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With its 43 million inhabitants, Algeria is the largest country in Africa.Of these, 45% areunder the age of 25 years. ... as the country is a major export of these commodities, while being a net importer of staple food. Like other ... all its main economic sectors. Temperatures increased between 1.5 and 2°C in the region during the twentieth century, ...

... farmers to plan and safeguard productivity. This is compounded by a lack of access to climate-risk informed agricultural advisory services to enhance their adaptive capacity. This, and recently the ... is exacerbating existing vulnerabilities at the smallholder level, where agriculture is a vital source of livelihoods. ...

... of weather events, changes and rainfall patterns and sea-level rise have put traditional farming systems under ... Secretariat (NCDD-S) of Cambodia was nominated as an Accredited Entity (AEs) of the GCF and has gained direct ... the Nationally Determined Contribution 2020 (NDC) to the UNFCCC and SDGs numbers 1, 11 and 13. Proposed interventions ...

Armenia developed the draft “GCF – Armenia Country Cooperation Programme” (CP), which is a multi-year ... of Armenia’s engagement with the Fund during the first replenishment cycle (ending in 2023). It defines long-term ...

... as a small landlocked country, is the most climate vulnerable country in the Central Asia region. Increasing temperatures and late frost ... capacity of NDA and lack of resources to update the NDA website and develop communication and knowledge products to be ...

The proposed readiness project aims to strengthen the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector’s ... stakeholder capacity, engagement and coordination, and mobilisation of climate finance for the WASH sector in the ... Arab Republic. As the Delivery Partner (DP), UNICEF will implement this project, in partnership with UN-Habitat as an ...

... and staffing in sectoral Ministries, including Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW), and MoE; (iii) lack of reliable data and climate change related information on water resources for municipal use; and (iv) limited implementation of existing ...

... and adapt to the climate change, the two countries have encountered challenges in accessing the GCF including limited capacity of ... programming strategy with the GCF, and a small network of accredited entities (AEs) operating in the countries. These ...

... Designated Authority NDA) has appointed FAO as the Accredited Entity (AE) to support the development of the “Implementing the Saint Lucia Fisheries Sectoral Adaptation ...

... registering the highest number of extreme climatic events with estimated losses at US$3.2Billion PPP ‒ equivalent to half of the country’s GDP1. It is projected that the country will ...

... the NAP process in Georgia through four participatory, gender-responsive and socially-inclusive components, namely: ... private sector engagement strategy; iv) designing a funding strategy for the implementation of the NAP process; and v) developing a system ...

Human health system in Sierra Leone is seriously threatened by climate change, both directly and indirectly through ... is committed to addressing climate change impacts. The Country’s Agenda for Prosperity (2013-2018) highlights the ...

Climate change and variability are evident in Eswatini in many forms, including hydrological ... through seasonal flooding and periods of drought. The country experiences natural hazards, such as violent storms and persistence drought, which is further ...

Over the last couple of decades, South Africa has become one of the largest economies in Africa, benefiting from high levels of industrialization and abundant natural resources such as large mineral deposits. ...

South Africa’s energy sector CO2 emisssions rose from 451.58 million mt in ... the 12th largest CO2 emitting nation. Energy emissions accounted for 80% of South Africa’s emissions in 2017. South Africa’s electricity mix remains dominated by coal-fired power ...

... October 2018, Funbio became Brazil’s first Direct Access Entity (DAE) accredited by the GCF, signing the Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) in March 2019. Funbio is allegedly one of Brazil's largest NGOs; since 1996, it has ...

Agricultural family-based systems play essential economic, social, and environmental roles. National Law 27,118 (2014) assigns cultural heritage ... in supporting the livelihoods of farming families and communities whose livelihoods highly depend on agricultural ...

The Bahamas is ranked as one of the top 10 most vulnerable countries in the world with regards to climate change and ... impacts (Germanwatch, Global Climate Risk Index, 2021). Given the country’s high vulnerability, the country seeks ... projects will be implemented as a result of the accreditation of Direct Access Entities in The Bahamas Bahamas ...

... ambitions for transitioning to a low carbon climate-resilient economy. This will require investments estimated at over ... indicate that substantial contributions of this amount will come from the private sector. Limited access to ... of innovative financing instruments, as well as limited knowledge and understanding of these instruments in the context ...

... characteristics make it one of the most vulnerable developing countries to the impacts of climate change. ... climate is characterised by regular dry spells, persistent droughts, and sporadic severe flooding and the frequency ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as a Non-Annex I Party in 1995 and the Paris Agreement ...

South Africa’s energy sector CO2 emisssions rose from 451.58 million mt in ... the 12th largest CO2 emitting nation. Energy emissions accounted for 80% of South Africa’s emissions in 2017. South Africa’s electricity mix remains dominated by coal-fired power ...

Republic of The Gambia (hereafter The Gambia) is a Least Developed Country (LDC) and among the most vulnerable countries to the ... a low adaptative capacity. Therefore, increasing the resilience of the country to climate change is a national ...

Lack of resilience of Armenian forest to climate-induced events coupled with lack of sustainable management practices and rural ... their livelihood. As described in the Concept Note, under business-as-usual conditions the above drivers to ...

The Province of Leyte is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate variability and change, increasing the frequency and severity of floods and typhoons. This has caused ... to the ecosystems coupled with malpractices from the community thus resulted to lack of rural livelihoods and ...

The GCF Secretariat is pleased to invite all interested organizations and entities to provide inputs on the Annex III | Water Security ... technical modifications, active management, and community engagement, to enhance climate resilience. The ...

... of the greatest threats to the Maldives, with a key Government priority being the provision of safe and secure ... targets. There is a strong need to build technical knowledge, develop innovative and simple solutions, exchange ... to provide safe water and sewerage  services to the country’s citizens. To support the Government’s ambitions ...

Water resource management in Paraguay faces significant risks and challenges derived from climate change, which are further ... in decision-making processes, including vulnerable communities, women, Indigenous Peoples, the private sector, and ...

... Facility (PPF) request aims to support the development of a full funding proposal under the Simplified Approval ... Warning Systems (EWS), with a particular focus on vulnerable populations affected by hydrological impacts and the ... technical and consultative design process. As the Accredited Entity, CND assumes responsibility for implementing ...