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...
[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...
[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...
[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...