cambio climático

El jueves 24 de mayo se realizó el lanzamiento del Plan Nacional de Adaptación al Cambio Climático en ciudades e infraestructuras (NAP Ciudades), l...

Farmers and fishers benefiting from digitized weather data in Malawi

The Malawi Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (DCCMS), with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). has ...

LDCs gather to advance the operationalisation of the Paris Agreement ahead of COP24

The Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are collaborating to confront the worst effects of climate change. Under the leadership of Mr. Gebru Jember Endal...

Talking about challenges and opportunities for adaptation to climate change in four regions of Colombia

Using the Three Horizons Methodology for innovation, joint FAO-UNDP Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans Programme (NAP-Ag) facilitate...

Knowledge is everything when it comes to early warning

Cambodia’s climate change preparedness boosted with new collaboration between the UN Development Programme, Government and SEVIR-Mekong...

Fred Kossam: In memoriam

Fred Kossam was a dynamic and dedicated advocate for climate change adaptation. We mourn the unexpected and tragic loss of a committed and courageous ...

The bedrocks of peace and prosperity

Somalia connects disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and sustainable development to reach 2030 Agenda and Paris Goals ...

Malawi's farmers watch climate change

News on how farmers in Malawi have been protected by checking how far river waters have risen, indicated by a guage planted in the middle of the river...

Bringing adaptation into the Francophone Cluster of the Partnership for Transparency in the Paris Agreement

In late May, in Douala, Cameroon, a three-day workshop on “How to measure, monitor, evaluate and report on the progress in implementing climate...

NAP-Ag in Uruguay supports development of loss and damage estimation protocol

Uruguay´s NAP–Ag project is providing support to develop a systematic protocol for estimations of loss and damage in agriculture due to climat...

Linking gender and climate experts for adaptation planning in The Gambia

In order to raise awareness on the gender dimensions of adaptation among key actors in The Gambia, the NAP-Ag programme organized a 2-day workshop in ...

Zambia is stepping up efforts for a climate-resilient future

Two back-to-back workshops took place in Lusaka between 21 - 23 May, to convene representatives from line Ministries, relevant sectors and institution...

Climate scenarios through Statistical Downscaling for Uruguay

News about results of “Climate scenarios through Statistical Downscaling for Uruguay” study, based on new Modelling System for Agricultu...

UNDP supporting Indonesia in drive for climate-resilient farming communities

The UN Development Programme is now supporting Indonesia to help acutely vulnerable farmers in Nusa Tenggara Timur to adapt. ...

Connecting people with planning in Uruguay

Advancing climate resilience in the Pacific

The impact of climate change reaches all aspects of human life in the Pacific. Policymakers must select the priority adaptation actions from many opti...

Innovative and integrated approaches to agriculture adaptation planning

New reports from the FAO-UNDP NAP-Ag Programme highlight the role of gender, capacity assessments, cost-benefit analysis, impact evaluation, and monit...

Tapping GCF readiness funding for national adaptation plans

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) plays a crucial role in channeling new financial resources to tackle the pressing adaptation needs of developing countrie...

New UNFCCC report highlights the state of play on NAPs

The UNFCCC has released a synthesis report on ‘Progress, experience, best practices, lessons learned, gaps, needs and support provided and received ...

Pioneering Masters Programme in Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability launched in Somalia

30 students receive scholarships to programme. The University of Amoud, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and with ...

Nations rally to protect global environment

Countries pledge US$4.1 billion to the Global Environment Facility. Close to 30 countries have jointly pledged US$4.1 billion to the Global Environmen...

NAP Expo 2018 delivers vibrant exchange on climate change adaptation planning

The global NAP Expo 2018 offered three days of rich and vibrant exchanges on climate change adaptation planning, delivering on its aim to support ...

Principles in Practice: Integrating Adaptation into Long-term Strategies

Integrating climate change adaptation into long-term planning is key to securing social and economic development, as the impacts of climate change are...

NAP Expo 2018: Advancing National Adaptation Plans

Leaders and policymakers are gathering in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt to share experiences and to advance their National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes...

Planning for Paris

Through improved climate change adaptation planning, countries across the world trigger climate actions to reach the goals outlined in the Paris Agree...

NAP-GSP publications: lessons learned in adaptation planning

NAP-GSP has published a series of country briefings under the general series title of 'NAPs in focus: lessons from countries'. The series covers ...

Government of Liberia launches project to prioritize climate governance through improved National Adaptation Plans

Africa’s first Green Climate Fund-financed project to support National Adaptation Plans was launched in Liberia earlier this month. The National Ada...

Supporting ‘all-inclusive nation-building’ in the Gambia

In an effort to prepare its agricultural sector for the impacts of climate change and support low-carbon, climate-resilient development, the Governmen...

Building effective climate governance in Liberia

UNDP connects with the Executive Director of Liberia’s Environmental Protection Agency to explore new steps in building climate resilient developmen...

Supporting climate resilient agriculture in Benin

Government of Benin launches GEF-financed 'Sustainable Livelihoods' project with support from UNDP. Climate change has negative impacts on food securi...

