International Development Grant
Climate Change Adaptation Facility
Project Number: CA-3-M013903001
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Regional Focus:
Maximum Contribution: $16,500,000.00
Start Date: March 28, 2013
End Date: March 28, 2018
Duration: 5.0 years
Project Description
The goal of this Facility is to help least developed countries increase their resilience to the effects of climate change. The Facility supports activities both within specific countries and at the global level. Within individual countries the Facility helps the poor and vulnerable people improve food security by helping smallholder farmers adapt their farming practices so that they can maintain or increase the amount of food they produce. It supports building and improving local infrastructure such as rainwater collection and storage facilities irritation systems structures to prevent erosion and food storage facilities. It helps families especially women adopt new income-earning activities that are less vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Finally the project provides training and assistance for local governments to help them address climate change in their development policies and programs. On a global level the Facility facilitates the sharing of lessons learned and best practices to inform policies on climate change and sustainable development at national and global levels.
Expected Results
The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: Improved capacity of governments and communities to implement key local and national policies plans and programs; Enhanced capacity of governments and communities to prevent and manage the impacts of climate change issues that cut across sectors including on agricultural production food security and water resources; Enhanced strategic global connectivity among countries through South-South cooperation on a range of adaptation approaches and practices that address adaptation to climate change especially related to the gender dimensions.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of the end of the project (March 2018) include: Under the Global Component results achieved include: a study on gender-responsive climate change adaptation approaches was developed and published; a cookbook was produced highlighting how climate change is impacting recipes’ ingredients in the six project countries and how adaptation actions are making them more sustainable; and a series of knowledge products and photo essays were developed and published on the CCAF website. In Cambodia results achieved include: more than 10 000 households in 80 villages received climatic information including seasonal forecasts; 3 394 households (2 030 women) benefited from training and capacity building activities and workshop on gender and climate change; 15 pump wells were developed benefiting 212 households; and construction of two community ponds benefiting 430 households. In Niger results achieved include: approximately 6 444 beneficiaries of whom 52% (3 350) were women gained access to safe drinking water which helped to reduce waterborne diseases improve women’s living conditions and increase the income of local populations from the sale of water; 6 224 people of whom 85% (5 313) were women benefited from income generating activities; and a guide on four good practices (use of improved seeds use of SMS in agro-meteorological information market gardening and sheep feeding) was developed. In Haiti results achieved include: a Farming Plan initiative was completed by the Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with four local and international NGOs resulting in 1 084 farmers (of which 336 women) having been supported with on-site training on soil conservation composting mango grafting seeds treatment irrigation techniques and water conservation; eight hydro climatic stations were installed to reinforce the hydro climatic data network of the Southern region; and 500 families (32% women-led) were technically and financially accompanied by
Key Information
Executing Agency:
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
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Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Contributions to specific-purpose programmes and funds managed by implementing partners
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP