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Adaptation funding option
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Nature of disbursement
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Regions
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Sectoral focus
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Funding source
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Description
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Adaptation Fund (AF)
| Grants
| Small Island Developing States
South and Central America
Africa
Asia-Pacific
Least Developed Countries
| Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
Tourism
Water
Terrestrial ecosystems
Population & human settlements
Disaster risk reduction
Education and training
Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Health
Oceans and coastal areas
| UNFCCC and KP
| The Adaptation Fund (AF) is financed from the share of proceeds on the clean development mechanism project activities and other sources of funding. It was established to finance concrete adaptation projects and programmes in developing countries that are Parties to the Kyoto Protocol. more>> |
Adaptation to Climate Change Initative | Grants
| Small Island Developing States
Asia-Pacific
| Terrestrial ecosystems
Disaster risk reduction
Education and training
Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Health
Oceans and coastal areas
Population & human settlements
Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
Tourism
| Bilateral
| The Adaptation to Climate Change Initiative is funded by Australia's Aid Program (AusAID). It funds immediate and practical adaptation works. It also includes funding that aims to manage adaptation activities and implement adaptation responses. more>> |
African Development Fund (ADF) | Loans
| Africa
| | Multilateral
| African Development Fund (ADF) is funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group. The Climate Risk Management and Adaptation Strategy (CRMA) will support three main areas of intervention. more>> |
Benefit-sharing Fund of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture | Grants
| Africa
Asia-Pacific
Least Developed Countries
Small Island Developing States
South and Central America
| Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
| Other UN organizations
| The focus of the fund is to help ensure sustainable food security by assisting farmers to adapt to climate change through a targeted set of high impact activities on the conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture. more>> |
Climate Investment Funds | Grants
Loans
| Africa
Asia-Pacific
Least Developed Countries
South and Central America
Small Island Developing States
| Disaster risk reduction
Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Education and training
Health
Oceans and coastal areas
Population & human settlements
Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
Terrestrial ecosystems
Tourism
Water
| Multilateral
| The CIF is funded by the Word Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The CIFs are being established by the Bank jointly with the Regional Development Banks (AfDB, AsDB, EBRD, and IDB) to promote international cooperation on climate change and support progress towards the future of the climate change regime. The CIFs consist of the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) and the Strategic Climate Fund (SCF). The SCF will provide financing to pilot new development approaches or to scale-up activities aimed at a specific climate change challenge through targeted programs. The first program to be included in the SCF would pilot national level actions for enhancing climate resilience in a few highly vulnerable countries. more>> |
Cool Earth Partnership | Grants
Technical Assistance
| Africa
Asia-Pacific
Least Developed Countries
Small Island Developing States
South and Central America
| Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Water
Population & human settlements
| Bilateral
| The Cool Earth Partnership is funded by the Government of Japan. Assistance will be provided to developing countries, which are vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change (e.g. African and Pacific island counties), to take adaptive measures. more>> |
Cooperation Fund for the Water Sector (CFWS) | Technical Assistance
| Asia-Pacific
Small Island Developing States
| Water
| Multilateral
| The Cooperation Fund for the Water Sector (CFWS) is funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). It finances a coherent program of activities designed to promote effective water management policies and practices in Asia-Pacific. more>> |
Development Market Place (DM) | Grants
| Africa
Asia-Pacific
Least Developed Countries
Small Island Developing States
South and Central America
| Disaster risk reduction
Education and training
| Multilateral
| The Development Marketplace is a competitive grant program administered by the World Bank. The 2009 global competition focuses on climate adaptation. more>> |
Disaster Risk Management Programme | Loans
| Small Island Developing States
| Population & human settlements
Water
| Multilateral
| The Disaster Risk Management Programme is funded by the Caribbean Development Bank. It funds projects that respond to the Carribean region's vulnerability to many different natural hazards. The projects range from construction of sea defenses to rehabilitation works. more>> |
Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) | Grants
| Least Developed Countries
Small Island Developing States
| Disaster risk reduction
Terrestrial ecosystems
Education and training
Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Health
Oceans and coastal areas
Population & human settlements
Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
Tourism
Water
| Multilateral
| The Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) is funded by the European Commission Development. It funds projects that aim to increase capacities of LDCs and SIDS to adapt to the effects of climate change. The Alliance also funds projects that support implementation of adaptation action plans in vulnerable countries other than LDCs. more>> |
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) | Grants
| Africa
Asia-Pacific
South and Central America
Small Island Developing States
| Terrestrial ecosystems
Disaster risk reduction
Education and training
Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Health
Oceans and coastal areas
Population & human settlements
Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
Tourism
Water
| Multilateral
| The Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) is funded by the World Bank. It provides technical and financial assistance to low and middle income countries to mainstream disaster risk reduction into their national plans. more>> |
IDB (Policy Base) Loan | Loans
| South and Central America
Small Island Developing States
| Water
Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
| Multilateral
