To Prevent Species Extinctions at Priority Sites Identified Through the Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE)

Strengthening the resilience of rural livelihood options for Afghan communities in Panjshir, Balkh, Uruzgan and Herat Provinces to manage climate change-induced disaster risks.

Increased capacity of national and local government institutions in Nepal to adapt to climate change by implementing EbA in degraded forests and rangelands in mid-hill and high mountain areas.

Enhancing the resilience of poor communities to urban flooding in Yaounde

To assist Uruguay in the preparation of its First Biennial Update Report (FBUR) for the fullfilment of the obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

To effectively and sustainably use biodiversity and maintain ecosystem goods and services in Palau by building institutional capacity to integrate the Palau Protected Area Network (PAN) with the Sustainable Land Management (SLM) initiative, and fostering a ridge-to-reef approach across and within these initiatives

Building resilience to climate change in the water and sanitation sector

To strengthen and expand the PA network of, and mainstream biodiversity conservation in, the Bakossi Banyang Mbo landscape

To re-introduce traditional and innovative water harvesting techniques to improve water availability to rain-fed farmers and pastoralist who are highly vulnerable to climate change

The original Project Development Objective: “to assist the Recipient in its effort to lay
down the foundation for a collective integrated ecosystem management system of its forests and
adjacent lands” remain unchanged. The expected outcomes of the AF would be: (i) an increase
in land area with Sustainable Land and Water Management in targeted areas measured by the
number of additional hectares of forests or degraded forests brought under sustainable
management; (ii) the number of forests reserves with management plans effectively