Category: <span>Press Releases</span>

Pair of Decisions Made at COP 25 Help Solidify Institutional Arrangements of Adaptation Fund

19 December 2019

Pair of Decisions Made at COP 25 Help Solidify Institutional Arrangements of Adaptation Fund Washington, D.C. (December 19, 2019) – Despite some of the larger challenges at the UN...

Adaptation Fund Reaches Close to USD 90 Million in New Pledges for 2019 at COP 25 Climate Conference

13 December 2019

Adaptation Fund Reaches Close to USD 90 Million in New Pledges for 2019 at COP 25 Climate Conference Pledges Include First Multi-Year Commitment to Fund, and Two First-Time Contrib...

Adaptation Fund Launches New Grant Programme to Foster Innovation of Adaptation Practices in Vulnerable Countries

5 December 2019

Adaptation Fund Launches New Grant Programme to Foster Innovation of Adaptation Practices in Vulnerable Countries Madrid, Spain (December 5, 2019) — The Adaptation Fund has a...

Adaptation Fund’s New E-Learning Course on Direct Access Designed to Help Countries and Stakeholders Unlock Climate Finance

27 November 2019

Carrot washing station in Mukamira, Rwanda with youth engagement in AF-funded project there. (Photo by AF) Adaptation Fund’s New E-Learning Course on Direct Access Designed to Help...

Adaptation Fund Board Approves US$ 63 Million in New Projects, Including First Innovation and Scale-Up Grants

17 October 2019

Adaptation Fund Board Approves US$ 63 Million in New Projects, Including First Innovation and Scale-Up Grants Fund Also Advances Processes to Continue to Smoothly Serve Paris Agree...

Adaptation Fund LDCs Representative Was Tireless Supporter of Climate Action for the Most Vulnerable

7 October 2019

Adaptation Fund LDCs Representative Was Tireless Supporter of Climate Action for the Most Vulnerable Mr. Chebet Maikut, of Uganda, Passes Away Oct. 2 After Sudden Illness Washingto...

Adaptation Fund Receives EUR 2 Million Pledge from Spain on Final Day of Climate Action Summit In New York

25 September 2019

Adaptation Fund Receives EUR 2 Million Pledge from Spain on Final Day of Climate Action Summit In New York New Pledges Announced During Summit for Adaptation Fund Total More Than U...

Sweden Announces SEK 520 Million in New Pledge to Adaptation Fund, During UN Climate Summit

24 September 2019

Isabella Lövin, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Environment and Climate of Sweden (Photo by Government Offices of Sweden) Sweden Announces SEK 520 Million in New Pledge to A...

Government of Québec Pledges CAD 3 Million to Adaptation Fund to Support Concrete Actions in Most Vulnerable Countries

23 September 2019

Nadine Girault, Québec’s Minister of International Relations (Photo by Government of Québec) Government of Québec Pledges CAD 3 Million to Adaptation Fund to Support Concrete...

Adaptation Fund Belize Marine Conservation and Resilience Project Featured in New York Film Academy Series

5 September 2019

Photos by NYFA-LA Adaptation Fund Belize Marine Conservation and Resilience Project Featured in New York Film Academy Series Four Mini-Documentaries Produced on Climate Change Adap...