Women-led and women’s rights organizations are on the frontlines of today’s humanitarian crises—but many are at risk of disappearing. As global needs rise due to conflict, climate change, and displacement, deep cuts to foreign aid are threatening organizations that provide life-saving services for women and girls. In March 2025, UN …
Sub-Saharan African countries have identified agriculture as a priority for adaptation, and engaging private actors in adaptation projects is widely recognized as essential. The authors analysed 64 agricultural adaptation projects in sub-Saharan Africa approved by five international climate funds and Rwanda’s Green Fund (FONERWA) in the period 2010–2016; of those, …
Developing countries, tired of waiting for help from rich countries to arrive and already facing mounting climate crises, are starting their own funds to deal with an uncertain future. Despite agreeing to shift $100bn each year in climate finance by 2020 under the Paris climate deal, wealthy countries have quibbled …
European leaders have been urged to scale up their efforts to tackle climate change as it emerged the EU does not intend to make extra emissions’ cuts to fill the gap left by the withdrawal of the US from the Paris agreement. At a summit with China in Brussels last …
In 2013 countries agreed to establish the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage (WIM) and agreed that it would do three things: a) enhance knowledge; b) strengthen dialogue and coordination and c) enhance action and support, including finance for loss and damage. This third element of its mandate has …
With the rapid ratification of the Paris Agreement, international climate funds will be important in scaling up developing countries climate action. Evidence shows climate finance reaching the local level – as part of a coherent approach to climate action – delivers effective, efficient and sustainable results that enhance the impact …
Multilateral climate funds play a key role in using public finance to help drive the economic and societal transformation necessary to address climate change. There is growing pressure for policymakers to make the architecture of funds more effective and coherent. This report examines seven key multilateral climate funds and recommends …
This new report explores the potential of seven innovative climate finance options to meet the financing needs of the Adaptation Fund. It concludes that if implemented in a collective manner, these can provide a steady and predictable stream of finance for the Fund. However, the Adaptation Fund Board needs to …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Impact of India’s INDC commitment, 05/12/2016. India’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) is comprehensive and balanced, incorporating all its development priorities. India’s contribution take into account its commitment to conservation of nature along with development challenges like poverty eradication, food security, universal access to …
ZIMBABWE has begun the search for projects that could qualify for funding under the Green Climate Fund (GCF), hoping that increased funding will help the country tackle climate-changing emissions, and boost resilience to the science's dangerous impacts. Already, an $80 million adaptation project led by the Environment, Water and Climate …
The Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) announced on May 3 the approval of two technical assistance projects totaling US $0,8 million that will strengthen the capacity of Côte d'Ivoire to access climate finance and integrate climate resilience into two transboundary projects in Togo and Benin and in Zambia and Zimbabwe. …
The International Fund for Agriculture (IFAD), has provided $80million facility to support climate change adaptation programme in seven states, including Kebbi, Jigawa, Sokoto, Borno, Yobe, Kastina and Zamfara, as part of Agriculture Support Programme. The gesture according to IFAD Country Representative to Nigeria, Atsuko Toda, was to assist state government …
Dodoma — Tanzania has received over 224bn/- from international bodies for combatting climate change effect, the National Assembly was told yesterday. Out of this fund, about 17bn/- was channelled to Zanzibar as General Budget Support. The amount was received between 2010 and 2015, the Deputy Minister in the Vice-President's Office …
This paper reviews information on climate finance for agricultural adaptation. By examining climate finance mechanisms that are currently in place, the report explores how different mechanisms are set up and managed and conducts an analysis related to governance, funding scope, eligibility, and social inclusiveness. The report recognizes the financial gap …
The African Development Bank announced its accreditation on Wednesday, March 9 as a multilateral implementing entity and intermediary to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), further enabling it to scale-up financing necessary to address the impacts of climate change. The GCF is a fund within the framework of the United Nations …
This paper is part of a series of briefing papers that is designed to provide an up-to-date account and analysis of India’s efforts to address climate change. As the second in the series, this paper covers the Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) communicated by India, other recent developments, and an …
The Botswana government is developing structures to ensure that Batswana benefit from climate funding, Environment, Wildlife and Tourism Minister Tshekedi Khama said Thursday.Khama told journalists in the capital Gaborone that structures such as personnel, modalities and how money should be disbursed through which entities. He said stakeholders at the recent …
Climate change is one of the greatest threats to human rights of our generation, posing a serious risk to the fundamental rights to life, health, food and an adequate standard of living of individuals and communities across the world. This report aims to support government and private decision makers by …
Developing countries need significant amounts of finance to help them adapt to the changing climate and follow a path of low-carbon development. The international community has set up multilateral funds to help support climate change mitigation and adaptation in these nations. Two of the largest climate funds, the Adaptation Fund …
Chief Secretary, B R Sharma discussed adaptation and mitigation projects that can be funded through National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) under the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and National Adaptation Fund (NAF) in a meeting here today Principal Secretary Forests, Environment and Ecology, Principal Secretary PDD, Commissioner Secretary …
ZAMBIA is among eight developing countries that will benefit from a US$12 million international climate change adaptation programme fund from Germany to help raise agricultural production and increase food security. Through the Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans programme, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the United Nations Development …
