As cities continue to grow there is a need to focus on urbanization as a contributor to sustainable growth with an emphasis on nature to promote productivity and innovative ideas. The challenges that this rapid growth is bringing is the core of the projects and programmes that the Adaptation Fund is funding; the Fund understands the key role cities play in tackling climate change, adapting to sustainable challenges and engineering innovative ideas.
EMBRACING THE SUN: Redefining Public Space as a Solution for the Effects of Global Climate Change in Indonesia’s Urban Areas
Floods in Samarinda occur almost every year and are always recurring, especially in the rainy season. Duration, height and extent of inundation happens to vary greatly. The duration of the floods that occurred ranged from 3-10 hours. This project aims to explore flood adaptation infrastructures as
Nature-based Climate Adaptation Programme for the Urban Areas of Penang Island
The main goal of the programme is to enhance urban resilience and reduce human and ecosystem health vulnerability to climate change impacts and extreme weather events by implementing nature-based solutions (NbS) to reduce surface temperatures and
Climate Change Adaptation through Protective Small-scale Infrastructure Interventions in Coastal Settlements of Cambodia
Cambodia is vulnerable to droughts, floods and sea-level rise. The coastal area is also increasingly affected by strong winds, which are often associated with the onset of thunderstorms. Increases in sea levels are especially alarming for Cambodia’s coastal areas that are already experiencing severe seawater intrusion, beach
Enhancing the resilience inclusive and sustainable eco-human settlement development through small scale infrastructure interventions in the coastal regions of the Mekong Delta in Viet Nam
This project focuses on dealing with saltwater intrusion and coastal erosions in Mekong Delta, which are the major impacts from the climate change. Along with the water resource management and coastal erosion issues, the lack of vertical and horizontal coordination has been bottlenecked for the community to reflect their needs to the provincial and national
Enhance community, local and national-level urban climate change resilience to water scarcity, caused by floods and droughts in Rawalpindi and Nowshera, Pakistan
Deforestation has been a persistent problem with a variety of causes in Pakistan, including settlement expansion, agro-industrial expansion, use of wood for domestic fuel, logging and forest fires. Meanwhile glacial melt and retreat and the rise of the permanent snow line causes increased run-off, which is more difficult to retain due to deforestation.
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Artik city closed stonepit wastes and flood management pilot project
For years exploited stone pits have had negative impact on the environment. Previously, more than 60% of the total volume of construction stone products of the Republic was produced in Artik and its adjacent communities. Many mines were closed due to reduction of construction stone consumption volumes, conservation and reclamation works of the mines have
Increasing the resilience of informal urban settlements in Fiji that are highly vulnerable to climate change and disaster risks
Fiji is located in the Pacific Ocean’s tropical cyclone belt. The island nation experiences frequent cyclones (on average, one cyclone per year) and with them damaging winds, rain and storm surges. Besides cyclones, the country suffers from other extreme events associated with climate change such as extreme rainfall, flooding, droughts and temperature extremes as well
Enhancing urban resilience to climate change impacts and natural disasters: Honiara
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Pacific, such as the Solomon Islands, are amongst the most vulnerable countries to the risks of future climate change.
In Honiara - the capital city of the Solomon Islands - there is acute sensitivity to external shocks and stresses due to existing ‘adaptation deficits’ in urban infrastructure, housing and
Enhancing resilience of communities in Solomon Islands to the adverse effects of climate change in agriculture and food security
The climate of the Solomon Islands is tropical with daily temperatures ranging from 23°C to 30°C and wide variation in rainfall depending on geographical location and time of year. Drought, which is often linked to the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), affected food gardens and resulting in the National Disaster Management Office having to