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The Governments of Australia and Belgium today joined other nations in pledging to the Green Climate Fund, committing AU$ 200 million (Australia) and EUR 51.7 million (Belgium) to the Fund, respectively. The announcements were made at the High‐level Ministerial Session on Climate Finance that was...

The Government of Spain has pledged to commit €120 million to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), bringing total GCF contributions to US$9.7 billion equivalent. The announcement was made in advance of the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 20) to the UNFCCC,...

Over 400 participants from 20 countries joined in the Second International Conference on Agricultural and Rural Development (ARD2014) in Southeast Asia held on 12-13 November at the Makati Shangri-La Manila, Philippines. Themed “Strengthening Resilience, Equity, and Integration in ASEAN Food and Agriculture Systems”, the conference was organized...

Mr. Mafulele of the Samoan Water Authority wants to design the most cost-effective solutions for climate change adaptation in his country. “One of the inland villages in Upolu doesn’t have reliable access to drinkable water and this is a problem especially during droughts periods, particularly...

Barack Obama will make a substantial pledge to a fund to help poor countries fight climate change, only days after his historic carbon pollution deal with China. In a one-two punch, America plans to pledge at least $2.5bn and as much as $3bn over the...

Samoa is set to adopt a whole-of-government approach to climate change adaptation through a US$12.3 m initiative the Pacific island state launched on Friday, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme. The initiative sees two key ministries – the Ministry of Natural Resources and...

APAN challenged photographers in the Asia-Pacific to take their best shot and show: “How do you see climate change adaptation in your life?” This is APAN’s first-ever photo contest conducted to increase awareness of climate change adaptation to wider stakeholders: students, media, and the general...

Representatives of coastal communities in eight provinces of Viet Nam, Cambodia and Thailand endorsed the Preah Sihanouk Declaration last week, pledging to work more strategically to adapt to climate change. The agreement was made at the third and final Annual Coastal Forum, which ended on...

The Ministry of Disaster Management together with the World Bank launches a Climate Resilient Program today. The program is launched at the three day Disaster Management Conference at the BMICH in Colombo titled “the Future we want – a Safer Sri Lanka”. Since the catastrophic Tsunami, Sri...

The Government of Sweden has announced its intention to increase Green Climate Fund (GCF) financing by approximately US$550 million (SEK 4 billion), for the Fund's initial resource mobilization process, and to allocate an additional SEK 500 million to international climate action. The contribution, which will...