To increase the resilience of mangrove ecosystems and their dependent agricultural, forestry and fishery communities to climate change and support the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services within the mangrove landscapes of Ramsar sites 1017 and 1018.

To support eighteen (18) developing countries prepare and submit National Communications (NCs) and Biennial Update Reports (BURs) that comply with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reporting requirements while responding to national development goals.

Participating Countries at CEO Endorsement Phase are: - Afghanistan; Azerbaijan; Benin; Burundi; Guinea-Bissau; Kuwait; Mauritania; Pakistan; Rwanda, St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Sao Tome and Principe; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Somalia; Suriname; Uganda; Viet Nam; and Yemen

To combat land degradation and biodiversity loss by promoting sustainable rangeland management and biodiversity conservation in vulnerable landscapes of eastern Afghanistan (Khost, Laghman, Nuristan).

Project Objective: To conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and natural ecosystems, improve the management of natural resources in two communes of the Biban mountain range, and support outscaling across the Biban mountain range.
Indicator 1: Area of landscapes under improved management practices
Target 1: 32,257 hectares (including 16,259 ha under improved management to benefit biodiversity and 15,998 ha under SLM)
Indicator 2: Number of individuals adopting sustainable, nature-based income-generating activities
Target 2: 16,815 individuals (including 50% women)

Provide participating countries targeted financial and technical support to prepare new or updated and improved TNAs, including TAPs, for prioritized technologies that reduce GHG emissions, support adaptation to climate change, and are consistent with Nationally Determined Contributions and national sustainable development objectives.

To strengthen transboundary multi-stakeholder action in the Sixaola River Basin shared by Costa Rica and Panama to restore riverine and coastal ecosystems, reduce pollution from agricultural production and reduce risks from hydro meteorological disasters.

Increased resilience of critical urban areas and urban services in the Pacific

To promote the design and implementation of adaptation interventions to address the climate vulnerabilities of local communities at scale across Ethiopia

To increase the adaptive capacity and resilience of communities residing amongst fragile ecosystems and vulnerable to recurring climate disasters

Strengthen the resilience of vulnerable rural populations by improving agriculture and livestock sector planning and the application of innovative practices at watershed level in Mauritania.

Indicator: Number of vulnerable agro-sylvo-pastoralists (ASP) from rural communities in target watersheds showing an enhanced resilience and adopting adaptive practices
Target: 100,000 (50% women) vulnerable agro-sylvo-pastoralists from rural communities in target water-sheds showing an enhanced resilience and adopting adaptive practices