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Set amid the rapidly growing city of Kingston, Jamaica’s capital, is a small commercial garden run by the community group the Abilities Foundation. Neat rows of fruits and vegetables line the plot, which helps fund vocational training for students with special needs.
Alongside the produce is a tank that harvests rainwater and a network of tubes that disperses it into the garden. That system is crucial.
Two of the largest reservoirs in America, which provide water and electricity to millions, are in danger of reaching ‘dead pool status,’ a result of the climate crisis and overconsumption of water, experts say.
It was a late evening in April 2018 when Philbert Ntaciyica, exhausted from the non-stop heavy rain battering his roof, wondered if his farm would survive this latest storm.
When the 12-hour downpour finally eased in Nzove, a village perched on a hillside in north-eastern Burundi, Ntaciyica emerged from his home to find no crops or topsoil. All had been washed downhill by the deluge, and along with them, his livelihood.
The UN Environment Programme has produced a series of case studies on the topic of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) to encapsulate the innovative approaches and lessons learned from its extensive portfolio of climate adaptation projects.
Ecosystem-based adaptation harnesses nature-based solutions to address climate challenges, providing win-win outcomes that protect vulnerable communities from extreme weather while offering vital ecological benefits.
EPIC-Africa’s growing program partnership with Uganda, co-funded by UN-Habitat and Mbale City, is an exemplary model of the power of collaboration between communities, local governments, and universities that EPIC-N strives to consistently represent. Starting in 1997 when the University of Makerere recognized the pressing need to address development challenges faced by slum dwellers in Mbale city, students became involved in various activities to fill the gaps that a shortage of professional city planners was causing.
Grand Cape Mount County in Western Liberia is home to Lake Piso. This large lake accommodates a sizable mangrove forest that is essential to the lake’s ecosystem and village areas as it provide protection against erosion and absorbs harmful storm surges. One of the biggest advantages of the mangrove forest is its ability to sequester large amounts of carbon from the atmosphere and store it underwater in the soil for the next millennia. This capability is essential in the fight against climate change and will become increasingly vital in the years to come.
In a bid to address critical gaps in adaptation planning and implementation in Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH), UN Climate Change, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Global Adaptation Network and International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) have joined efforts to close adaptation knowledge disparities.
15 February 2024, Malé – The Government of Maldives, in partnership with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), is increasing the climate resilience of the island nation through the development of a National Adaptation Plan (NAP).
Djibouti, 10 January 2024 - The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Government of Djibouti have announced a USD 26 million project aiming to build climate resilience in the East African country.
Djibouti, 10 janvier 2024 - Le Programme des Nations Unies pour l'environnement (PNUE) et le gouvernement de Djibouti ont annoncé un projet de 26 millions de dollars visant à renforcer la résilience climatique dans ce pays d'Afrique de l'Est.
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In the week since the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) came to an end, a cyclone slammed into Australia, torrential rains pelted the United States of America and a punishing drought continued to decimate crops in Zimbabwe.
This year, humanity came face to face with an ever-worsening climate crisis, as wildfires, storms and floods caused devastation around the world.
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World leaders, business luminaries and civil society members are descending on Dubai today for the opening of the United Nations’ annual climate change conference (COP28).
When leaders gather this week for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) they will be urged to sign a pact to broaden access to a range of sustainable cooling services and technologies, a push that comes with 2023 poised to become the hottes
Kathmandu, 21 November 2023 – Nepal has today launched its first National Adaptation Plan (NAP), a comprehensive strategy aimed at bolstering the nation's resilience against climate change. The plan, having an estimated cost of USD 47 billion extending to 2050, was unveiled at the National Climate Summit in Kathmandu.
As the Asia Pacific Climate Week kicks off today at the Persada Johor International Convention Center in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, UNEP and the Global Adaptation Network will be organizing the following the events. The specific room for these events may be subject to change.
The Asia-Pacific region is no stranger to climate change.
In just the last few months, it has endured droughts, record-breaking heat, and multiple super typhoons, a bout of extreme weather that experts say will only get worse as the planet warms.
King Charles III visited 50 Scouts and Girl Guides on Nyali Beach in southeastern Kenya, during last week’s royal visit, highlighting the work of the Tide Turners, a global United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)-led youth movement to combat plastic pollution.
- Finance needs of developing countries now 10-18 times as big as international public finance flows
- Growing gap results from rising adaptation needs and faltering adaptation finance
- Failure to enhance adaptation has huge implications for losses and damages
Nairobi, 2 November 2023 – Progress on climate adaptation is slowing on all fronts when it should be accelerating to catch up with rising c
The world is rushing headlong into a climate catastrophe.
Tanzania builds climate resilience in major push to restore landscapes hosting displaced populations
Tbilisi, 25 October 2023 – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) today announced a USD 19 million project aiming to build climate resilience in the United Republic of Tanzania, part of a landmark collaboration with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
At the Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week 2023, held from the 23-27 October at the Marriott Panama Hotel in Panama City, UNEP and the Global Adaptation Network will be co-organizing and taking part in the following climate adaptation events. If you're attending in Panama, come and join us! In case some event details are subject to change, you can check UNEP's event pages for the latest.
The past few months have been another stark reminder that the climate crisis is getting worse.
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The development of the GAN involved a broad UNEP-facilitated consultative process, including an international consultation meeting and four regional consultations.