Webinar: Ecosystem-based Adaptation and National Adaptation Planning: Opportunities for the Agricultural Sectors

Presentations and recordings now available. The Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans webinar on Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) and N...

United Nations led partnership together with the Green Climate Fund to support nearly 1 million farmers in Zambia

US$137 million, 7-year project supported through UNDP in partnership with FAO and WFP works toward global goals for food security and poverty reductio...

New early warning system project in Georgia provides increased protection for 1.7 million people from the heightened risks of climate change

The Green Climate Fund approved a new project that will scale up early warning systems and the use of climate information in Georgia, enhancing resili...

Bangladesh to empower women and girls in the face of increasing climate impacts

The world's largest multilateral fund for climate change action, the Green Climate Fund, has approved almost US$25 million in grant funding in support...

Storm-proof housing increases the resilience of vulnerable coastal communities to climate change in Viet Nam

The Viet Nam Disaster Management Authority (VNDMA), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)...

Improved national financial monitoring systems will increase accountability of climate change spending

New UNDP, GFLAC study highlights a gap in finance for climate change adaptation and innovative ways to foster transparency. 'Climate finance data is k...

We need an Olympic effort on climate change

The Olympics offers us a time of hope, a time for mutual understanding, a time for goodwill and peace. But as all eyes turn toward PyeongChang for the...

Improving impact evaluation to foster climate resilient development in Zambia

Joint FAO-UNDP Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans Programme provides advanced training on evaluation techniques and tools to improve...

Toolkit - National Adaptation Plans: Building Climate Resilience in Agriculture

Connect with the videos, lecture notes and ongoing conversations from the massive open online course on National Adaptation Plans: Building Climate Re...

Gobeshona: Cultivating ‘South-South’ peer-to-peer exchange to build adaptive capacity

Promoting an abundance of expertise and research on climate change adaptation in Bangladesh, the Gobeshona Conference, held in Dhaka in January 2018, ...

National Adaptation Plans under the UNFCCC Process - Webinar

SLYCAN Trust hosted a webinar on December 18 to engage in a discussion on matters pertaining to National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and the processes und...

Rural women talk about gender, climate change and climate variability in Uruguay

Learning about climate change adaptation in agricultural high schools in Uruguay

13 November 2017 - Recognizing the key role of youth in adaptation to climate change the joint FAO-UNDP Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation...

Colombia workshop shares tools and methods to integrate gender approach into adaptation planning for agricultural sectors

A workshop was held in Bogota, Colombia, from 30 November to 1 December to begin the process of incorporating gender analysis into national adaptation...

Agriculture takes a leap forward at Bonn Climate Talks

UNDP-FAO Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans (NAP-Ag) Programme highlights need for sectoral adaptation planning. The signature decis...

If we fail to plan to adapt to climate change, then we are planning to fail as a country

The winner of the Building Resilience in Agriculture blogging challenge lays out possible solutions to address climate change and looming food insecur...

The United Nations Development Programme and GEF support Benin in strengthening resilience to climate risks

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) signed today with the Government of Benin, through the Ministry of Planning and Development, a project d...

Le PNUD et le FEM appuient le Bénin à renforcer la Résilience des populations face aux risques climatiques

Le Programme des Nations Unies pour le développement (PNUD) a signé ce jour avec le Gouvernement du Bénin à travers le Ministère du Plan et du D�...

Sri Lankan civil society poised to support Green Climate Fund project in the Dry Zone

Galgamuwa, December 8, 2017 – Four leading Sri Lankan civil society organizations have been inducted as partners in the newly-launched Green Climate...

Afghanistan launches US$71 million initiative to prepare rural communities for climate change

The Government of Afghanistan, with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Least Developed Countries Fund, has launche...

Introducing the NAP-Ag Project in Guatemala

Guatemala presented the Integrating Agriculture in the National Adaptation Plans project (NAP-Ag) on 30 November 2017 in Guatemala City. Under the Min...

Understanding the costs and benefits of climate change adaptation in Thailand

In partnership with the Royal Thai Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC) and its Royal Irrigation Department (RID), UNDP and GiZ organized a...

Presentan Proyecto NAP-Agricultura en Guatemala

La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) en conjunto con el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarr...

Participant Testimonials: Economics of Climate Change Adaptation Programme in Asia and the Pacific

NAP-Ag Webinar: Tracking domestic climate finance flows in developing countries: lessons and challenges

In this webinar, experts from the Latin American and Caribbean Climate Finance Group (GFLAC), UNDP and the National Planning Department of Colombia, s...

Government of Uganda and UNDP launch implementation of a $44.26 million project to restore wetlands and build community resilience

The Green Climate Fund-financed project will restore degraded wetlands, improve ecosystems, and strengthen climate information and early warning...

UNDP-Green Climate Fund project to benefit coastal communities vulnerable to climate-related impacts in Viet Nam

Implementation of Viet Nam’s first project funded by the Green Climate Fund, 'Improving resilience of vulnerable coastal communities to climate chan...

