The work featured here has been funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), which UNDP has partnered with since 2015. The GCF is the largest global fund dedicated to help fight climate change and a critical element of the historic Paris Agreement. The fund is mandated to support developing countries raise and realize their ambitions towards low-emission development and climate-resilient pathways, as detailed in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
Green Climate Fund / GCF
With UNDP support, the project will strengthen early warning, lower dangerous glacial lakes and protect mountain communities.
How do we make traceability systems that are open, scalable and inclusive?
Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru are leading efforts to protect the Amazon rainforest through conservation initiatives and community leadership.
Water is more than just an agricultural necessity – it is the foundation of economic stability, gender equality and educational opportunity.
From Ecuador to Ghana to Indonesia, preserving forest ecosystems is essential for productive agriculture.
The five-year project will bolster multi-hazard early warning systems in Antigua and Barbuda, Cambodia, Chad, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji and Somalia.
In Indonesia, women are stepping into crucial roles in forest fire management, contributing their unique strengths to prevention and response.
Comoros is tackling water scarcity with climate-smart planning, resilient infrastructure and community action to secure safe water for all by 2030.
Universities play a crucial role in National Adaptation Plans through research, knowledge generation and social outreach.
As countries prepare new climate pledges (NDCs 3.0), three core principles are essential to putting the world back on track.
Local solutions harness the protective services of healthy ecosystems to shield communities from climate impacts and bolster biodiversity.
A community-led effort in the Dry Zone is restoring centuries-old irrigation systems, reviving agriculture and securing water year-round.
