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Mongla, a coastal port town in Bangladesh, faces severe climate risks including sea-level rise, salinity intrusion, and frequent cyclones. While the community suffers from declining fish stocks and reproductive health issues due to water scarcity, the local government has implemented infrastructure projects such as a 11km marine drive road and flood-control gates. Under Mayor Sheikh Abdur Rahman, the town has successfully reduced casualties during extreme weather events, such as Cyclone Sitrang, through the strategic use of cyclone centers and emergency supplies. Future resilience efforts focus on expanding water treatment facilities and securing international funding for human-centric adaptation.

The project aims to protect essential health services in Indonesia against increasing climate variability and extreme weather events. It targets 80 healthcare facilities and 2 hospitals across 8 vulnerable districts in West Java and East Nusa Tenggara, intending to benefit 609,250 direct beneficiaries. The strategy involves integrating climate-risk data into health governance, upgrading facilities with green technologies (such as solar power and rainwater harvesting), and developing community-led health adaptation plans. The project is funded by a USD 25 million GCF grant and USD 2.04 million in co-financing, implemented by the Indonesian Ministry of Health and Save the Children.

The mid-term evaluation of the RECLIMA project in El Salvador finds that while the project is strategically aligned with national priorities and has seen high adoption of agroecological practices, implementation is behind schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic and extreme weather events. The project has successfully reached 22,718 farm families through farmer field schools and restored 4,022 hectares of ecosystems, but progress toward mid-term targets remains below expectations. Key challenges include systemic vulnerabilities of target populations, procurement delays, and a lack of a formal greenhouse gas measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) system. The evaluation recommends a two-year project extension and improvements in institutional coordination and capacity building to ensure the desired paradigm shift toward climate-resilient agriculture.

The project aims to establish a climate-resilient water sector in Saint Lucia to address vulnerabilities caused by extreme weather, droughts, and aging infrastructure. It proposes a four-component approach: strengthening water governance and tariff structures, implementing integrated watershed management, upgrading physical water supply systems (including the John Compton Dam), and building capacity for vulnerable users through rainwater harvesting. The initiative is led by the Caribbean Development Bank and UNOPS, targeting 134,167 direct beneficiaries.

The Eswatini Environment Fund (EEF), managed by the Eswatini Environment Authority, provides small grants to community-led projects to promote environmental sustainability and climate resilience. The fund focuses on thematic areas including climate change adaptation, sustainable land management, and biodiversity protection. Case studies, such as the Lawuba and Shewula wetland projects, demonstrate how these investments improve water security, create alternative livelihoods for women and youth, and provide carbon sequestration co-benefits. The document argues for stronger synergies between the EEF and Eswatini's National Adaptation Plan (NAP) to maximize the impact of limited finances through ecosystem-based adaptation.

The Urban Wage Employment Initiative (UWEI) was launched by Odisha's Housing and Urban Development Department in 2020 to combat unemployment and poverty among urban poor and migrant workers during COVID-19 lockdowns. The program employed 700,000 workers and paid $12 million in wages, focusing on climate-resilient public works such as rainwater harvesting and flood mitigation. By utilizing community organizations as 'alternative service providers' instead of professional contractors, the program ensured benefits remained local and reached marginalized groups. The success of UWEI led to its conversion in February 2021 into a permanent program called MUKTA (Mukhyamantri Karma Tatpara Abhiyan), establishing a precedent for pro-poor urban employment schemes in India.

The project, 'Enhancing Adaptation and Community Resilience by Improving Water Security in Vanuatu,' is a climate adaptation investment requesting USD 23.3 million in GCF grants. It targets 85,650 direct beneficiaries across 750 communities. The initiative focuses on three outcomes: empowering communities to plan climate-resilient water resources through updated Drinking Water Safety and Security Planning (DWSSP), constructing and upgrading climate-resilient rural water infrastructure via the Capital Assistance Programme (CAP), and strengthening provincial and national institutions. The project addresses risks such as increased temperatures, extreme precipitation, and sea-level rise, which threaten water quality and availability. It specifically emphasizes gender equality by mandating 40% female representation in Rural Water Committees (RWCs) and designing infrastructure to meet the specific needs of women, children, and the elderly.

The document details how Lucy Lemashisha and the Rural Women Network (RWN) established the Climate Resilience and Learning Center in Kajiado County, Kenya, to combat the effects of recurrent drought and famine on the Maasai community. By promoting climate-smart agriculture, rainwater harvesting, and alternative income sources, the initiative has improved food security and shifted patriarchal power dynamics, enabling women to take leadership roles in climate justice and local governance.

The document details the 'Pani Chautari' (water forum) methodology implemented by the Southasia Institute of Advanced Studies (SIAS) in Dhulikhel, Nepal. This approach used multi-stakeholder dialogues to bridge the gap between scientific research and local action to address water scarcity caused by urbanization and climate change. Key outcomes included the institutionalization of a water council, the implementation of 'one ward, one pond' groundwater recharge programs, and increased municipal reliance on evidence-based policy-making.

The Climate Crowd initiative uses community-collected data to co-design and implement resilience projects in rural areas. This report highlights projects in Madagascar, Zimbabwe, and Kenya focusing on livelihood diversification, water security, and the reduction of human-wildlife conflict.