Data philanthropy will drive climate resilient development

At a high-level side event at this year’s UN Climate Talks in Bonn, leaders from private sector data companies joined with United Nations representa...

Building climate resilient food systems

Joint FAO-UNDP Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans Programme supports global vision for food security, safeguarding livelihoods and c...

Empowering women to lead the way on climate change

'As world leaders meet for climate talks this week in Bonn, at the UN Climate Change Conference, they should embrace the tenacity, spirit and energy o...

Cost-benefit analysis for climate change adaptation in agriculture in Zambia

Seventy-eight kilometres north of Lusaka, in the peaceful countryside of Chisamba, 20 officers and field technical staff from several Ministries (Agri...

Adapting to climate impacts in Thailand’s agricultural sector – What to do first?

Which climate risks and impacts threaten crop productivity the most? What capacities are most pivotal to strengthen among farmers and other sector sta...

Embracing uncertainty while planning for resilience

UNDP, UN Environment and UNITAR highlight the pivotal role of National Adaptation Plans in turning the Paris Agreement into action. Uncertainty plague...

Shelter from the Storm: Why flood and storm resilient housing is key to sustainable development in Viet Nam

Resident Representative Gerald Daly's opening remarks during the launch of the UNDP- GEF-LDCF Project

‘Protect landscapes to protect everything’: Bhutan announces national push for climate resiliency and conservation

11 November 2017, Thimphu: As COP23 international climate talks continue in Bonn, Bhutan has launched a ground-brea...

Mauritius accelerates towards a low-carbon economy with the launch of US$ 191 million project

The Republic of Mauritius has launched a US$191 million project supported by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the United Nations Development Programme...

The Whole of Islands Approach

Governments of Australia and New Zealand connect with UNDP and Small Island Developing States to build next-generation climate resilience projectsBy P...

Partnering for the health of people and planet

Climate change has far-reaching impacts on human health and well-being. Changing temperature and rainfall patterns impact crop yield, food and w...

Nepal - Integrating gender in climate risk assessment and adaptation planning

A three-day workshop on integrating gender in climate risk assessment and adaptation planning at the local level was held in Kathmandu, Nepal this Oct...

COP23 - Plan, access and deliver

UNDP will host a number of side events on climate change adaptation at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23). Events will focus on ever...

Samoa kicks off climate adaptation project to benefit 1 in 3 citizens facing flood risk

In the lead up to COP climate talks in Bonn, the launch of a Green Climate Fund-financed US$65 million project signals strong global support for clima...

Enhancing the integration of gender into Zambia’s climate change responses

Real-time weather forecasts are helping Zambian women farmers win their battle against the impact of climate change

The UNDP-supported Climate Information and Early Warning Systems Project is working with the Zambian government through the Meteorological D...

African developing countries gather to advance their climate change adaptation planning

Delegates from developing countries in Africa attended a NAP-GSP Regional Training Workshop to support their medium-to long term climate change adapta...

NAP-Ag Webinar: Tracking domestic climate finance flows in developing countries: lessons and challenges

In this webinar, experts from the Latin American and Caribbean Climate Finance Group (GFLAC), UNDP and the National Planning Department of Colombia, w...

Intégration de l’adaptation dans la planification de développement

Quel est le processus de formulation et de mise en œuvre du Plan national d'adaptation (PAN)? Comment peut-il être utilisé pour réduire la vulnér...

Disaster risk reduction and sustainable development, two sides of the same coin

Climate-driven extreme weather events are on the rise and often impacting vulnerable communities least equipped to deal with them. On Internation...

Bosnia-Herzegovina to ‘Scale-up Investment in Low-Carbon Buildings’ with new US$17.3 million Green Climate Fund grant

A climate project that will offset over 2 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions and create more than 5,000 new jobs in Bosnia-Herzegovina through �...

New climate project to support 3 million Malawians

The Government of Malawi, through the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) and with support from the United Nations Development Programme...

Fondo Verde del Clima aprueba proyecto para fortalecer prácticas de gestión del agua en Colombia

El Fondo Verde del Clima (GCF) aprobó el proyecto ¨Escalando prácticas de gestión del agua resilientes al clima para las comunidades vulnerables d...

Green Climate Fund approves project to strengthen climate-resilient water management practices for vulnerable communities in Colombia

The project's actions are aimed at benefiting more than 400,000 people who will participate in strengthening water management, early warning systems a...

GCF approves US$31.4 million for a UNDP-supported project to Enhance Climate Change Adaptation in the North Coast and Nile Delta Regions in Egypt

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) in its 18th Board Meeting in Cairo last week approved a United Nations Development Programme-supported (UNDP) projec...

Bringing Nature Back: Promoting resilient rural infrastructure in Northern Viet Nam

A Recipe to End Hunger: Food Policies that Adapt to Climate Change

By Joan, Josep and Jordi Roca, UNDP Goodwill AmbassadorsIn our age of conspicuous consumption and excess, it frightens us to know that one out of nine...

