Adapting to climate change

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We help poor people to adapt to climate change – from the poor farmer who wants to grow more resilient crops to the family whose home has just been destroyed by a flood. That means helping countries to put adapting to climate change at the heart of all their efforts to tackle poverty, with proper attention paid to the needs of more vulnerable groups like women and indigenous people. It also means ensuring that those efforts are flexible and resilient enough to navigate the challenges climate change may bring in the future.

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• Adaptation:The adaptation mission of UNDP is to help developing countries secure their Millennium Development Goals in the face of climate change.
• Africa Adaptation Programme:UNDP, with funding from the Government of Japan, recently launched a new programme that uses an innovative approach to climate change adaptation in Africa.
• Community-based adaptation:The UNDP-GEF Community-Based Adaptation Project pilots building the resilience of communities and the ecosystems they rely upon.
• Adaptation Learning MechanismThe ALM is mapping good practices, providing information, building knowledge and networks on climate change adaptation.
• Climate change and developmentA joint UNDP-UNEP programme promoting adaptation and reducing vulnerability in sub-Saharan Africa.
• MDG Achievement FundThrough the MDG Achievement Fund countries can seek support for activities to reduce poverty and enhance capacity to adapt to climate change.
• GEF-funded adaptation initiativesThe GEF was established to forge international cooperation and finance actions to address critical threats to the global environment.
• UN System ActivitiesOnline inventory of UN System Activities on Adaptation.