Integrated approaches for climate-resilient development supported by UNDP are improving lives and livelihoods – and protecting the planet.
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Small islands sit on the front line against climate change. They’re among the most vulnerable to rising sea levels, declining rainfall, and extreme…
Rising temperatures and increasingly frequent droughts will turn large portions of cocoa-producing regions to savanna by 2050.
How Ecuador is pioneering deforestation-free production chains to conserve the Amazon.
As a fragile, post-conflict country that is extremely vulnerable to climate change, Iraq has increased ambition in its revised climate pledges.
With support from UNDP, countries across the region are advancing climate-resilient development to address the life-threatening challenges of climate…
Around the world some 2.2 billion people lack safely managed drinking water, 4.2 billion people lack safely managed sanitation, and 700 million…
Flooding is common in Nepal and extreme rainfall events are a natural part of the landscape. However, climate change is making such events more…
On the face of it, the Maldives is paradise on Earth. Yet the low-lying atoll nation is also fragile, confronting the impacts of a warming planet.
Kenya has taken bold steps to secure the country against climate change and its effects.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought significant challenges to the Caribbean twin-island state of Antigua and Barbuda.
The Government of Zambia has joined a UN coalition led by UNDP, FAO and WFP to help women turn goat rearing into livelihoods.
Somalia, one of the world's most fragile states, is working for a more resilient, low-carbon future.
Home to more than 4 billion people, see how UNDP’s climate adaptation work supports sustainable development across Asia and the Pacific.
