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Human health system in Sierra Leone is seriously threatened by climate change, both directly and indirectly through increasing heat stress, increased risk of water- borne diseases, stress on water quality sanitation and...

Climate change and variability are evident in Eswatini in many forms, including hydrological disasters (droughts and storms), changes in rainfall regimes, including heavy rainfall events and extreme weather conditions....

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 2015 to 478.61 million mt in 2019, making it the 12th largest CO2 emitting nation. Energy emissions accounted for 80% of South Africa’s...

Agricultural family-based systems play essential economic, social, and environmental roles. National Law 27,118 (2014) assigns cultural heritage value to family agriculture. Additionally, family agricultural systems...

Past readiness support in Jordan has increased awareness of the need for greater climate finance for adaptation, yet momentum to utilize innovative public and private investments to mitigate the impacts of climate...

i) Climate background and institutional and policy context: Eswatini has a significant and immediate need for investment in climate change mitigation and adaptation. The amount of climate finance received and disbursed...

Climate change poses a severe threat to Angola’s economy and its population. About 80% of the most frequent disasters recorded in Angola are directly associated with hydro-climatic events: water scarcity or excess....

Despite the slowing rate of increasing GHG emissions in the past decade, average GHG emissions in the last decade were the highest on record (UNEP 2022). Nevertheless, the gap between estimated total GHG emissions...

The Bahamas is ranked as one of the top 10 most vulnerable countries in the world with regards to climate change and its impacts (Germanwatch, Global Climate Risk Index, 2021). Given the country’s high vulnerability,...

Namibia’s socio-ecological characteristics make it one of the most vulnerable developing countries to the impacts of climate change. Namibia’s climate is characterised by regular dry spells, persistent droughts, and...

South Africa’s energy sector CO2 emisssions rose from 451.58 million mt in 2015 to 478.61 million mt in 2019, making it the 12th largest CO2 emitting nation. Energy emissions accounted for 80% of South Africa’s...

Lack of resilience of Armenian forest to climate-induced events coupled with lack of sustainable management practices and rural population’s dependence on illegal fuelwood logging to meet their energy needs are...

Water insecurity is one of the greatest threats to the Maldives, with a key Government priority being the provision of safe and secure freshwater to dispersed populations on the outer islands of the Maldives in response...

Chile has developed a robust legal framework to address the climate crisis through the enactment of the Framework Law on Climate Change (LMCC). This legislation mandates the government—across central, regional, and...

KCB Bank Kenya Limited (KCB), in collaboration with the Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN), has developed the MSMEs’ Climate Sound Technologies in Kenya programme. This programme aspires to enable MSMEs,...

Climate investments in developing states to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change has been increasingly spread thin as the frequency and severity of natural disasters has been increasing over the last...

Countries The following developing countries have designated a National Designated Authority or Focal Point, paving the way towards unlocking GCF resources for climate solutions.

The Unidad Para el Cambio Rural (Unit for Rural Change, UCAR) is a national entity located in Argentina, specifically a government agency within a ministry, which is responsible for implementing environmental and social...

Fondo para la Acción Ambiental y la Niñez (Fondo Acción) is a national entity aiming to promote activities that preserve, protect and manage natural and biological resources of Colombia in a sustainable and ecological...

The LandBank of the Philippines (LandBank) is a financial institution wholly owned by the Government of the Philippines. It aims to strike a balance in fulfilling its social mandate of promoting countryside development...

The National Fund for Environment and Climate (FNEC) of Benin is a public institution with a legal personality and financial autonomy that comes under the remit of the Ministry of Living Environment and Sustainable...

The National Rural Support Programme (NRSP) is a national entity whose mandate is to alleviate poverty by harnessing people’s potential and undertake development activities in Pakistan. Relying on a presence in all four...

The National Committee for Sub-National Democratic Development (NCDD) is a national public-sector organisation based in Cambodia. NCDD is the secretariat for an interministerial mechanism for promoting democratic...

The World Food Programme (WFP) headquartered in Italy, is an international entity whose mandate is to fight hunger worldwide by supporting national, local and regional food security and nutrition plans and programmes....