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Back in March 2022, we reported on the more than 9 million euros in humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Unfortunately, the conflict is far from over. Since the start of the war, the Russian military has already caused hundreds of billions of euros worth of damage there. Winter is an additional ordeal for the already hard-hit country anyway. The Russian attacks on power supplies are causing massive power outages, leaving millions of people out in the cold. All the while, temperatures there can drop to -25°C for weeks in winter! Water supplies are also being affected. Children are suffering…
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Goal 6: Ensure access to water and sanitation for all Clean, accessible water for all is an essential part of the world we want to live in and there is sufficient fresh water on the planet to achieve this. However, due to bad economics or poor infrastructure, millions of people including children die every year from diseases associated with inadequate water supply, sanitation and hygiene. Water scarcity, poor water quality and inadequate sanitation negatively impact food security, livelihood choices and educational opportunities for poor families across the world. At…
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Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts Climate change is now affecting every country on every continent. It is disrupting national economies and affecting lives, costing people, communities and countries dearly today and even more tomorrow. Weather patterns are changing, sea levels are rising, weather events are becoming more extreme and greenhouse gas emissions are now at their highest levels in history. Without action, the world’s average surface temperature is likely to surpass 3 degrees centigrade this century. The poorest and most…
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Transforming Food Systems to Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century Food systems lie at the heart of several global challenges: climate change, biodiversity loss, poverty, epidemics and health risks, conflict, and malnutrition. At the same time, they represent a powerful lever for achieving all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda. Belgian international cooperation supports the transition towards more sustainable food systems that can ensure access to healthy food while preserving natural resources. To this end, it invests in research and…
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Why now? Climate change is a global emergency. According to international estimates, up to 3.6 billion people already live in contexts that are highly exposed to the impacts of climate change. Droughts, floods, food insecurity and forced displacement threaten the development progress achieved over recent decades. The most fragile countries, including many African countries, are among the hardest hit, even though they are responsible for less than 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions. This climate injustice calls for increased solidarity and ambitious international…
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General Les régions du Centre Nord, du Nord et du Sahel du Burkina Faso subissent chaque année des chocs récurrents (sous l’effet du Changement Climatique (CC)), qui affectent la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle de millions de personnes vivant en dessous du seuil de pauvreté. Pour pailler ces contraintes, le présent projet du Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) propose de mettre en place des structures villageoises pour le renforcement des capacités en matière de techniques d’adaptation et d’atténuation aux CC, des…
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General UNCDF’s LoCAL programme in Uganda aims to strengthen the resilience of communities and local economies to climate change by channeling international climate finance to the local government level. Through its innovative Performance-Based Climate Resilience Grants (PBCRGs) mechanism, LoCAL integrates climate adaptation into existing local planning and budgeting systems while providing technical assistance and capacity building to local authorities. het vergroten van de veerkracht van gemeenschappen en lokale economieën op districtsniveau, door middel van regelmatige, voorspelbare,…
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General LoCAL is a UNCDF program that aims to channel climate finance—provided at the international level and allocated to national governments—down to the local government level. The goal is to integrate climate change adaptation into existing planning and budgeting mechanisms and to strengthen them. LoCAL uses performance-based climate resilience grants (PBCRGs), which ensure that climate-related expenditures are programmed and verified at the local level. All of this is supported by technical assistance and capacity-building to improve resilience and resistance to climate change. De…
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General The regions of Fatick, Kaffrine, and Saint-Louis in Senegal are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, including biodiversity loss, declining food security, land degradation, salinization, and desertification. Strengthening the resilience of local communities is therefore critical, alongside the promotion of sustainable agroecological practices and the sustainable management of natural resources such as land, forests, and water. The UNDP project “Projet d’appui à la mise en place de pôles de développement résilients et de préservation de la biodiversité” seeks to…