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The project aims to build climate resilience in Ghana's agriculture sector by establishing a national framework for drought management, enhancing technical capacities for climate observation and modelling, and improving the delivery of decision-support services to vulnerable farming communities. It targets 2.7 million direct beneficiaries and seeks to address critical gaps in institutional coordination and technical forecasting.

The proposal outlines a USD 499,654 project implemented by the FAO over 18 months to support Azerbaijan's climate goals. It focuses on three main areas: analyzing current policies and initiatives in the agriculture and LULUCF sectors, developing a gender-responsive investment plan and feasibility studies for climate technologies, and supporting the accreditation of a national entity for direct access to GCF funding. The project aims to address gaps in institutional and financial capacity, low private sector engagement, and the need for specific technology solutions to meet NDC targets, including a 35% overall GHG emission reduction by 2030.

The report explores how blockchain technology and 'impact tokens' can overcome systemic barriers in impact investing to better support the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It identifies five primary barriers to scaling impact investing—including lack of appropriate capital and insufficient impact measurement—and proposes that impact tokens can increase trust, promote inclusion, improve data collection, and incentivize sustainable behaviors.

Côte d’Ivoire is currently in the development phase of its National Adaptation Plan (NAP), which began in 2015. The process focuses on strengthening institutional arrangements, including the creation of a National Commission to Combat Climate Change to integrate climate measures into development planning. Key climate threats identified include sea-level rise, increased temperatures, and rainfall variability, with priority adaptation sectors spanning agriculture, water, health, coastal zones, and land use planning. Significant milestones include the 2012 INDC submission and the February 2019 approval of a Green Climate Fund (GCF) NAP Readiness proposal.

Ethiopia's National Adaptation Plan (NAP) serves as a roadmap to reduce climate vulnerability by mainstreaming adaptation into development activities, aiming to support the country's goal of achieving middle-income status by 2025. The process involves vertical integration across federal, regional, zonal, and woreda levels, ensuring dialogue between national and sub-national governments, civil society, and the private sector. The NAP is designed to guide the implementation of climate-resilient strategies already produced by various line ministries under the Climate-Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) strategy. Key climate drivers identified include increasing temperatures, rainfall variability, droughts, and floods, with priority adaptation sectors encompassing agriculture, water, forestry, health, urban areas, industry, transport, and power.

The document details Ghana's approach to integrating climate adaptation into government policy and planning. It identifies priority sectors for adaptation—including agriculture, energy, water, health, infrastructure, gender, and forestry—and lists specific climate threats such as increased temperatures, rainfall variability, and sea level rise. It also provides a timeline of policy milestones from 2012 to 2018, including the development of the National Climate Change Policy and the submission of a NAP Readiness Proposal to the Green Climate Fund.

Sierra Leone is developing its first National Adaptation Plan (NAP) framework to coordinate institutional adaptation, mobilize resources, and reduce vulnerability to climate change. The process identifies agriculture, biodiversity, fisheries, and tourism as priority sectors for adaptation. Key observed and anticipated climate impacts include coastal erosion, sea-level rise, mangrove destruction, saline water intrusion in aquifers, seaweed invasion, landslides, flooding, and extreme weather events. The document also maps the evolution of the country's climate policy milestones from the 2007 National Climate Change Strategy and Action plan to the 2019 finalization of the NAP Framework.

The study addresses the lack of hydrological monitoring in the tributaries of Cambodia's Tonle Sap Lake, which contribute 25–30% of the annual flow and are critical for maintaining dry-season lake levels. It aims to simulate baseline flows and project future climate change impacts across 11 sub-basins to support water resource management in a country where 80% of the population depends on agriculture.

The analysis finds that between 2010 and 2014, tropical deforestation for agriculture and forestry caused approximately 2.6 gigatonnes of CO2 emissions annually, with cattle and oilseed products accounting for over half. International trade drove between 29% and 39% of these emissions, with Europe and China identified as major importers. In EU countries, deforestation emissions represent about 15% of the total carbon footprint of food consumption.

The document outlines a framework for integrating gender considerations into National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) based on experiences in Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Guinea-Conakry, Madagascar, and Togo. It argues that generic gender integration often focuses solely on women, whereas targeted analysis reveals nuanced differences in vulnerability and capacity between men and women. The proposed approach combines policy, institutional, and technical analyses to provide specific process and technical recommendations. Key findings highlight that while legal frameworks for gender equality exist, they are rarely linked to climate policies, and women remain significantly under-represented in decision-making for climate-vulnerable sectors.

