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Safeguarding rural communities and their physical assets from climate induced disasters in Timor-Leste Addressing the underlying causes of vulnerability of social and physical rural infrastructure and addressing a...

Supporting the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) in adapting to increasing climate risks, particularly more frequent and extreme droughts, which impact the country’s drinking water supply The...

Supporting the long-term adaptation of vulnerable and food-insecure Zimbabwean households, comprising 50,000 people, of whom 66 percent are women While 70 percent of Zimbabwe’s population relies on rain-fed agriculture...

Increasing carbon sequestration in Kyrgyzstan by supporting climate investments in forests and rangelands. In Kyrgyzstan, livestock is the most important source of income, the primary source of nutrition, and a...

Enhancing the resilience of ecosystems and vulnerable communities by adopting climate-resilient land-use practices. The Churia region of Nepal has a vital role in maintaining the ecosystem of the heavily populated...

Developing a low-carbon water management scheme and increasing water availability for sustainable agriculture. The water level of the coastal aquifer in Gaza, the region’s only freshwater resource, is declining rapidly...

Recognising Paraguay’s REDD+ results for the years 2015-2017. During these years, Paraguay has reduced a total volume 23 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2eq) in emissions from reducing deforestation,...

Increasing the resilience of poor, marginalized and climate-vulnerable communities in flood-prone areas of Bangladesh.  Flooding in Bangladesh, while common and seasonal, is projected to increase in both frequency and...

Scaling up current initiatives on disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in the Philippines. The Philippines is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate hazards, experiencing an average of...

Improving the resilience and livelihoods of some of the most vulnerable groups in Mozambique, particularly poor and food-insecure households. People’s livelihoods in Mozambique are highly vulnerable to disaster risk...

Southern Zimbabwe has experienced increasing temperatures since the 1950s with a decline in total annual precipitation and an increase in mid-season dry spells coupled with extreme weather events in the form of droughts...

The Programme will provide effective climate change mitigation ... direct mitigation achieved in forest plantations, the Programme operations will lead to additional green house gas ...

Afghanistan faces severe energy shortages due to an ailing energy infrastructure, high dependency on diesel and kerosene fuels, and weak power sector policy and regulatory frameworks. With no connection to the...

While water resources for ecosystems are becoming scarcer, the increase of extreme climate-related events such as landslides and floods threaten the livelihoods of people in Nepal’s Gandaki River Basin region, currently...

Up to 90 percent of rural households in Georgia rely on fuelwood for their energy needs, most importantly heating during the country’s cold winters. This leads to forest degradation and a reduction of carbon absorption...

Since 1995, Antigua and Barbuda have experienced 15 hurricanes and 14 tropical storms. Set to be exacerbated by climate change, such events can lead to significant disruption of the country's power and water supplies,...

... infrastructure, and marine and terrestrial ecosystems. This programme targets the most vulnerable populations of coastal ...

Sudan is one of the most drought susceptible countries in Africa. Drylands are home to nearly 70 percent of the country’s population. Increasingly erratic rainfall has resulted in recurrent droughts, together with crop...

Côte d’Ivoire has experienced one of the world’s fastest rates of deforestation and forest degradation. Agriculture contributes to 62 percent of deforestation, 38 percent of which is driven by cocoa production. This...

Recognising Argentina's REDD+ results for the years 2014, 2015, 2016.  During these years, Argentina has reduced 18.73 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂eq) in emissions through reducing deforestation...

... longstanding Payments for Environmental Services programme (PES programme). This is coupled with the goal to enhance the ... and scale up efforts in Costa Rica’s forest policy and programmes, in particular the Payment for Environmental ...

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...

One of the most water-scarce countries, Jordan is facing severe climate change risks. Increasing temperatures and reduced rainfall patterns, coupled with an unprecedented population growth due to an influx of refugees,...

Cuba is frequently affected by tropical storms and it is highly vulnerable to extreme weather events. Due to its long coastline, 57 percent of the country’s population lives in coastal municipalities which are highly...

While raising livestock forms the cultural and economic bedrocks of many communities in Botswana, this practice is becoming increasingly affected by climate change. With rising temperatures and more erratic rainfall,...

Despite having historically low deforestation rates, the Republic of Congo's vast areas of forests are now under increasing threat. A major cause is slash-and-burn farming to expand agriculture and meet the energy needs...

The Liberian capital of Monrovia is particularly vulnerable to climate effects, namely sea level rise and the increased frequency of high-intensity storms. This has resulted in coastal erosion and shoreline retreat,...

Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles, located in the Southwest Indian Ocean region, are highly vulnerable to climate change. Tropical cyclones are the most frequent catastrophic hazards in the region and have...

... linked to climate variability across the region. The programme will build, strengthen and scale up the resilience ... 3 4 5 1 2 626 The Africa Integrated Climate Risk Management Programme: Building the resilience of smallholder farmers to ...

The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is one of the most highly vulnerable Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Pacific.  Climate hazards are projected to severely threaten FSM communities' food security -...