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Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation: Integrating modern technology and traditional knowledge | August 2022

With US$36 million financing from the Green Climate Fund and US$2.9 million co-financing from the Government of Tuvalu, the 7-year Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project is contributing to strengthening the resilience of one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change and sea-level rise. Implemented by the UN Development Programme in partnership with the Government, the project is improving coastal protection in key locations on the islands of Funafuti, Nanumea and Nanumaga.

Te Lafiga o Tuvalu - Tuvalu's Long Term Adaptation Plan | November 2022
As a small, low-lying atoll nation, Tuvalu faces extraordinary challenges due to sea level rise. By 2050, it is estimated that half the land area of the capital will become flooded by tidal waters. By 2100, 95% of land will be flooded by routine high tides.
Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project (TCAP) mobilisation | December 2022

The Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project (TCAP) includes construction of a bunded foreshore reclamation, boat harbour and breakwater in Funafuti; construction of a 665m berm top barrier in Nanumaga; and beach renourishment works as well as construction of a 1,330m berm top barrier, 170m Seabee seawall and seven reef-top barriers in Nanumea.

Climate Smart ගව ගාල | March 2023
Gender-responsive Coastal Adaptation Project Base Level Documentary | March 2023
Climate change - manifesting in the form of intensified cyclones, storm surges, and sea-level rise - is accelerating saltwater intrusion into the freshwater resources of the coastal belt of Bangladesh. Climate change-induced soil and water salinity is projected to adversely impact freshwater dependent agricultural livelihoods (leading to loss of productivity or livelihoods) as well as the availability and quality of drinking water in the vulnerable coastal communities.
Gender-responsive Coastal Adaptation Project- Documentary on Livelihood | March 2023
The Gender-responsive Coastal Adaptation (GCA) Project is addressing the barriers related to low awareness of and access to climate-resilient livelihood practices, lack of technical and financial capacities, and limited adoption and scalability hindering the small-scale farmers, fishers, and agro-laborers to diversify  livelihoods and implement adaptive livelihood strategies.
Gender-responsive Coastal Adaptation Project- Documentary on Capacity Building | March 2023
The Gender-responsive Coastal Adaptation Project aims to build technical and coordination capacities of 525 officials from the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MoWCA), the Department of Public Health Engineering, and other relevant key Ministries through facilitating knowledge generation and exchange and establishing learning frameworks to sustain, replicate, and scale resilient livelihood and drinking water solutions for coastal communities. 
La historia de Wenceslao: Cuidar el agua, mejorar la produccion agrícola, y mejores ingresos | 2016

Wenceslao is a corn and dry corn producer in Ojojona. He was one of the farmers who participated in a project financed by the Adaptation Fund and implemented by UNDP and MiAmbiente +. Wenceslao has seen how his production improved after adopting irrigation management techniques, seeds, cultivation techniques and basic aspects of micro-finance. He went from producing 2 quintals of dry corn per manzana to 10 quintals. And from producing small-sized corn and only one annual production, he now produces 20,000 large-sized corn and up to three annual productions.

Improving access to water and boosting food security in the Dry Zone of Myanmar

With funding from the Adaptation Fund and the support of UNDP,  vulnerable Myanmar communities are becoming more resilient to the impacts of climate change.  

For more information on the project 'Addressing Climate Change Risks on Water Resources and Food Security in the Dry Zone of Myanmar', click here.

Thirst for Life | September 2020

The project 'Strengthening the Resilience of Smallholder Farmers in the Dry Zone to Climate Variability and Extreme Events' (known locally as the 'Climate Resilient Integrated Water Management' Project) improves access to clean drinking water by enhancing community-managed drinking water infrastructure.  The project is implemented by the Government of Sri Lanka with technical support from UNDP and funded by the Green Climate Fund.