| The Inter-American Development Bank (Policy base) Loan funds projects focusing on policies (such as natural disaster risk management policy) and strategies (strategy for coastal resources management). more>> |
International Climate Initiative | Grants
Loans
| Africa
Asia-Pacific
Small Island Developing States
South and Central America
Least Developed Countries
| Water
Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Disaster risk reduction
Health
Population & human settlements
Terrestrial ecosystems
| Bilateral
| The International Climate Initiative is a key element of Germany's implementation of fast start financing. more>> |
International Development Association (IDA) | Grants
Loans
| Africa
Asia-Pacific
South and Central America
Small Island Developing States
Least Developed Countries
| Terrestrial ecosystems
Disaster risk reduction
Education and training
Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Health
Oceans and coastal areas
Population & human settlements
Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
Tourism
Water
| Multilateral
| The International Development Association (IDA) is funded by the World Bank. The Association's response to climate change has been developed as a part of the Bank's Clean Energy Investment Framework. It funds projects supporting adaptation to climate change, including improved access to clean energy, and transition to low carbon development. more>> |
Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) | Grants
| Least Developed Countries
| Water
Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Oceans and coastal areas
Health
Disaster risk reduction
| Multilateral
Other UN organizations
| The Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) is funded through the GEF, and is implemented through agencies such as UNDP, UNEP and IBRD. It was established to carry out preparation and implementation of national adaptation programmes of action in LDCs. more>> |
MDG Achievement Fund (MDG-F) | Grants
| Africa
Asia-Pacific
Least Developed Countries
Small Island Developing States
South and Central America
| Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Water
Terrestrial ecosystems
Disaster risk reduction
Health
Oceans and coastal areas
Population & human settlements
Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
Education and training
Tourism
| Bilateral
| The MDG Achievement Fund (MDG-F) is funded by the Spanish government and is implemented through agencies such as UNDP, UNICEF and FAO. One of its funding areas is environment and climate change related activities. more>> |
Nordic Development Fund (NDF)
| Grants
| Least Developed Countries
| | Multilateral
| The Nordic Development Fund (NDF) is funded by development cooperation budgets in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The fund has received a new mandate and will in the future provide grant financing for climate-related interventions in poor developing countries. more>> |
Program on Forests (PROFOR) | Grants
| Africa
Asia-Pacific
Least Developed Countries
Small Island Developing States
South and Central America
| Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
| Multilateral
| The Program on Forests (PROFOR) is funded by the World Bank. It funds projects at all levels, that are typically less that 2 years in length and fall in either of the thematic areas: forest governance, sustainable forest management, cross-sectoral cooperation and livelihood approach to povery reduction. more>> |
Rain Forest Trust Fund (RFT)
| Grants
| South and Central America
| Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Population & human settlements
| Multilateral
| The Rain Forest Trust Fund (RFT) is funded by the World Bank. It was established in 1992 and funds projects that slow down deforestation/conversion of Amazon rainforest, protecting biodiversity, reducing carbon emissions, and promoting sustainable use and development in Amazon region. more>> |
Small Activities Scheme (SAS) | Grants
| Small Island Developing States
Least Developed Countries
| Terrestrial ecosystems
Disaster risk reduction
Education and training
Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Health
Oceans and coastal areas
Population & human settlements
Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
Tourism
Water
| Bilateral
| The Small Activities Scheme (SAS) is funded by Australia's Aid Program (AusAID). It provides funds for community generated climate change adaptation projects. more>> |
Small Grants Programme (SGP) | Grants
| Africa
Asia-Pacific
Least Developed Countries
Small Island Developing States
South and Central America
| Terrestrial ecosystems
Water
Population & human settlements
Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
| Other UN organizations
| The Small Grants Programme (SGP) is funded through the GEF, and is implemented through UNDP. It aims to deliver global environmental benefits in areas, including biodiversity conservation and protection of international waters through community-based approaches. more>> |
Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) | Grants
| Asia-Pacific
Least Developed Countries
Small Island Developing States
South and Central America
Africa
| Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Terrestrial ecosystems
Oceans and coastal areas
Health
| Other UN organizations
Multilateral
| The Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) is funded through the GEF. It assists developing countries in implementing adaptation measures that reduce the vulnerability and increase the adaptive capacity of countries. more>> |
Strategic Climate Fund (SCF) | Grants
Loans
| Asia-Pacific
Africa
South and Central America
| Terrestrial ecosystems
Disaster risk reduction
Education and training
Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Health
Oceans and coastal areas
Population & human settlements
Science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
Tourism
Water
| Multilateral
| The Strategic Climate Fund (SCF) is funded by the Word Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). It provides financing to pilot new or scale up exisiting activities on specific climate change challenges. more>> |
The Inter American Development Bank-Netherlands Water Partnership Program (INWAP) | Grants
| South and Central America
Small Island Developing States
| Water
| Multilateral
| The Inter American Development Bank-Netherlands Water Partnership Program (INWAP) is funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). It supports implementation of international principles of intergrated water resources management in Latin American and the Caribbean. It provides resources to support water sector planning, capacity building, training and outreach. more>> |
Water Financing Partnership Faciity (WFPF) | Loans
Technical Assistance
| Asia-Pacific
Small Island Developing States
| Water
| Multilateral
| The Water Financing Partnership Facility (WFPF) is funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). It offers technical assistance and loans in three key areas: rural water, urban water and basin water. The funding in water management projects will promote IWRM and healthy rivers. more>> |
