Adaptation Fund

Story: Adaptation Fund projects are transforming lives by building drought resilience in farming communities of Tanzania. From enhancing water supply systems to innovative climate-smart agriculture, these initiatives are boosting local livelihoods & fostering sustainability. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e9uypkcK

There is still time to apply to the Local Adaptation Champions awards, applications due through the link below by Aug. 11. The Adaptation Fund supports the awards by serving on an evaluation committee and contributing to the winners' prizes.

NEW VIDEO: See how a country exchange organized in #Tanzania by the AF & host #NemcTanzania brought together 30 of the Fund's national implementing partners to visit projects on ground and share lessons from their own projects to enhance adaptation action: https://lnkd.in/gcKuNwWC

VIDEO: See how AF-funded projects in the Kongwa & Bahi districts of #Tanzania implemented by #NemcTanzania are empowering vulnerable rural agropastoral communities to adapt and build resilience to temperature rise and drought in innovative ways: https://lnkd.in/exwYCjpv [also available in Swahili]

NEW VIDEO: The Adaptation Fund and its national implementing entity (NIE) partner #NemcTanzania brought together nearly 30 of AF's NIEs from around the world in a country exchange on #LocallyLedAdaptation in #Tanzania to learn from AF-funded projects implemented by NEMC there and share #adaptation experiences. [Video also available in Swahili] WATCH here: https://lnkd.in/ev7JtRVv

Calling nominees for the 2024 Local Adaptation Champions! The Adaptation Fund is again supporting this year's LAC awards, serving on an evaluation group and supporting the prizes. Categories this year include Water Security, Food Security, Urban Adaptation and Local Entrepreneurship. For more information and how to apply, please visit the Global Center on Adaptation (#GCAdaptation), which will accept applications until August 11: https://lnkd.in/dbSbmUVU

Call for applications! World Food Programme's WFP Innovation Accelerator program is partnering with the Adaptation Fund as part of the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator (#AFCIA) partnership to offer innovative adaptation solutions directly on the ground. Learn more: How to apply: https://lnkd.in/ezUyMu_E News Release: https://lnkd.in/e5ZzbfAY

Check out a gallery of locally led innovation in adaptation projects funded by the #AdaptationFund and administered by #UNDPClimate through the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator (#AFCIA) program, from Bangladesh to Ghana to Micronesia and other climate-vulnerable countries: https://lnkd.in/eucCZD7S

Read a new story from #ClimateHomeNews about the importance of locally led adaptation (LLA) and the innovative ways the Adaptation Fund (AF) has been applying its principles for some time. AF pioneered its first enhanced direct access projects in 2014, taking its pioneering direct access modality a step further in empowering national institutions to identify and fund local adaptation projects. This April 2024, it took an added step by creating dedicated finance streams to support LLA, making it the first multilateral climate fund that has fully operationalized the global LLA principles. “The Adaptation Fund has a rich history of innovating and evolving to respond to countries’ urgent adaptation needs,” said AF Head Mikko Ollikainen. MORE: https://lnkd.in/ePBXVDpX

The #AdaptationFund is making a measurable difference on the ground, with nearly half of its projects taking place in small island developing states or least developed countries. AF By the Numbers: