Timeline

2018
2017
Adaptation Fund launches campaign to commemorate its 10th anniversary
Adaptation Fund launches campaign to commemorate its 10th anniversary

The Adaptation Fund launched a program of activities to commemorate its 10th anniversary and to coincide with the COP23 international climate change conference in Bonn, Germany in November. The program celebrates the Fund’s achievements, pioneering innovations in climate finance such as Direct Access, and concrete actions over the past 10…Read More

2016
2015
COP21: The Adaptation Fund is included in the language accompanying the landmark Paris Agreement, raises US$ 75 million in new pledges
COP21: The Adaptation Fund is included in the language accompanying the landmark Paris Agreement, raises US$ 75 million in new pledges

The Adaptation Fund was included in the language accompanying the landmark Paris Agreement in December 2015 when nearly 200 country parties agreed to address climate change globally at the COP21 Paris climate conference, including an increased role for adaptation. The parties recognized that the Adaptation Fund may serve the Agreement,…Read More

Alternative streamlined accreditation process opens doors to climate finance for smaller implementing entities

The Fund’s alternative streamlined accreditation process (established in 2015) has opened doors to climate finance for smaller implementing entities to support small countries suffering from climate change. These entities and many of these smaller countries might not gain access to climate finance otherwise. Read more

2014
First Enhanced Direct Access project approved in South Africa
First Enhanced Direct Access project approved in South Africa

The Adaptation Fund Board approves an innovative ‘Enhanced Direct Access’ small grants facility model project in South Africa. This project enables local level responses to climate change and empowers rural farmers and vulnerable communities along the way. Read more about the project