Integrating climate change adaptation in development planning in Morocco

What is the process to formulate and implement National Adaptation Plans (NAPs)? How can it be used to reduce Morocco’s vulnerability to climate cha...

Women play a central role in achieving zero hunger and protecting our planet

UNDP highlights success stories in gender-responsive climate resilienceWomen will play an essential role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goal...

NAP-Ag Webinar - Integrating Climate Change Risks into Planning and Budgeting

Presentations & recordings now available. The NAP-Ag Webinar on Integrating Climate Change Risks into Planning and Budgeting provided an over...

El PNUD y la FAO se unen para lanzar un nuevo curso en línea sobre cambio climático y agricultura

La inscripción abre hoy para el Curso online masivo abierto (MOOC) de las Naciones Unidas sobre “Planes Nacionales de Adaptación: Fortalecimi...

Le PNUD et la FAO se joignent pour lancer un nouveau cours en ligne sur le changement climatique et l'agriculture

L'inscription pour le MOOC de six semaines sur les «Plans nationaux d'adaptation: Construire la résilience climatique dans l'agriculture» s'ouvre a...

Asian countries meet to focus on climate change adaptation and water resources

13-16 September 2017 - NAP Workshop for Asia on 'Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Water Resources', was held in Seoul. Asia is the wo...

UNDP and FAO join to launch a new online course on climate change and agriculture

Register today for the six-week “National Adaptation Plans: Building Climate Resilience in Agriculture” MOOC presented by UNDP and FAO in partners...

Inception Workshop of the Climate Resilient Integrated Water Management Project held in Colombo

Strengthening the resilience of smallholder farmers in the dry zone of Sri Lanka project to improve health, well-being, food and water security for 77...

NAP Expo Asia 2017

With the goal to build climate change resilience in Asia, representatives from more than 20 countries are now gathering in Seoul, South Korea. This la...

Nepal developing proposal for Green Climate Fund, addressing risks related to melting glaciers

September 2017, Asia Pacific – Nepal is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change. A project to safeguard lives and live...

A happy place once more

Addressing climate change and flood risks in Georgia with early warning systems For the more than 200,000 people living and working in Georgia’s Rio...

Tuvalu’s climate resilience shored up with launch of US$38.9 million adaptation project

First Green Climate Fund-financed project to launch in the Pacific will focus on reducing coastal vulnerability and building Tuvalu’s long-term capa...

Valuing climate change impacts in Viet Nam

Celebrating resilience during World Water Week

Water is the essential ingredient of life. But changes in the climate are putting water at risk – on the farm, in the home, on the coast, thro...

Samoan villagers receive grants for locally-driven climate adaptation initiatives

The Government of Samoa, through its Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment, along with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has awa...

Government of Uganda and UNDP sign financing agreement for new climate fund to restore wetlands and build community resilience

The Government of Uganda and UNDP signed a financing agreement for the Green Climate Fund (GCF) project to restore degraded wetlands, improve ecosyste...

Colombia | FAO, UNDP and Ministry of Agriculture launch Alliance to update the National Strategy for Adaptation of Climate Change in the agricultural sector

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MADR), in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and th...

Celebrating 10 years with the Adaptation Fund

Since its inception, the Adaptation Fund has provided critical support for climate resilient development strategies across the globe. Working through ...

Economics of Climate Change Adaptation Training, Pathum Thani, Thailand

Transformative water project in the Maldives takes off with support from UNDP and the Green Climate Fund

A UNDP-supported project set to transform water security in the outer islands of the Maldives has moved one step closer to implementation this past we...

Lebanon advances its National Adaptation Plan process

Plan to include clear economic benefits with a focus on water, agriculture, gender equality and capacity buildingLebanon kicked off its National Adapt...

Uganda and Zambia acquire tools to identify adaptation options and mainstream gender into climate change adaptation policies

Uganda and Zambia are carrying out activities to better assess adaptation options through cost-benefit analysis and impact evaluation exercises, as pa...

Workshop supports national plan to tackle climate change in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea (PNG) has taken its first step towards developing a National Adaptation Plan to outline the country’s strategy for adapting to the ...

NAP-Ag Webinar Session Recordings: The Role of Climate Information Services in Adaptation Planning for Agriculture

Presentations and session recordings from the NAP-Ag webinar on The Role of Climate Information Services in Adaptation Planning for Agriculture are no...

Adaptation dialogues - Family farmers address adaptation in Uruguay

Improving climate information in Africa

UNDP, through its Multi Country Programme on Climate Information for Resilient Development in Africa (CIRDA), provides high-level technical support to...

Liberia receives first installment of US$2.2 million GCF grant for climate adaptation

The Government of Liberia has recently received USD 805,000 as part of a USD 2.2 million Green Climate Fund grant to support its national climate adap...

Government of Tuvalu launches new coastal protection project to bolster resilience to climate change

With an average elevation of only 1.83 meters, Tuvalu is distinctly vulnerable to rising sea levels and intensifying tropical storms exacerbated by cl...

