The Project will rehabilitate and expand the capacity of Avatiu port. The Project comprises (i) widening the harbor entrance, (ii) dredging to increase the depth alongside the wharf plus dredging and enlarging the ship turning area, and (iii) reconstructing and realigning the quay and repairing...

Economic studies show that climate change will affect not only agricultural production, but also agricultural prices, trade and food self-sufficiency. The research presented here indicates that producer responses to these climate- induced shocks will lessen the impacts of climate change on agricultural production compared to...

This project, Reducing Risks and Vulnerabilities from Glacier Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) in Northern Pakistan, will reduce risks and vulnerabilities from GLOFs and snow-melt flash floods.  The main objectives of the project are: To develop the human and technical capacity of public institutions to understand...

This project will seek to: – improve the use of financial resources and the quality of technology transfer, in line with international initiatives in Bangladesh; – develop adequate technical, business, management, and regulatory skills; – create an appropriate enabling environment and participation of all stakeholders...

This UNDP project, Increasing climate resilience through an Integrated Water Resource Management Programme, is designed to increase the resilience of freshwater resources in the islands of Mahibadhoo (Alifu Dhaalu Atoll), Ihavandhoo (Haa Alifu Atoll) and Gadhdhoo (Gaaf Dhaal Atoll). Funded by the Adaptation Fund and...

The project will improve access to socioeconomic opportunities and create an enabling business environment by rehabilitating and maintaining land, sea, and air transport infrastructure. Under the project, infrastructure investments will be planned, and designs will incorporate measures for adapting to climate change impacts, including sea...

The Project will improve the urban infrastructure by providing an efficient and well-maintained primary road network, all-weather roads to low-income and low-lying residential areas, well-maintained and functional drainage systems, effective trunk drainage systems, and groundwater quality monitoring wells. This project considers climate change adaptation during...

Action Research for Community Adaptation in Bangladesh (ARCAB) is a long-term programme of action research focused on Community Based Adaptation (CBA) in five major Livelihood Zones that correspond to five major ecosystems of Bangladesh which are part of the Ganges-Brahmaputra River flood plains, coastal and hill systems. These zones support...

The objectives of the Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation in Irrigated Agriculture Project in China of are : to enhance adaptation to climate change in agriculture and irrigation water management practices through awareness-raising, institutional and capacity strengthening, and demonstration activities in the Huang-Huai-Hai Basin (3H Basin)....

The overall goal of the project is to improve the livelihoods and adaptive capacities of the vulnerable rural communities to the adverse impacts of climate variability and change. The project is conceived of as a pilot project designed to test a two-pronged approach to adaption....