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Green Climate Fund approves $36.1 million to help Nepal protect lives and livelihoods from glacial flood risks
With ‌UNDP support, the project will strengthen early warning, lower dangerous glacial lakes and protect mountain communities.
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Glacial lake in the Everest region of Nepal, highlighting the growing risk of climate change impacts on high mountain ecosystems.
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How health systems in Asia are adapting to climate change impacts
Climate change is putting pressure on health systems. Here’s how five countries in Asia are increasing the climate resilience of their health systems.
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How health systems in Asia are adapting to climate change impacts
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Green Climate Fund approves $103 million to strengthen early warning systems for vulnerable countries
The five-year project will bolster multi-hazard early warning systems in Antigua and Barbuda, Cambodia, Chad, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji and Somalia.
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Photo: UNDP Cambodia

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Snapshot: Least Developed Countries
Least developed countries (LDCs) are low-income countries confronting severe structural impediments to sustainable development.
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Snapshot: Least Developed Countries

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