Urban resilience

Connecting cities, vertical integration and sustainable finance in National Adaptation Plans. Cities are a lynch pin in National Adaptation Plans, sus...

UNDP ramps up support for National Adaptation Plans

Over 40 nations worldwide leveraging UNDP support for climate resilience plansEfforts are underway worldwide to create improved planning for climate c...

The power of climate information in agriculture

Agriculture sector decision makers identify best practices for boosting resilience through peer-to-peer exchange in Philippines. Peer-to-peer exchange...

UNDP head welcomes flow of GCF funds to the Maldives

Achim Steiner, United Nations Development Programme Administrator, said the Maldives will benefit from the current transfer of GCF funds to an adaptat...

Uniting theory and action: Asia Pacific Economics of Climate Change Adaptation programme relaunches

With the first rollout a great success, the Economics of Climate Change Adaptation (ECCA) regional training programme will relaunch this month, provid...

Pacific Dialogue in Samoa initiates further steps towards critical climate change risk insurance for the region

NAP-Ag Webinar - Addressing agriculture, forestry and fisheries in National Adaptation Plans

Session Recordings and PowerPoints Now Available. The NAP-Ag Webinar on 'Addressing agriculture, forestry and fisheries in National Adaptation Plans' ...

Pacific Regional Dialogue on Financial Management of Climate Risks

Forum brings together Pacific nations exposed to rising sea levels and intensifying extreme weather events to discuss risk mitigation and the creation...

Two Additional Projects Approved for St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Building climate resilience from the grassroots up

The Haiyang City Government, UNDP, and other actors will conduct a global exchange of best practices between local and urban governments on common cha...

NAP-Ag Webinar

Addressing Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in National Adaptation PlansThe webinar aims to provide participants with insight on climate change ada...

Benin drives forward the integration of climate change into development plans

Benin is experiencing significant climate change impacts in the agriculture and forestry sectors, which are expected to be compounded by a potential r...

From silos to synergies

Forging partnerships to catalyse synergies between adaptation, mitigation and SDG plansBuilding resiliency to the effects of climate change and transf...

LDCs prepare for critical climate negotiations with the support of UNDP and Norway

The Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group Strategy Meeting 2017 was held from 19-21 April 2017 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in collaboration with the Uni...

New guidelines help member states achieve their climate pledges

FAO has developed supplementary guidelines to the UNFCCC NAP Guidelines for "Addressing Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in National Adaptation Pla...

Towards a climate resilient future in the water sector: Government of Maldives signs project document with UNDP

Project will deliver safe and secure freshwater to 105,000 people in the islands of Maldives in the face of climate change-induced water shortagesThe ...

Spearheading adaptation dialogue in Uruguay: The dairy system

The Uruguay Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans (NAP-AG) Team organized the first in a series of Adaptation Dialogues. The...

Oceans of fortune, oceans of peril

Climate change on Africa’s west coastOn Africa’s West Coast, the ocean is everything. For thousands of years, its bounty has provided food for fam...

How profitable is adaptation to climate change?

Assessing drought and flood-resistant rice seed in Lao PDRAs climate change impacts unfold and its effects intensify, investing in adaptation strategi...

Government of Papua New Guinea and UNDP come together to build climate change resilience

Enhanced Weather and Climate Information Essential Building Block In a world facing warming of 2-3 degrees Celsius, Pacific nations with intersecting ...

Tonga moves closer to Second Joint National Action Plan For Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management

The government of Tonga, with support from the United Nations Development Programme-UN Environment National Adaptation Plan Global Support Programme (...

Connecting Uganda policymakers for gender-responsive climate change adaptation

Ecuador: Inicia el proceso para la construcción de su Plan Nacional de Adaptación

Ecuador begins formulation of its National Adaptation Plan

Ecuador, a nation known for its biological and cultural diversity and for its varying climatic zones, finds itself at a crossroads, where effective pl...

UNDP and Government of Tonga conduct community consultations in support of coastal resilience project

Building a better understanding of how climate change will impact Uruguay’s agriculture sectors

The Uruguay Integrating Agriculture into National Adaptation Plans (NAP-Ag) Team organized and hosted the first in series of three training workshops ...

Middle East and North African governments have identified common needs to boost climate change adaptation and resilience

Government delegations from 13 Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries have met to address long–term climate change challenges and to cons...

A debut cookbook of climate-resilient recipes

UNDP recently launched a new cookbook that explores how climate change is affecting food security in developing countries and how communities are adap...

NAP-AG Webinar - Effective individual and institutional capacity development approaches to address the agriculture sectors in NAPs

Presentations Now Available! Connect with the recordings and powerpoints from this webinar presented by UNDP and FAO, together with UNITAR, which expl...

Central American countries, Cuba and the Dominican Republic share experiences in climate change adaptation planning

Regional training workshop took place in Panama City from 8 to 10 February 2017....

