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

Head of Sakarchaga farmers’ brigade observing field irrigation. Photo: UNDP Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan: Abdylvahyp Halimberdiev

1 August 2017

Beneficiary Stories Turkmenistan: Abdylvahyp Halimberdiev With Adaptation Fund finance, residents of three communities in Turkmenistan – stretching across desert, oasis and dry mou...

Community involvement in managing the nursery. Photo: Navann Ouk

UN Environment: Rural Communities in Cambodia Find Ways to Overcome Impacts of Climate Change

1 August 2017

Implementing Partners UN Environment: Rural Communities in Cambodia Find Ways to Overcome Impacts of Climate Change By UN Environment Communications Team Fruit trees pepper the hom...

DRFN: Applying Environmental, Social and Gender Principles to Enhance Climate Change Adaptation Projects in Namibia

31 July 2017

Implementing Partners DRFN: Applying Environmental, Social and Gender Principles to Enhance Climate Change Adaptation Projects in Namibia By Dr. Martin Schneider, Executive Directo...

Building Climate Resiliency with UNDP

25 July 2017

Implementing Partners Building Climate Resiliency with UNDP By Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, Head of Climate Change Adaptation, UNDP Since its inception, the Adaptation Fund has pro...

Consultation on the Box Hand held at the Department of Environment Conference Room

Antigua & Barbuda: Using a “Box Hand” Community Lending Model for Adaptation Finance

24 July 2017

Beneficiary Stories Antigua & Barbuda: Using a “Box Hand” Community Lending Model for Adaptation Finance “Box hand” in Antigua and Barbuda is an informal community lending...

Gabriel Demarchi, livestock producer, Argentina

Argentina: Gabriel Demarchi

24 July 2017

Beneficiary Stories Argentina: Gabriel Demarchi Main Issue: Wind and water erosion, soil degradation and drought in Levalle dry area. Main Adaptation Measures: Soil fixation, susta...

NATURA Foundation: Building Adaptation Capacity to Manage Water in the Face of Climate Change

24 July 2017

Implementing Partners NATURA Foundation: Building Adaptation Capacity to Manage Water in the Face of Climate Change While Panama is a country with naturally abundant water resource...

Public consultation with communities in Chiriqui Viejo Watershed. Work group session. Photo: Fundación Natura

Panama: Damaris Sánchez

24 July 2017

Beneficiary Stories Panama: Damaris Sánchez The approval of a US$ 9.9 million Adaptation Fund project in March 2017 developed by NATURA Foundation (Fundación Natura) will build ada...

World Bank: Adapting to Climate Variability in a Transition Zone between the Pampa and Patagonia, Argentina

24 July 2017

Implementing Partners World Bank: Adapting to Climate Variability in a Transition Zone between the Pampa and Patagonia, Argentina Argentina is a global leader in food production, y...

Aerial image of the McKinnon's watershed project site on Antigua's northwest coast after a heavy rainfall. Photo: Marlon Jeffers

Antigua’s Northwest Coastal Communities to Benefit from Concrete Adaptation Measures

20 July 2017

Implementing Partners Antigua’s Northwest Coastal Communities to Benefit from Concrete Adaptation Measures Antigua and Barbuda’s private sector and communities are bearing the cost...