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With most islands just 1 to 3 meters above sea level, and with an average width of only a few hundred metres, Kiribati is extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Damaging storm surges, more extreme weather, changing rainfall patterns, and warming oceans all pose a serious and increasing threat to the low-lying island nation.
June 2018. This video shows the main actions that the inhabitants of La Mojana carry out to adapt to climate change.
The Nile Delta hosts 18 million citizens – almost a quarter of Egypt’s population — as well as countless businesses, economic sectors, farms and more. The region is also one of the world’s most vulnerable areas when it comes to sea-level rise, extreme weather conditions, and other factors worsened by climate change.
The Vaisigano River Wall, built under the GEF-funded Economy Wide Adaptation to Climate Change (EWACC) Project and continued with GCF funding, has proven to be a lifesaver for hundreds of residents in the area. This was especially highlighted during the recent floods that inundated most of the surrounding areas.
Baseline drone footage going upstream from Leone bridge to Lelata bridge. Associated with project 'Integrated Flood Management to Enhance Climate Resilience of the Vaisigano River Catchment in Samoa'.
UNDP, with support from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Governments of Switzerland and Sweden assists the Government of Georgia to adopt a proactive integrated climate risk management approach centered around risk reduction, prevention, and preparedness through the establishment of a multi-hazard early warning system and enhanced use of climate information in planning and decision-making across all sectors.
December 2019.
GCF is working with UNDP to protect lives and livelihoods in Malawi from climate-related disasters by providing early warning weather and climate information systems and improving the resilience of vulnerable communities.
Learn more about the project here.