Building Institutional Capacity in Thailand to Design and Implement Climate Programs

Empowering local communities is key to advancing the NAP process in Guinea-Bissau

With the goal of supporting the government to build a roadmap for Guinea-Bissau’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP), the joint United Nations Developme...

UNDP ramps up support to vulnerable Pacific Islands with financial and technical assistance from New Zealand

The Government of New Zealand is collaborating with the United Nations Development Programme to design and secure financing from the Green Climate Fun...

Connecting to build a National Adaptation Plan roadmap in Mozambique

As Tropical Cyclone Dineo battered the coastline of Mozambique in February 2017, the potential effects of increasingly frequent and severe storms were...

Building a resilient energy future in Benin

With funding from the Global Environment Facility Least Developed Countries Fund (GEF-LDCF) and support from the United Nations Development Programme ...

Technical assessments underpin the success of ecosystem-based adaptation

UNDP Mobilizes Coalition to Support Next-Generation Climate Projects in Tonga

Working in close collaboration, the Government of Tonga, the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), technical experts at r...

Strengthening the adaptation and resilience of rural communities facing climate change in Madagascar

In order to reduce the vulnerability of populations in Madagascar facing the adverse effects of climate change and severe weather events, the UNDP lau...

Training-Workshop to Develop Concept Notes of Indigenous Peoples for the Green Climate Fund for Community-Based Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

New presentations and final report now available. This three-day training provided guidance on developing concept notes of indigenous peoples for the ...

Like clockwork: Creating transformational action for the climate

Have you ever seen the inner workings of a mechanical watch? It’s really quite remarkable – a masterpiece of an inter-locking mainspring, gear tra...

Newsletter subscription and archive

The 30th edition of the UNDP Climate Change Adaptation Bulletin is out. Check out the latest news, training and resources and join the over 15,000 peo...

Building capacity to advance National Adaptation Plan In Viet Nam

This two-day workshop supported the Government of Viet Nam in building the necessary capacity to advance its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process. T...

Building National Capacity to Prepare Projects on Climate Change Adaptation

This workshop aims to develop skills among project proponents that are essential for engaging in or supervising the preparation of a bankable climate ...

2016 ADA/UNDP Moldova Project Photobook

The project "Supporting Moldova’s National Climate Change Adaptation Planning Process" is funded by the Austrian Development Cooperation Agency (ADC...

Ancient wisdom for a water-secure future

Over 2,000 years ago, Sri Lanka, a tiny country near the southern tip of India, flourished into one of the finest hydraulic civilizations of the world...

Building a value proposition for climate and weather services

By Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, Alan Miller, and Robert K. Rutaagi Climate change, including extreme weather events compounded by ineffective risk manageme...

Webinar: Mainstreaming Gender in Adaptation Planning for the Agriculture Sectors

UNDP aims to engage a wider audience on important issues the concern the world. The webinar, which is presented here, looks at ways in which gender ca...

Webinar Series: Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans

The NAP-Ag Programme is pleased to announce a series of webinars that will address technical topics related to the integration of the agriculture sect...

NAP and Cost Benefit Analysis training for Tonga

Zambia introduces programme to integrate agriculture into national adaptation planning

UNDP Organizes Activity to Present Impact Assessment Strategy in Uruguay

COP22 - Focus on National Adaptation Plans (NAPs)

National Adaptation Plans featured strongly at COP22, and decisions were taken regarding the process to formulate and implement NAPs. In addition, the...

Advancing NAPs at country level

NAP-GSP is undertaking targetted support for climate change national adaptation planning processes. Strides have been made in advancing the NAP proces...

Senior Negotiators Seminar: “Refining Our Negotiation Skills”

The second Senior Negotiators Seminar: “Refining Our Negotiation Skills” took place in Bangkok, led by UNDP, UN Environment and UNITAR. LDC repres...

GCF approves first fast-track NAP grants for Liberia and Nepal

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has announced the approval of its first grants in support of NAPs under a new and expedited procedure....

Launch of joint UNDP/UNEP NAP-GSP expanded support to LDCs

During COP22, the NAP-GSP launched its new expanded support to LDCs through a meeting to share what has been delivered by the NAP-GSP program during i...

Latin-American countries meet to address NAPs

Representatives of 11 Latin-American countries met in Bogota, Colombia, to discuss and share their ongoing experiences in the development and implemen...

From Plans to Actions: Fostering Climate Action in the Agricultural Sectors Through National Adaptation Plans (NAPs)

8 NOV 2016, Marrakech, Morocco - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) hosted a side event d...

COP 22 Side Event Information

UNDP and UNEP are pleased to invite delegates to a series of high-level side events on climate change adaptation at the 22nd session of the Conference...

Strengthening Government's Capacity to Integrate Gender in Climate Change Adaptation Planning for Agriculture

Nepal launches NAP-Agriculture programme to minimize climate change impacts on agriculture

The Government of Nepal, UNDP and the Food and Agriculture Organization on Monday launched a new project to integrate climate change adaptation in the...

Representatives from Asia and the Pacific gather to focus on NAPs

Government ministerial representatives from 17 Asian and Pacific countries are meeting to consider National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), which address the...