The document examines the intersection of voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs), the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and gender equality in agriculture. It analyzes five major standards—Fairtrade International, IFOAM Organic, Rainforest Alliance, UTZ Certified, and the 4Cs—across six thematic areas: household food security, rights to productive resources, education, unpaid domestic labour, decision-making/empowerment, and decent work. The guide finds that while VSSs can improve wages and working conditions, they risk exacerbating inequalities if they prioritize cash crops over women's subsistence farming or increase women's unpaid labour burdens without providing childcare or gender-transformative training.

Since 2013, Benin has implemented a nationally led NAP process to integrate climate change adaptation into national, local, and sectoral development planning. Key milestones include the 2013 launch workshop, capacity building in 2017, and the 2019 commencement of the NAP document elaboration. The process identifies priority adaptation sectors including agriculture, health, energy, and coastlines, addressing impacts such as floods, droughts, and sea level rise.

The Cambodian NAP process, coordinated by the Department of Climate Change of the National Council for Sustainable Development (NCSD), employs a cross-sectoral approach to reduce climate vulnerability and integrate adaptation into national policies. The process has evolved through several milestones since 2006, including the creation of the National Climate Change Committee and the 2014-2023 Climate Change Strategic Plan. Current efforts focus on the National Adaptation Plan Financing Framework and Implementation Plan (NAPFFIP) to increase access to adaptation finance. Priority sectors for adaptation include agriculture, water, forestry, fisheries, infrastructure, human health, and coastal zones, with specific focus on impacts such as floods, droughts, sea level rise, intense storms, and tropical diseases.

Madagascar's National Adaptation Plan (NAP) is led by the Ministry of climate risk management and utilizes a participatory, inclusive, and intersectoral approach. The process is guided by a validated roadmap and supported by coordination and monitoring and evaluation committees. Priority adaptation sectors include agriculture, water resources, infrastructure, forests and biodiversity, human health, and coastal zone management, addressing risks such as floods, droughts, hurricanes, sea level rise, and epidemics.

South Africa's National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (NCCAS) acts as its National Adaptation Plan (NAP), aiming for a climate-resilient transition through a country-driven process involving 11 sectors and three spheres of government. The strategy addresses the expectation that climate change will exacerbate poverty and service access, with projections indicating drastic temperature increases—potentially over 6°C in some interior regions under low mitigation—and uncertain rainfall patterns.

Tanzania's National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process, coordinated by the Vice President’s Office - Division of Environment, aims to integrate climate impact data into decision-making, align priorities with the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), and improve access to climate finance. The process focuses on cross-sectoral coordination and participatory planning to increase resilience and meet Paris Agreement targets. Priority sectors for adaptation include agriculture, health, freshwater resources, and the coastal and marine environment, addressing impacts such as droughts, floods, and sea level rise. Key milestones from 2012 to 2018 include the National Climate Change Strategy, the formation of a multi-agency NAP Team, and a stocktaking exercise for mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar.

Tuvalu is implementing its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process, centered on the Tuvalu Integrated Vulnerability Assessment (TIVA) database to manage community-level vulnerability data. The process aims to protect the nation's cultural identity and status by addressing climate threats to food and water security, health, and infrastructure across its nine islands.

The report examines the intersection of gender inequality and climate vulnerability in Côte d’Ivoire, providing a framework to integrate gender-responsive strategies into the National Adaptation Plan (NAP). It identifies systemic barriers—such as limited land rights for women, economic disparities in agriculture, and institutional gaps in gender monitoring—that amplify climate risks. The document offers detailed recommendations for the NAP process, including the creation of gender-specific indicators, the involvement of the National Observatory for Equity and Gender (ONEG), and sector-specific interventions in agriculture, water access, land use, health, and coastal zones to ensure that adaptation measures do not exacerbate existing inequalities.

The report analyzes the current status of Madagascar's National Adaptation Plan (NAP) and identifies systemic gender inequalities that increase climate vulnerability. It highlights a lack of gender-disaggregated data and limited leadership in gender mainstreaming across sectoral ministries. The document provides a proposed harmonized definition of a gender-responsive NAP and offers specific recommendations for the National Coordination Office for Climate Change (BNCCC) and sectoral strategies in agriculture, water, health, coastal zones, biodiversity, and infrastructure to ensure equitable adaptation outcomes.

The document details how rising temperatures in Oregon are increasing the frequency and cost of wildfires, reducing mountain snowpack, and causing ocean acidification. It highlights the vulnerability of the state's $48 billion agriculture, forestry, and fishery sectors and recommends a transition to a clean energy economy through carbon pricing and renewable energy adoption.