Category: <span>In The News</span>
[UN-HABITAT] Shelter and drainage system withstand Madagascar storm
15 February 2023
Safe Haven constructed in Madagascar as part of the Building Urban Climate Resilience in South-Eastern Africa project, funded by the Adaptation Fund, and coordinated by UN-Habitat...
[UNEP]: Farmers adapt to climate crisis on Burundi’s precarious hillsides
31 October 2022
Philbert Ntaciyica tends to his farm in Burundi’s Nzove village. Like many farmers in the area, increasingly erratic outbursts of heavy rain are washing his crops and topsoil downh...
World Meteorological Organization (WMO): Climate change puts energy security at risk
11 October 2022
Through previously AF-funded project, WFP is supporting the Government of Egypt to increase the supply of renewable electricity sources by establishing solar energy stations among...
[UNEP]: Can this portable dam help Africa counter rising waters?
12 September 2022
Slamdam is designed to protect the Mpanda commune and its 25,000 people from flooding while acting as a warehouse for water during times of drought. Photo: Reuters/Evrard Ngendakum...
[AF-TERG Press Release] New Evaluation Policy approved by Adaptation Fund Board aims to Foster Knowledge, Innovation and Evidence-Based Approaches
26 May 2022
[AF-TERG Press Release] May 26, 2022 New Evaluation Policy approved by Adaptation Fund Board aims to Foster Knowledge, Innovation and Evidence-Based Approaches The new Evaluation P...
[Consiglio regionale del Friuli Venezia Giulia] UNCI. PRESIDENZA CR A PREMIO FRIULI: POLITICA SI IMPEGNI PER LA PACE
16 May 2022
UNCI. PRESIDENZA CR A PREMIO FRIULI: POLITICA SI IMPEGNI PER LA PACE (ACON) Manzano (Udine), 14 mag – Sono Martina Dorigo, specialista in cambiamento climatico, e Marianna To...
[UNDP] UNDP and the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator announce US$2.2 million in grants
12 April 2022
UNDP April 11, 2022 UNDP and the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator, with support from Adaptation Fund and European Union, announce US$2.2 million in grants to local in...
[Cornell Chronicle] $14M Grant to Adapt West African Rice Production to Climate
9 December 2021
Cornell Chronicle, December 7, 2021 $14M grant to adapt West African rice production to climate The Climate Resilient Farming Systems program at Cornell is playing a key role in an...
[UNDP] UNDP in Uzbekistan and Uzhydromet sum up the results of joint activities on developing climate resilience of farming communities in Karakalpakstan
29 November 2021
UNDP Uzbekistan, November 24, 2021 UNDP in Uzbekistan and Uzhydromet sum up the results of joint activities on developing climate resilience of farming communities in Karakalpaksta...
[Devex] The Adaptation Fund’s climate finance quest
28 October 2021
Devex, October 28, 2021 The Adaptation Fund’s climate finance quest Mattias Broman, chair of the Adaptation Fund, talks climate financing and the importance of letting adapt...