Representatives from Asia and the Pacific gather to focus on NAP

Government ministerial representatives from 17 Asian and Pacific countries met to consider National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), which address the long–...

Upcoming Event: The 5th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum

The Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN) will organise the Fifth Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum to facilitate exchange of knowledge, ...

FAO, UNDP and Uganda Government launch project to integrate agriculture in National Adaptation Plan

NAP Support Programmes coordination meeting

Wednesday 13 July, 2016, Bonn Germany: During the proceedings of the NAP Expo in Bonn, a meeting was held with all NAP support programme delegates pre...

Baselines for NAPs and scaling up adaptation options discussed at NAP Expo

11 July 2016, UN Campus, Bonn, Germany: On the first day of the NAP Expo 2016 in Bonn, the joint UNDP/UNEP NAP-GSP together with FAO coordinated a Pa...

EECCA countries gather to discuss coordinated action towards disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation

Government ministers and delegates from 16 countries across Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia (EECCA) attended a workshop to share their ...

NAP Expo 2016 - Advancing National Adaptation Plans post-Paris

The fourth NAP Expo is underway in Bonn Germany, bringing together over 200 delegates from across the world, to discuss how National Adaptation Plans ...

LDC negotiators 'champions of positive change'

A training session for LDCs Climate Change Negotiators was held in Ethiopia, organized and supported by UNITAR as part of UNDP/UNEP global programme t...

Inception Workshop for Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans held in Kenya

While most African countries have the smallest contribution to the emission of greenhouse gases, they are the most threatened due to impact of climate...

The LDCF grant USD$7 million to expand support in NAPs

SB44: Gender and climate change

Integrating gender into the LDC Group climate change agenda was the theme of a session held at the SB44 Bonn Climate Change Conference held in May 201...

Post-Paris Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change

The Chair of the LDC Group of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mr. Toshi Mpanu-Mpanu organised three meetings in Kinshasa to develop a common u...

NAP support for Zimbabwe

A National NAP workshop was held in Zimbabwe, jointly organized and supported by the Government of Zimbabwe, UNDP Zimbabwe Country Office, the Global ...

Support for the NAP in BiH

A NAP-GSP support mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina was carried out from 9-10 May 2016...

MSME key to community climate resilience

Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are vital to employment and livelihoods in the developing world. This sector is also highly vulnerable to ...

Advancing climate finance readiness through adaptation planning in Benin

Benin has received support for their NAP process, as part of a UNDP mission to move their NAP process forward and launch the GCF Readiness Programme....

Support for the Peru NAP roadmap

NAP-GSP and UNDP have provided technical assistance to Peru to advance their NAP process, by working closely with the Ministry of Environment to advis...

The 29th meeting of the LDC Expert Group

The 29th meeting of the LDC Expert Group (LEG) was held in Dili. The meeting brought together LEG members, and some outgoing members as resource perso...

The Republic of Guinea Initiates its National Adaptation Plan Process

5 May 2016, Conakry, Republic of Guinea - The Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Guinea, Dr. Souleyman...

Learn about Leveraging Weather and Climate Data to Create Solutions for Adaptation

Would you like to learn more about innovative solutions to provide information to help farmers and other vulnerable communities adapt to climate chang...

Blog: NAPs workshop in Thailand highlights path to climate resilient strategies

Thailand is the home to 65 million people, the majority of whom live in rural, agricultural areas. Here, the consequences of climate change will have ...

Women leading the way to climate-resilience in Moldova

In the small town of Sîngerei, in northern Moldova, women have been trained to start sustainable businesses. The aim is to empower women and encourag...

Angola undertakes NAP training for key ministries

The first National Adaptation Plan (NAP) training for Angola was held from 14-17 July 2015, at the Hotel de Convenções de Talatona, initiating the N...

Lesotho launches its NAP process

“The NAP process will help to identify a NAP roadmap for Lesotho, facilitating the coordination of all the existing adaptation projects and initiati...

Eight countries discuss how to integrate agriculture in their National Adaptation Plans

Representatives of Ministries of Agriculture and Ministries of the Environment from Nepal, Kenya, the Philippines, Thailand, Uganda, Uruguay, Viet Nam...

Lighting the way for climate-resilient energy in Moldova

In Moldova, climate change represents a serious threat to the energy sector. Higher temperatures, fluctuating rainfall, and extreme weather events are...

UNDP Climate Action Hackathon Accelerates Innovative Approaches to Provide Weather Information to Vulnerable Communities in Africa

The Climate Action Hackathon was an innovative forum that bought teams together to build real mobile and web applications that leverage weather and cl...

Climate change adaptation interventions improve livelihoods in Anseba

“We are all excited about the project. I am already selling my lemons at the market. My cow gave birth and I milk eight litres in the morning and si...

EQUATOR PRIZE 2015 AWARD CEREMONY

In the midst of the Paris COP21 climate negotiations, 1,500 people came together at Théâtre Mogador on the evening of December 7 to honour indigenou...

