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The project seeks USD 10 million in GCF grants to modernize Liberia's meteorological and hydrological services. It focuses on installing automated weather stations, weather radar, and creating a Forecast-based Financing (FbF) mechanism to protect vulnerable populations, particularly in agriculture and coastal regions, from increasing floods and temperature extremes.

The paper examines the management of Covid-19 pandemic funds in South Africa, asserting that misappropriation occurred due to ineffective controls despite multiple early warnings. It highlights the vulnerability of the health sector to procurement fraud and the failure of governance regimes to prevent corruption during the crisis.

The paper argues that while existing climate services primarily support short-term farming decisions, they must be expanded to include decadal and long-term projections to guide transformative adaptation—significant systemic changes to agricultural production. A review of 253 national documents found that only 2.7% describe transformative applications of CS. The authors recommend integrating long-term climate data with crop models and socioeconomic factors to identify viability thresholds and map adaptation pathways, while emphasizing the need to modernize National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHS) and ensure equitable access for marginalized farmers.

The Council on Strategic Risks identifies a gap between the existing technical capacity for real-time pathogen surveillance and the actual implementation in the United States. While tools like next-generation sequencing and metagenomics enable rapid detection, the U.S. response is hindered by outdated data sharing methods, such as fax machines, and a lack of a trusted, neutral entity to manage global health data. The report advocates for a 'wartime footing' to modernize public health infrastructure and create a coordinated, potentially independent, data-focused institute to manage pathogen information.

The PEARL project aims to protect the livelihoods of approximately 550,000 farmers and value-chain actors in Cambodia's Northern Tonle Sap Basin (NTSB) from climate-driven droughts and floods. By shifting focus from conventional rice to high-value, drought-tolerant crops like cashew, mango, organic rice, and vegetables, the project seeks to increase adaptive capacity and income. The strategy employs Public-Social-Private Partnerships (PSPPs) to remove barriers to premium markets, utilizing certification schemes (e.g., CamGAP, GI, organic) and introducing advanced agro-hydrometeorological early warning systems. The project is budgeted at US$ 40.635 million, with US$ 34.485 million requested as a grant from the Green Climate Fund.

The NAP Implementation Roadmap for Ethiopia details a strategic framework to reduce climate vulnerability from 2020 to 2030. It focuses on five implementation components: agriculture and water, natural resource management, health, livelihoods and social protection, climate services and adaptation technologies, and infrastructure. The roadmap identifies 18 adaptation options and five strategic priorities, emphasizing the mainstreaming of climate adaptation into national development plans like the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP). Key goals include achieving food security by 2030 and expanding access to safe water. The document highlights significant capacity gaps at sub-national levels and the need for a resource mobilization strategy to meet an estimated implementation cost of USD 90 billion.

The document examines the role of local and community-based adaptation (CBA) in addressing climate risks, emphasizing that while local actions are often the most cost-effective and socially acceptable, they are frequently hindered by top-down planning and insufficient financing. It proposes a shift toward locally led processes that integrate indigenous knowledge, devolved financing, and multi-stakeholder governance to achieve sustainable and equitable resilience.

The report finds that 44% of the 330 climate adaptation actions in the KJIP are underway or complete, indicating that implementation is generally on track. While strategies related to governance, health, education, and disaster risk management show strong progress, others—particularly those concerning finance, sovereignty, and the private sector—suffer from low implementation and reporting rates due to capacity constraints and competing priorities in executive agencies.

The report identifies that poor Tarai and Hill Dalits, along with marginalized indigenous peoples, are the most vulnerable to climate-induced disasters in Nepal. It highlights a critical lack of GEDSI-disaggregated data for GLOFs and notes that women suffer from 'time poverty' due to increased household workloads caused by climate change. Institutional findings reveal that local planning is often dominated by political power, sidelining marginalized groups and rendering women's leadership roles largely tokenistic. The report recommends establishing intersectional stakeholder definitions, promoting women-friendly climate technologies, and integrating mandatory GESI quotas into project activities.

The proposal seeks $2,184,555 over 36 months to develop a comprehensive National Adaptation Plan (NAP) for Zambia. The project aims to strengthen institutional coordination, integrate climate adaptation into national and sub-national planning and budgeting, and prioritize adaptation actions across key sectors. It focuses on moving beyond short-term projects to a long-term strategic framework aligned with Zambia's Vision 2030 and the 7th National Development Plan.

The report assesses gender-based vulnerabilities and socioeconomic baselines in Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles to ensure that climate information services (CS) and early warning systems (EWS) are inclusive. It identifies systemic barriers, such as gendered access to information, time poverty, and gender-based violence, which can hinder the effectiveness of climate adaptation. The assessment recommends tailoring CS products to end-users in vulnerable sectors like agriculture and fishing, utilizing local knowledge, and addressing the specific socioeconomic disparities of each member state to maximize regional resilience.

