Climate Change Adaptation in the News

An inclusive and dynamic global economy is essential to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Global economic growth is expected to remain steady in 2019 and 2020; however, there are increasing signs that it may have peaked. UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner's remarks as prepared for delivery.

In support of implementation of the national Disaster Risk Reduction Framework 2017-2030, the PNG National Disaster Centre, in close collaboration with UNDP, UNISDR and Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) has organized a series of workshops in Port Moresby. Attended by twenty representatives from government agencies, academia, partner agencies, NGOs, faith-based organisations, civil society organisations and the private sector, the workshops focused on NDRRF/the Sendai Monitoring and Reporting Tool. "In the wake of climate change, Papua New Guinea continues to experience disasters of increased frequency and magnitude,  impacting the lives of ordinary Papua New Guineans, our economy, environment and infrastructure," said Edward Vrkic, UNDP Senior Climate Change Advisor.

The Adaptation Fund, for the first time, has approved a $10 million for a project in Bangladesh, aiming to enhance the resilience of vulnerable communities of small islands and riverine charland islands. The project titled “Adaptation Initiative for Climate Vulnerable Offshore Small Island and Riverine Charland in Bangladesh” is jointly being implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).