Photo Essay: WHY SHOULD YOU CARE ABOUT KULHUDHUFFUSHI?

MY NAME IS ABDULLA ADAM …I work for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Maldives. I am Maldivian. I grew up in Kulhudhuffushi. ...

UNDP Meeting Held to Strengthen Climate Information Systems in Africa

UNDP Last Mile Workshop in Livingstone to Strengthen Climate Information Systems Across 11 Sub-Saharan African Nations. Workshop Addresses Issues of ...

New Report: Adapting from the Ground Up

The report is co-written by the World Resources Institute and the UN Development Programme. It explains the reasons why building a resilient private s...

Cultivating Climate-resilience in Moldova

For Vasile Baciu, a farmer from Sadaclia village located in the southern part of the Republic of Moldova, the best part of 2015 for him was receiving ...

Least Developed Countries discuss ways to scale up Adaptation Finance at COP21

On the side of the Paris Climate talks, the Global Water Partnership (GWP) with the joint UNDP-UNEP NAP Global Support Programme (NAP-GSP) supported t...

With or without deal, many countries will need help to adapt to climate change

Blog: Adapting from the ground up

by Bella Tonkonogy, Adaptation finance specialist and private sector advisor, UNDP Climate Change Adaptation team The majority of people in the dev...

New Videos: Strongem Waka lo Community fo Kaikai (SWoCK)

Resilience in Agriculture and Food Security in the Solomon Islands...

Supporting NAP for DRR in Tajikistan

Supporting NAP for DRR in Tajikistan

A workshop was held by UNDP aimed at initiating development of a sectoral NAP focussed on disaster risk reduction in Tajikistan....

Senior LDC negotiators advance their skills ahead of COP 21

A Seminar for Senior LDC coordinators and negotiators on climate change was held in Germany, designed and delivered by UNITAR as part of a broader UND...

Photo Essay: Waiting for Rain

“Implementing Priority Interventions to Build Resilience in the Agricultural and Water Sectors to Climate Change”, UNDP supporting rural community...

World Food Day Video: Climate Change and Food Security in the Pacific

Highlighting UNDP's support in enhancing food security in the Pacific, Narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson...

Photo Essay: Microcredit for Macro gains

Loans for small-scale development help to reduce pressure on Uganda’s mountain ecosystems and bolster resilience to climate change. Like many in...

New Report: Empowering the Poor: Experience from UNDP supported Initiatives on Adaptation

The publication features twelve case studies of national projects around the globe....

Press Release: UNDP and UNEP support climate change negotiators’ seminar

The seminar is held to assist Least Developed Countries ahead of COP 21....

Supporting key sectors through the NAP process in Senegal

A UNDP mission for the NAP-GSP, took place in Senegal from 8-15 July 2015, to support the Government of Senegal in launching their NAP process a...

Junior negotiators build their capacity to participate in intergovernmental climate change processes

A junior climate change negotiation skills training for LDC negotiations took place in Thailand. This training event was designed by UNITAR as part of...

COP21 SIDE EVENT: NAPS - Changing the way we work and benchmarking success

Details and content from Madagascar NAP launch and Training Workshop

Pakistan’s Mountain Communities Look to Climate Adaptation

Communities in the Bagrote Valley in Pakistan are at risk of being inundated in the event of a Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF). The Government of P...

Managing droughts and floods in Azerbaijan

Extreme weather patterns are common in the Great Caucasus Region, but are increasing due to climate change. It is estimated that average annual flood ...

Photo Essay: Climate Change Adaptation & Gender Equality in Lao PDR

The “Improving the Resilience of the Agriculture Sector in LAO PDR to Climate Change Impacts” project is an important example of how UNDP is suppo...

New Photo Essay: Highland Rodeo Eco-system Based Adaptation in the mountains of Peru

UNDP brings development projects to life through a magnificient series of photos essays that document the positive impact development programming and ...

Climate Change Adaptation Project Kicks Off in Myanmar’s Dry Zone

A new project was launched that will address water scarcity, which affects 34% of Myanmar's population who live in an area of Myanmar that has become ...

Details and content from the DRC NAP Training Workshop

NAP launch kick starts longer-term, integrated adaptation planning in DRC

Launching the NAP process in Comoros

Minister of Environment of the Government of Comoros launched the climate change National Adaptation Plan process in Comoros. This plan is crucial in ...

Presentations on the NAP process in Cambodia

African LDCs gather to focus on NAPs

UNDP and UNEP support climate change negotiators’ seminar for least developed countries ahead of COP 21 in Paris

Mission to Cambodia to take stock of adaptation planning

NAP-GSP assistance to Lesotho

The NAP-GSP team is progressing with assistance to the Government of Lesotho, following a meeting at COP19 with the UNFCCC Lesotho representativ...

The Gambia: Integrating climate change risks into planning and finance

The Government of the Gambia has requested support on conducting a Climate Public Expenditure and Institutional Review (CPEIR) to help inform its Nati...