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While summer in the northern hemisphere is just a few days old, it is already proving to be a scorcher, with heat waves blanketing countries from China to the United States.
20th June 2023, Kampala – A new $2.9 million initiative has been launched in Uganda to address the growing impacts of climate change by developing a National Adaptation Plan (NAP). Backed by the Green Climate Fund with support from UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the project will be executed by Uganda's National Climate Change Department in the Ministry of Water and Environment.
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25 May 2023, Panama City – The Government of Panama has launched a new $3 million-dollar project to increase the climate resilience of the country through the development and implementation of a National Adaptation Plan (NAP).
Near the Issyk-Kul Lake in the eastern mountains of the Kyrgyz Republic lies Jyrgalan, a village of 1,000 inhabitants. The scenic village was once a hidden gem but is quickly gaining traction as a tourist destination, with biking and hiking trails having multiplied. But this is posing challenges such as increased waste generation, including plastics.
Global momentum for climate adaptation planning has been growing.
Within a week of the release of the synthesis of the 6th Assessment Report of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which highlights the narrowing window of adaptation options, the 8th staging of the NAP Expo was held in Santiago, Chile, from 27 to 30 March 2023, under the theme “Scaling up Adaptation”.
19 April 2023, Juba – The Government of South Sudan has launched a major USD 9 million-initiative to help communities adapt to climate change by strengthening climate early warning systems and restoring the country’s precious ecosystems in 2 of the 10 states.
Every day in the town of Baroueli in south-central Mali, Radio Soumpou crackles with the weather for the coming days.
But this is no ordinary forecast. Along with predictions for temperature, humidity and precipitation, broadcasters discuss historic rainfall patterns and the risk of the spread of a millet-wasting disease known as mildew.
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Belgium has provided a 3-million-euro grant to help the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) address the climate crisis. The funding will in part support UNEP’s efforts to help countries adapt to droughts, rising seas and the other ripple effects of climate change.
"If there is one key takeaway from this synthesis report – for nations, businesses, investors, and every individual who contributes to climate change – it is this: we must move from climate procrastination to climate activation. And we must do it today." – UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen
Farmer Nima Elmassad noticed the weather changing around seven years ago. In Sudan’s southern White Nile State, the rains began coming later and falling inconsistently. During the long, harsh dry season, her children had to travel three hours per day to collect water, and all but one dropped out of school. The family donkey that towed their water wagon became progressively weaker.
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On World Wetlands Day, we look at how communities in Indonesia are turning to mangroves to buffer themselves against rising seas and more intense storms.
The Global EbA provides seed capital for catalytic and innovative approaches to ecosystem-based adaptation, a practice often referred to as nature-based solutions for climate adaptation.
The 5th Call for Proposals for the Fund has now officially launched, with a deadline set for the 28 April 2023.
26 January 2023 – The Government of Panama has officially launched its participation in a project to protect Latin American cities from the impacts of climate change through the restoration and conservation of nature.
Armenia, a mountainous, landlocked country in the South Caucasus, is one of the most vulnerable countries in Europe and Central Asia to climate change. The nation’s average temperature has risen by more than 1.2°C since 1929, and changing climatic patterns have caused the degradation of important landscapes, including watersheds and wetlands.
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There was a lot at stake when more than 35,000 climate experts, negotiators, scientists and hopeful activists attended the UN Climate Change Conference (Cop27) from 6-16 November in Egypt this year. The whole world looked on, eager to see tangible agreements on how to tackle climate change in a year that has seen record-breaking heatwaves across the Northern Hemisphere, persistent droughts in the Horn of Africa, and extraordinary flooding in South Asia.
The establishment of a Loss and Damage Fund was, for many, the highlight of the United Nations Climate Conference (COP 27) and the culmination of decades of pressure from climate-vulnerable developing countries.
In negotiations that went down to the wire over the weekend, countries reached a historic decision to establish and operationalize a loss and damage fund, particularly for nations most vulnerable to the climate crisis.
As the United Nations Climate Conference (COP27) unfolds in Egypt, there are growing calls for countries to protect conserve and restore the ocean, which experts say is crucial for reducing further global warming and helping communities adapt to the fallout from the climate crisis; as wel
At this year’s UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), climate adaptation is set to be a major theme. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global Adaptation Network (GAN) will be organizing or co-organizing the following adaptation side events:
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The development of the GAN involved a broad UNEP-facilitated consultative process, including an international consultation meeting and four regional consultations.