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Helping free SIDS from their diesel dependence. This programme covers seven Small Island Developing States (SIDS) which are some of the some of the world’s smallest, most isolated economies. They are the Cook Islands,...

Defending the vulnerable Nile Delta against coastal flooding damage to improve the resilience of rural communities. The Nile Delta is among the top three most vulnerable regions in the world, according to the IPCC. The...

Reducing the vulnerability of smallholder famers from the effects of climate change by safeguarding natural capital in order to sustain agricultural production system. This is GCF's first approved project under the...

Angola, particularly the Cunene region, faces serious socio-economic challenges that increase its vulnerability to climate change. Rising temperatures, unpredictable rainfall, and frequent droughts threaten the region's...

This project introduces an innovative utility-led approach to scaling distributed clean energy in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS), supporting GCF’s goal of expanding access to sustainable, affordable,...

Following five consecutive years of severe drought, Madagascar faces profound economic challenges, with annual crop losses estimated at USD 122 million and food insecurity affecting nearly 69 per cent of the population...

South Sudan faces a critical convergence of climate vulnerability, conflict and humanitarian crises, ranking among the most fragile states globally. The north-western states, especially Northern Bahr el Ghazal and...

With over 70 per cent of the population engaged in subsistence farming and dynamic population growth, Uganda is highly dependent on its forests for livelihoods and economic development. This, compounded by the effects...

Brazil is Latin America’s largest economy and a leader in the global effort to stabilise the climate. With a nominal GDP of USD 2.18 trillion in 2024 and deep integration into global agrifood, energy, and mineral value...

It is expected that USD 2.8 trillion will be needed between 2020 and 2030 for Africa to implement its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Yet, in 2019 and 2020, Africa received only 12 to 15 per cent of the...

Jordan faces extreme water scarcity exacerbated by climate change and population growth. In 2022, the country had a water deficit of 20 per cent despite 94 per cent network access. Most households receive water less...

The Adjohoun, Bonou and Dangbo (ABD) health zone in the lower Ouémé valley of south-eastern Benin is highly vulnerable to seasonal and extreme flooding, rising temperatures and humidity. They lead to multiple climate-...

Climate change has hit Burkina Faso’s agriculture sector in recent years, as the country relies heavily on rainfed farming for staple crops like millet, sorghum, and maize. Rising temperatures, delayed rainy seasons,...

Zimbabwe is among the twenty most climate-vulnerable countries worldwide (ranked 174 out of 187 on ND-GAIN 2023). With 70 to 80 per cent of livelihoods reliant on rain-fed agriculture, climate shocks devastate food...

Cambodia faces increasingly frequent and severe climate hazards, with its vulnerability to climate change exacerbated by its location, weak governance and heavy reliance on climate-sensitive activities like agriculture...

Iraq is among the Middle East’s most climate-vulnerable countries, experiencing prolonged droughts, extreme heatwaves, dust storms, water scarcity, and seawater intrusion. These risks disproportionately affect southern...

Man-made activity, particularly land use change due to the conversion of rainforest to agriculture, is a key driver of emissions in Brazil. According to the Greenhouse Gases Emissions Estimation System (SEEG), in 2023,...

Dominica is a Small Island Developing State (SIDS), highly vulnerable to extreme hydrometeorological events (hurricanes, storms, droughts) with significant negative socioeconomic and environmental impacts. The country’s...

India is home to approximately 150 million farmers, of whom 86 per cent are smallholders or marginal farmers. These farmers are disproportionately vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, which undermine...

The project seeks to strengthen the adaptive capacity of smallholder subsistence farmers to address climate-induced irrigation and drinking water shortages by improving the resilience of farm- and land-management...

Guatemala is one of the most vulnerable countries to the impacts of climate change in Latin America, experiencing an annual average temperature increase of 0.6 °C and a 2.5% increase in the number of hot days per decade...

The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) which is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to the effects of climate change and one of the least able to meet those...

In the Chao Phraya basin in Thailand, significant increases in the frequency of heavy rains are predicted as a result of climate change – in turn increasing the risk of severe floods.  But alongside the risk of flooding...

Timor-Leste is a Least Developed Country (LDC) and also one of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) which is in the process of re-building its government systems and infrastructure after 25 years of conflict. ...

The project will promote the adoption of Clean Cooking Solutions in Nepal’s Terai region. Nepal has been making efforts to shift towards clean fuels and cooking technologies. While there has been progress in both urban...

Home to the world’s largest tropical forest, the Amazon is highly vulnerable to climate change.  The combination of increased temperatures and deforestation are creating adverse climate feedback loops.  Increasingly...

The Central American Dry Corridor and the arid zones of the Dominican Republic are among the world's most vulnerable tropical regions to the impacts of climate change. Climate projections for the region indicate...

The Group of Five for the Sahel (G5 Sahel) countries – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger –are characterized by high poverty levels, high vulnerability to climate change, and low electrification rates.  ...

Agriculture is essential to Tanzania’s economy and the livelihoods of its people, accounting for 27% of its gross domestic product (GDP) and 67% of jobs. However the agriculture sector is particularly vulnerable to the...

Coral reefs are among the world’s most threatened ecosystems by climate change impacts.  And drivers such as overfishing, agricultural run-off, sewage discharge and unsustainable tourism degrade the coral reefs, further...