Category: <span>Adaptation Fund 10 Years</span>

Setting up an Emission Reduction Mechanism for Adaptation

13 November 2017

Adaptation Fund Stories Setting up an Emission Reduction Mechanism for Adaptation By Matt Pueschel, Communications Officer, Adaptation Fund Board Secretariat The initial main fundi...

Then-Manager of the Adaptation Fund, Marcia Levaggi (pictured left) conducted a project field visit in Morocco with implementing entity Agence pour le Développement Agricole (ADA) and executing entity Agence Nationale pour le Development de Zones Oasiennes et de l'Arganier (ANDZOA).

Marcia Levaggi: Adaptation Fund Builds Momentum through Innovative Approaches to Climate Finance and Concrete, Scalable Adaptation Projects

13 November 2017

Stakeholder Stories Adaptation Fund Builds Momentum through Innovative Approaches to Climate Finance and Concrete, Scalable Adaptation Projects By Marcia Levaggi, Director General,...

AF NGO Network: Civil Society Leading Steps to Achieve Adaptation to Climate Change for the Most Vulnerable

10 November 2017

Stakeholder Stories Civil Society Leading Steps to Achieve Adaptation to Climate Change for the Most Vulnerable By Jean Paul Brice Affana, Policy Advisor Climate Finance and Develo...

Rural farmers employ bench terracing to adapt to climate-driven erosion in Nyabihu District, Rwanda. The Direct Access project funded by the Adaptation Fund project aims to reduce flooding through integrated, sustainable land and water management and support climate-resilient agriculture and diversified, higher yields that enhance food security. It is being implemented by the Ministry of Natural Resources. Photo: Mark Sugg

Direct Access to Climate Finance Builds Capacity and Credibility of National Institutions

10 November 2017

Adaptation Fund Stories Direct Access to Climate Finance Builds Capacity and Credibility of National Institutions By Mark Foss, Freelance Writer, Special Feature to Adaptation Fund...

Jamaica: Yvonne Budraham, Enterprising Woman Farmer

9 November 2017

Beneficiary Stories Jamaica: Yvonne Budraham, Enterprising Woman Farmer Yvonne ‘Donna’ Budraham started out as a hotel worker in Jamaica’s tourism industry upon graduation from hig...

A different SANBI project in Mopani in another area of South Africa to provide small grants to empower rural farmers to adapt to climate change. Photo: SANBI

South Africa: Helping Smallholders Improve Crop Production

8 November 2017

Beneficiary Stories South Africa: Helping Smallholders Improve Crop Production Miss Matu Gwala, a small-scale farmer in the village of Swayimane in KwaZulu Natal province in South...

Mrs Lungeleni Sibiya is a small scale farmer from Swayimani. Photo: Mrs Christine Cuenod (UKZN Friends of Agriculture)

South Africa: Increasing Climate Resilience in Small-Scale Farmers through Integrated Adaptation

8 November 2017

Beneficiary Stories South Africa: Increasing Climate Resilience in Small-Scale Farmers through Integrated Adaptation Through an integrated adaptation approach, a project in South A...

The pilot Community Adaptation Small Grants Facility in South Africa funded by AF and implemented by AF’s accredited National Implementing Entity for South Africa the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), aims to channel resources to support responses to climate change that are identified and implemented by affected local communities. If approved for implementation, the projects will increase local resilience through the implementation of pragmatic adaptation responses in Mopani. Photo: SANBI

SANBI: Empowering Rural Small Farmers through Localized Projects

8 November 2017

Implementing Partners SANBI: Empowering Rural Small Farmers through Localized Projects By Mandy Barnett, Executive Director, South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)...

Accreditation Panel: Reflections on the Evolution of the “Direct Access” Concept

3 November 2017

Stakeholder Stories Reflections on the Evolution of the “Direct Access” Concept By Peter Maertens, Former Member, Adaptation Fund Accreditation Panel I perceived my appointment in...

MoPIC: Targeting Water and Agriculture in Vulnerable Communities

3 November 2017

Implementing Partners Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MoPIC): Targeting Water and Agriculture in Vulnerable Communities By Ahmad Abdel-Fattah, PhD, Project Mana...