The project aims to mitigate the impacts of increasing temperatures and decreasing rainfall in Southern Madagascar, which have led to frequent droughts and food insecurity. It proposes a paradigm shift from focusing solely on water supply infrastructure to adapting the underlying water resources system. Key strategies include managed aquifer recharge (MAR) to store wet season surpluses, expanding hydro-meteorological monitoring networks, and developing community-based drought adaptation plans. The project targets 24 communes with approximately 553,240 direct beneficiaries, utilizing a combination of GCF grants and co-financing from the World Bank and UNICEF.

The interim evaluation of the Climate Resilient Integrated Water Management Project (CRIWMP) in Sri Lanka indicates that while progress is satisfactory for irrigation and forecasting outputs, drinking water solutions have faced significant setbacks. The project employs an innovative river-basin approach to integrate village irrigation system (VIS) rehabilitation, climate-smart agriculture (CSA), and early warning systems. Key achievements include the rehabilitation of 131 VISs and the installation of 3,112 rainwater harvesting systems. However, the project has struggled with low mobilization of government co-financing, infrequent Project Board meetings, and a critical baseline shift in water source availability for drinking water, which has led to a proposed restructuring to reduce the number of beneficiaries. The evaluation highlights a strong commitment to gender equality, with women making up over 50% of beneficiaries, though gender balance remains poor within project governance and staff.

The project aims to protect and restore forest ecosystems in three target areas of Senegal—the Niayes zone, the Delta of Sine Saloum, and the Casamance—to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and enhance adaptation for approximately 834,453 direct beneficiaries. The strategy centers on upscaling Sustainable Forest Management Plans (SFMPs), implementing a Payment for Forest Ecosystem Services (PFES) mechanism, and introducing rainwater harvesting to reduce community dependence on forest resources. With a total indicative cost of US$ 24.5 million, the project seeks US$ 15.0 million in GCF grants to address financial barriers in a Least Developed Country (LDC) context.

The project aims to support 70,500 direct beneficiaries in rural Eswatini, particularly in the Lubombo and Shiselweni regions, to adapt to increasing droughts and floods. It proposes a three-component approach: scaling up climate-resilient land use (such as conservation agriculture and rainwater harvesting), strengthening agricultural value chains to attract private investment, and improving the enabling environment through better land access and early warning systems. The initiative seeks USD 30 million from the Green Climate Fund, with USD 25 million in co-financing from the Eswatini Ministry of Agriculture.

The Cango Caves installed a decentralized wastewater treatment system for R2.5 million to replace an inefficient reed bed facility. The system treats and reuses approximately 70% of effluent for flushing and irrigation, resulting in a 60% reduction in potable water demand (over 3.6 million litres per annum) and R163,200 in municipal water savings during its first year of operation (September 2019 – September 2020).

The document details 15 on-the-ground projects in Brazil, Guatemala, Kenya, Madagascar, Mexico, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. These initiatives focus on improving water security through rainwater harvesting and irrigation, enhancing food security via conservation agriculture and school gardens, and diversifying livelihoods to reduce pressure on natural ecosystems. The projects are co-designed with local communities based on data collected through key informant surveys to address specific threats such as drought, erratic rainfall, and soil degradation.

The document examines the critical interdependencies between water, energy, and food security, illustrating how failures in one sector trigger crises in others. Using case studies from India, Zimbabwe, Cambodia, and Pakistan, it demonstrates how climate-driven droughts and poor governance exacerbate resource scarcity and political instability. The author advocates for a systemic shift in international aid, moving away from siloed management toward a nexus approach based on three pillars: enhanced knowledge through data, strengthened institutional governance, and cross-sectoral regional cooperation.

The document details how authoritative climate data from the Copernicus Climate Data Store (CDS) is integrated into the SAVi Buildings model. It provides a literature review on climate impacts on buildings—covering energy demand, rainwater harvesting, and climate hazards—and explains the methodology for translating this data into performance indicators. Simulation results demonstrate that using CDS climate data significantly alters projections compared to 'no climate' scenarios, specifically showing a 23-fold increase in forecasted rainwater harvesting yields and a reduction in projected energy expenditures for heating and cooling.

The document details how climate indicators from the Copernicus Climate Data Store (CDS) are integrated into the SAVi tool to improve the analysis of infrastructure resilience. It covers a literature review of climate impacts on energy, irrigation, wastewater, buildings, roads, and nature-based infrastructure, providing specific equations to link climate variables to asset performance. The report includes simulation results for Johannesburg, South Africa, demonstrating how climate variables like temperature and precipitation affect load factors, thermal efficiency, and maintenance costs, ultimately impacting the economic viability and societal costs of these assets.

The report details an Integrated Vulnerability Assessment (IVA) for the Funafuti community, identifying critical vulnerabilities in water security, coastal erosion, and income security. It employs a multi-criteria analysis (MCA) to align community-identified 'lived' experiences with technical 'learned' perspectives from a Technical Working Group (TWG). Key findings highlight the inadequacy of household water tanks and the severe impact of coastal erosion on housing. The document serves as a foundational input for Tuvalu's National Adaptation Plan (NAP), emphasizing the need for hard shoreline protection, enforcement of building codes for water storage, and improved disaster evacuation facilities.