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Seventy percent of Namibia’s population depends on natural resources to sustain their livelihoods. The productivity of these natural resources is threatened by both climate and non-climate drivers, both which increase...

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 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...

Strengthening the natural capacity of ecosystems to regulate water flows and limiting the exposure of local populations in vulnerable areas to climate effects.  Cities in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) are...

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...

Improving access to credit for smallholder farmers in Niger to implement climate-resilient and low-emission agriculture. Current predictions show that agricultural production in Niger is estimated to drop by 20 percent...

The Project aims to develop 22 community-scale solar plus battery storage micro-grids in southern Haiti in communities where currently no grid power exists. The Project will provide affordable and reliable 24/7 access...

Armenia is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region. Its forests are highly sensitive to climate change, while its rural population is dependent on fuelwood to...

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...

 Fiji produces over half of its electricity from hydropower. However, the volatility of annual rainfall in recent years, along with an increase in climate variability, has compounded problems caused by the lack of a...

Burundi is one of the poorest countries facing severe climate change related challenges, including a worsening food security situation for its vulnerable rural population.  A combination of extreme floods and droughts...

Liberia currently lacks the capacity to prepare for and respond to climate-related extreme events. This is due to inadequate capacity to process climate data and to plan based on short-term and medium-term weather...

Sudan is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change impacts such as rising temperatures and severe and increasing moisture stress. In the Kordofan States, where the project will be located, 98%...

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 -...

Timor-Leste suffers from high rates of deforestation and forest degradation. This is coupled with increased vulnerability to climate impacts that pose a significant challenge to vulnerable communities' livelihoods....

Climate change means that Uzbekistan is highly vulnerable to floods and mudslides. The most severe damage occurs in eastern flood-prone provinces, particularly Andijan and Ferghana. This project will modernise...

Mexico’s mountain ranges, valleys and coastal plains form a set of 757 watersheds. Increased vulnerability to landslides, floods and droughts have been forecast as a direct result of extreme precipitation in the two...

Pakistan’s growing energy sector is heavily reliant on fossil fuels, which currently provide around 65 per cent of the country’s energy mix. Significant investment in renewable energy is needed to curb emissions, meet...

Guinea-Bissau is a small coastal country in West Africa with high vulnerability to climate change, particularly in the form of seawater intrusion that results from sea level rise, tidal surges, and other adverse weather...

Bangladesh is experiencing an increasing frequency and intensity of drought in its flat and low-lying northwestern region (NWR), an important agricultural hub in the country. More than 60% of the population in the...

Rise in sea level and temperature, extreme rainfall, flooding, and droughts threaten the Solomon Islands’ population who reside on low-lying islands and atolls. The local population remains highly reliant on dwindling...

Côte d’Ivoire, a coastal country in the Gulf of Guinea, is expected to be hit by rising temperatures, longer dry-spells and more intense and irregular precipitation patterns in the near-term future. In the Poro region,...

Coastal and marine environments play a key role for the communities that live in the Micronesian archipelago. The communities rely heavily on the rich biodiversity of the ecosystems that are found along the coasts for...

Climate change impacts Lao PDR’s health sector by triggering more frequent and intense extreme weather events that damage health facility infrastructure – including water, sanitation, and hygiene services – and by...

High exposure of the Amazon delta and estuary to sea level rise due to climate anomalies, combined with limited socio-economic capacities and access to financial support by smallholders living along the Marajó...

Benin is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change with low levels of readiness and adaptive capacity. Climate change has already been felt in the country in recent decades, with increases in...

Rising sea level is expected to lead to a range of challenges for the 10 per cent of Freetown’s population that reside in high-risk climate areas. Shoreline recession, rising water tables, and waterborne diseases are...

The Cook Islands face a triple health challenge due to climate change: communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and other health impacts of climate change, which can result in high rates of sickness and...

Belize is highly vulnerable to climate change, particularly due to its low-lying islands facing challenges such as storms, hurricanes, droughts, floods, and the threat of sea-level rise. The agriculture sector,...