The program aims to strengthen the resilience of 1.2 million people in Rwanda's Upper Nyabarongo and Muvumba catchments through integrated landscape management, sustainable forestry, and modernized early warning systems. It seeks USD 50 million from the Green Climate Fund to complement AfDB financing for the Muvumba Multipurpose Water Resources Development Program. Key interventions include restoring 45,000 hectares of land, implementing agroforestry, and deploying LIDAR-based flood risk modelling to mitigate the impacts of floods, landslides, and droughts.

The Freetown WASH and Aquatic Environment Revamping Program is a proposed project in Sierra Leone designed to address climate vulnerabilities affecting water security and forest ecosystems. With a total indicative cost of USD 219 million, the program combines large-scale infrastructure rehabilitation—such as water treatment plants and distribution networks—with GCF-funded climate-specific interventions. These include climate-resilient catchment-based water resources management and forest management to protect the Western Area Protected Forest. The project aims to benefit approximately 1.4 million residents, improve water access for 800,000 people, and create 2,700 jobs, while achieving an estimated mitigation impact of 22.5 tCO2eq through the creation of carbon sinks in 30,000 hectares of protected forest.

The document examines the link between armed conflict and forced displacement in Africa, noting that the number of forcibly displaced people more than doubled from 11 million in 2013 to 25.7 million in 2019. It assesses the African Union's (AU) 'Silencing the Guns' initiative, arguing that while infrastructure like the Continental Early Warning System (CEWS) and the Panel of the Wise exists, implementation is hindered by a lack of conceptual coherence and poor governance. The brief highlights that governance deficiencies, corruption, and the illicit trade of firearms—with over 40 million civilian-held firearms in Africa—drive conflict and displacement. It recommends that the AU move from early warning to early action, improve interdepartmental coordination, and address the structural root causes of conflict to facilitate durable solutions like repatriation.

The NAP Global Network provided technical assistance to 27 developing countries and responded to 40 Country Support Hub requests between 2019 and 2020. The Network emphasizes the role of NAPs as roadmaps for resilient recovery from COVID-19, particularly in health, water, and agriculture sectors. Key achievements include the finalization of Peru's first NAP, the development of private sector engagement strategies in Viet Nam, Ghana, and Saint Lucia, and the implementation of nature-based solutions in Fiji. The report also highlights the integration of gender-responsive approaches and the establishment of monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) systems across various partner nations.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia is seeking USD 727,553 over 24 months to address critical capacity gaps in climate finance engagement. The proposal focuses on strengthening the National Designated Authority (NDA), establishing a national framework for climate information services, and developing three bankable project concept notes. This follows previous readiness and National Adaptation Plan (NAPs) support, which were undermined by political transitions and staff turnover.

The commentary asserts that bold climate action is not a trade-off with economic growth but an engine for it, potentially delivering $26 trillion in net global economic benefits by 2030. It advocates for 'people-centered climate action' that uses inclusive processes to unlock benefits for marginalized groups, such as recycling carbon pricing revenues to support low-income households. The text provides sector-specific opportunities in energy, urban planning, and food systems, while emphasizing that adaptation investments of $1.8 trillion could yield $7.1 trillion in benefits. It highlights real-world examples from Indonesia, Canada, and Spain to demonstrate how low-carbon transitions can reduce poverty and create millions of green jobs.

The document argues that climate change is already causing avoidable injuries, illnesses, and deaths while damaging healthcare infrastructure. It highlights a significant global adaptation gap, noting that funding for health adaptation is less than 1% of international climate adaptation finance. The authors propose a framework for building climate-resilient health systems focusing on workforce knowledge, information systems, service delivery, and adequate financing. Key recommendations include increasing research investments, developing scenario-based integrated adaptation plans, and promoting zero-emission technologies to reduce the overall adaptation burden.

The LACC Project aims to enhance climate resilience for 45,000 direct beneficiaries in the Lake Chad Basin through four pillars: sustainable resource management, resilient livelihoods, equitable local governance, and the dissemination of best practices. The project addresses severe vulnerabilities including rising temperatures, rainfall variability, and high poverty rates in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. Key interventions include the construction of solar-powered water harvesting structures, the promotion of agroforestry to sequester an estimated 1,139,225 tCO2eq, and the implementation of the Participatory Seasonal Planning (PSP) methodology for climate information. The project is led by CARE Nederland and the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS), targeting specific regions such as Diffa in Niger, the Far North in Cameroon, and the Lake Province in Chad.

The proposed programme aims to protect North African oases from climate change impacts, such as extreme heat, drought, and water scarcity. It focuses on establishing a regional management framework, implementing adaptation and mitigation measures (including solar energy for irrigation), and strengthening stakeholder capacity. The initiative seeks to transition from top-down to bottom-up, participatory decision-making to safeguard biodiversity and rural livelihoods.