Category: <span>In The News</span>

[WFP] Inside look: Lessons learned from the sprint journey of AFCIA startups in the MENA region

22 July 2026

NoorNation team with farmers in Aswan, Egypt with their newly installed solar panels and irrigation units from NoorNation. Photo: NoorNation What AFCIA’s first cohort of startups l...

[UNDP] Divers and Youth Join Forces to Restore Coral Reefs at Curieuse Marine National Park in Praslin, Seychelles

11 June 2026

23 participants took part in the activity, including SPGA staff; the UNDP Coral Restoration Project team; local dive operators and members of S.T.O.P Seychelles. Photo Credit: UNDP...

[UN-Habitat Sri Lanka] Restoring green shields: Rehabilitating mangrove cover in Mullaitivu District through community participation

17 March 2026

Community members meticulously nurture young mangrove seedlings in a nursery, supporting sustainable livelihoods and reforestation. Photograph: Thiruchselvam Thivakar. District Med...

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[CTCN] CTCN AFCIA I Pilots from around the world

10 March 2026

Through our partner UNEP-CTCN, the Adaptation Fund has supported innovative AFCIA I Programme pilots—from St. Kitts and Nevis to Nepal, and from Georgia to Malawi—showing how clima...

Two people harvest leafy plants in a green field, one cutting stems while the other collects greens in a woven basket, with trees and hills in the background.

[UNDP & UNEP-CTCN] Two New AFCIA Impact Reports Showcase Five Years of Locally Led Innovation

28 January 2026

Photo by UN CTCN/Miranda Rikki Tasker UNDP and the UNEP-Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), have released two new impact reports showcasing results, lessons and emerging...

Fisherfolk prepare to head out on their boats for the day

[IIED] Innovative approaches to accessing and scaling all sources of adaptation finance in SIDS and LDCs: a compendium of promising case studies

7 January 2026

6 January 2026 — A new publication from the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), Innovative approaches to accessing and scaling all sources of adaptation...

Adaptation Fund: Year-in-Review 2025

6 January 2026

As we close out 2025 and look toward 2026, the Adaptation Fund is proud to share remarkable achievements in supporting the world’s most vulnerable communities in their climat...

[UN-Habitat Cambodia] Enhancing the Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Households Through Resilient Housing Units  

5 November 2025

Kep, 5, November 2025 – Along southwestern Cambodia’s coastal areas fronting the Gulf of Thailand, ,   small vulnerable settlements face many challenges stemming from cli...

[NDC Partnership] New Guidance Helps Countries Plan and Mobilize Finance for Adaptation

3 November 2025

3 November 2025 — The Asian Development Bank (ADB), Commonwealth Secretariat, Adaptation Fund and NDC Partnership Support Unit launched new guidance today to help countries mobiliz...

[UNDP]: Flood warnings via SMS and chalkboards in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

29 April 2024

Festo Francis Mgina uses a motorcycle to make deliveries around Karakata informal settlement in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. But when it rains heavily, crossing the nearby Msimbazi riv...